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Gaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities

Green party motion passes – with qualified Labour support

Author: Darryl Chamberlain

Gaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities

Cazenove by-election: Conservatives score upset to swipe seat from Labour

Ian Sharer, who previously represented the ward as a Liberal Democrat, wins with more than half of the vote

Author: Hackney Citizen

Cazenove by-election: Conservatives score upset to swipe seat from Labour

Council unveils plan to create 78 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities

Residents invited to give their views on the proposals, which come amid increasing demand for spaces

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council unveils plan to create 78 new school places for children with special educational needs and disabilities

Labour lifts suspension of by-election candidate accused of transphobia on eve of vote

Laura Pascal issues ‘heartfelt apology’ for her social media activity after being reinstated by her party

Author: Hackney Citizen

Labour lifts suspension of by-election candidate accused of transphobia on eve of vote

Tom Dewey inquiry: Final report praises ‘cool heads and steady hands’ at Town Hall after arrest came to light

Chair John Henderson says ‘safeguarding systems worked perfectly’ but criticises ‘blurring of boundaries’ between politicians and council officers

Author: Hackney Citizen

John Henderson

Labour suspends Cazenove by-election candidate following allegation of transphobia

Laura Pascal will sit as an independent if she wins on Thursday, party source confirms

Author: Hackney Citizen

Labour suspends Cazenove by-election candidate following allegation of transphobia

Funding squeeze could ‘slow down’ efforts to stamp out racism and misogyny among firefighters, warns commissioner

London fire boss Andy Roe says an ongoing pay dispute could affect budget for ‘culture change’ projects

Author: Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter

Funding squeeze could ‘slow down’ efforts to stamp out racism and misogyny among firefighters, warns commissioner

Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative

Sem Moema hails ‘genuinely life-changing policy’ as Sadiq Khan sets out plans to extend it

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative

Homerton junior doctors to join six-day strike

The latest strike will be the longest continuous stretch of industrial action in the history of the NHS

Author: Hackney Citizen

The junior doctors' strike in progress at Homerton Hospital. Photograph: Coral Jones

New Year’s Honours 2024: outstanding contributions to Hackney recognised

Lorraine Sunduza and Jane Betsworth amongst those awarded gongs

Author: Hackney Citizen

Lorraine Sunduza

‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions

Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions

Four-year-old boy dies after suffering knife wounds in Hackney

A 41-year-old woman who was known to the boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder

Author: Hackney Citizen

Police tape