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Displaced Travellers dejected after setback in struggle for long-promised pitch

Families moved ahead of 2012 Olympics have faced years of delay and trust has worn thin

Author: Hackney Citizen

Displaced Travellers dejected after setback in struggle for long-promised pitch

‘Leave us kids alone!’: Hackney forges ahead with school closures as families and staff protest

Controversial plans to shut and merge four schools follows similar spate of closures in 2024

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Leave us kids alone!’: Hackney forges ahead with school closures as families and staff protest

Hackney Council urges Education Secretary to help with ‘intolerable’ unregistered schools dilemma

Councillors write to Bridget Phillipson as data shows nearly 1,600 youngsters out of safeguarding ‘line of sight’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Councillor Sophie Conway

‘Frightening’: Hackney renews pleas for housing aid as two thirds of councils fear budget collapse

New survey of 76 councils shows majority expect to pause or cancel housing developments to balance books by 2030

Author: Hackney Citizen

Saying sorry: Councillor Clayeon Mckenzie

Council under fire for using casual library staff contracts - ‘in tension’ with its own policies

Unison says nearly 25 per cent of hours worked in libraries last November were temporary employees

Author: Hackney Citizen

Brian Debus, Hackney Unison chair at library protest

Hundreds of council residents ‘suffering’ as heating failures plague Hoxton estates

Housing chief tells residents he is ‘very disappointed’ about his department’s response to outages

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hundreds of council residents ‘suffering’ as heating failures plague Hoxton estates

Threat of another cyber attack still ‘very significant’, council warns

Town Hall lays out measures being taken to upgrade IT security

Author: Hackney Citizen

Threat of another cyber attack still ‘very significant’, council warns

Hand-woven roundel unveiled at Hackney Downs station to mark new Weaver line

The Weaver line name 'celebrates the historical significance of textile industries and communities' in areas such as Hackney

Author: Hackney Citizen

The Weaver line roundel at Hackney Downs station

‘Heritage crime’: Residents decry vandalism and decay at Old St Mary’s churchyard

Graves opened and graffiti sprayed on walls of Grade II-listed medieval church in Stoke Newington

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Heritage crime’: Residents decry vandalism and decay at Old St Mary’s churchyard

'So proud': Councillors praise Hackney ice skaters after victory in national competition

Lee Valley London Skating Club team Stardust won first prize at 2025 Britannia Cup last weekend

Author: Hackney Citizen

'So proud': Councillors praise Hackney ice skaters after victory in national competition

London fire chief to retire after five years in post

Mayor Sadiq Khan praises 'outstanding' Andy Roe, whose final day in office is yet to be revealed

Author: Hackney Citizen

London fire chief to retire after five years in post

Criminal investigation launched into Airbnb key worker home 'scandal', council says

Hackney Council and Peabody probing potential fraud over use of 'affordable' home billed for disabled key worker

Author: Hackney Citizen

Criminal investigation launched into Airbnb key worker home 'scandal', council says