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Severe weather protocol kicks in across Hackney – with council opening emergency shelters for people sleeping rough

Town Hall urges local residents to contact StreetLink if they see anyone living on the streets

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Severe weather protocol kicks in across Hackney – with council opening emergency shelters for people sleeping rough

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost

Landlords face fines and legal action if they ignore issues

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost

Hackney Foodbank boss asks coronation revellers to ‘bear a thought for the malnourished’ and help tackle holiday hunger

Pat Fitzsimons urges anyone organising or attending a coronation event on 6 May to fund meals for children during summer half-term

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Foodbank boss asks coronation revellers to ‘bear a thought for the malnourished’ and help tackle holiday hunger

‘The inequality is stark’: Councillors to investigate healthcare barriers facing transgender and non-binary people in Hackney

Cross-party motion calls for borough to be inclusive for everyone, ‘no matter their gender identity or gender expression’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘The inequality is stark’: Councillors to investigate healthcare barriers facing transgender and non-binary people in Hackney

‘With and for children’: Young V&A announces July opening date following three-year transformation – with East London set for ‘major new destination’

‘Our plan is to foster Britain’s next generation of artists, thinkers, makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs,’ says V&A director Dr Tristram Hunt

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘With and for children’: Young V&A announces July opening date following three-year transformation – with East London set for ‘major new destination’

Hackney Mayor criticises government’s ‘one-off’ funding model as he sets out ‘careful and considered’ budget

Borough leader says long-term planning is difficult as he confirms council tax and rent rises

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Mayor criticises government’s ‘one-off’ funding model as he sets out ‘careful and considered’ budget

‘We are ourselves’: Hackney football club launches kit to celebrate its standing as Europe’s first openly gay women’s team

Hackney Women’s FC new strip is full of details that pay tribute to its founders and history

Author: Marion Weaver

‘We are ourselves’: Hackney football club launches kit to celebrate its standing as Europe’s first openly gay women’s team

‘Stupid waste of money’: Hackney Council’s £750 grants for coronation parties met with backlash from residents

‘I can think of at least 100 ways off the top of my head that would be a better use of this money,’ says former Green party election candidate

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Stupid waste of money’: Hackney Council’s £750 grants for coronation parties met with backlash from residents

‘I don’t remember it ever being this bad’: Volunteers at Hackney Foodbank dealing with constant stream of visitors as residents struggle with financial pressures

Six-person team were kept on their feet when the Citizen visited one of the charity’s distribution sessions

Author: Marion Weaver

‘I don’t remember it ever being this bad’: Volunteers at Hackney Foodbank dealing with constant stream of visitors as residents struggle with financial pressures

Waste bosses launch food bin trial for people living above shops in Hackney

Four hundred local families will test out special caddies

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Waste bosses launch food bin trial for people living above shops in Hackney

‘Historic event’: Hackney Council offering £750 grants to help residents celebrate coronation of King Charles

The ceremony is set to take place on Saturday 6 May

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Historic event’: Hackney Council offering £750 grants to help residents celebrate coronation of King Charles

Hackney Council wins government funding for 110 more electric vehicle charging points

Cash will complement Town Hall’s own plans for 3,000 chargers in the borough by 2030

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Council wins government funding for 110 more electric vehicle charging points