Hackney Conservatives oppose rises and call for £2m reduction in highway maintenance in alternate proposals
‘New venues bring people into the area, and then they stay in the area, and that adds to cumulative impact’, says councillor
Town Hall refurb and De Beauvoir Block also recognised – as family home in Homerton scoops People’s Choice prize
Desmond Barrit had four toes amputated after finding out he had Type 2 diabetes in 2009
Town Hall ‘extremely disappointed’ with union move amidst allegations of ‘interference with witnesses’
BrewDog assures councillor that ‘operating model is about appreciation of good beers in civilised atmosphere’
A team of volunteers broke up concrete and brick to make way for plants and wildlife for ‘Nature is Smashing’ get-together
National charity Future First is helping schools set up alumni communities to rival those in the private sector
Pets Against Loneliness to start up again after renovation work at its old meeting spot put its plans on hold
Hackney Museum event to share ‘lively first-hand accounts of how people have created places of belonging’
Levy on waste disposal could cost borough an extra £5m a year
The Hackney South MP hints that she could break with official party policy next week to back a fresh public vote
