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Churchyard cafe catches flak from residents over plans to serve up booze

The Quarter Kitchen next to St John at Hackney Church is hoping to extend its hours too

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Churchyard cafe catches flak from residents over plans to serve up booze

Teenager who entered Hackney home for internet ‘prank’ handed criminal behaviour order

Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, also receives fine after pleading guilty in court yesterday

Author: Hackney Citizen

Teenager who entered Hackney home for internet ‘prank’ handed criminal behaviour order

Company behind ‘London’s most exciting music events’ wants to host street parties in Hackney

Krankbrother set to apply for a licence for up to 2,000 people once a year

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Company behind ‘London’s most exciting music events’ wants to host street parties in Hackney

‘I don’t want my school to close’: Families from Dalston primary protest against merger plans for second time in a week

Colvestone parents reiterate stance as Hackney’s cabinet agrees to start informal consultation

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘I don’t want my school to close’: Families from Dalston primary protest against merger plans for second time in a week

Teenager arrested after video shows him entering private home in Hackney without permission

The 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance

Author: Hackney Citizen

Police tape

Running the Hackney Half: ‘It just feels like a really lovely day – I love the energy’

24,000 runners are taking part in Hackney’s eighth half marathon

Author: Olivia Barber

Lara Groves Hackney Half 2023

No Man’s Island, The Big House, stage review: ‘A script so authentic it’s like watching a documentary’

This charity production is ‘inventive, funny, powerful and utterly compelling’

Author: Colin McFarlane

No Man’s Island, The Big House, stage review: ‘A script so authentic it’s like watching a documentary’

Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of ‘participating in greenwashing’ through Wizz Air sponsorship

LimeLight Sports Club defends partnership with ‘Europe’s most sustainable airline’ in response to criticism from Green councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of ‘participating in greenwashing’ through Wizz Air sponsorship

Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger

Colvestone is one of six primary schools facing drastic changes next year as a result of falling rolls

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger

Hackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme

Surgeries are taking place in June, July and August to support residents through the application process

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme

‘Absolute disgrace’: Unions join together for protest against job cuts in Hackney’s libraries

Campaigners hit out at council for issuing compulsory redundancies as part of its restructure of the service

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Absolute disgrace’: Unions join together for protest against job cuts in Hackney’s libraries

‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report

Research by London Cycling Campaign reveals a 37 per cent decrease between 2010 and 2020

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report