Town Hall to seek public’s view on ‘child-friendly’ planning principles
Council to float eight ideas for Hackney’s future development aimed at ensuring ‘children’s rights as citizens are fulfilled’
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Blood on his hands: Police investigate Robert Geffrye statue’s new paint job
Campaigners applaud ‘transgressive, yet progressive act’ following Museum of the Home’s recent decision to retain slaver monument in face of widespread public opposition
Cyber attack investigation continues with council systems still paralysed
Town Hall remains unable to accept or make certain payments but Citizen understands residents and businesses will not face any penalties as a result of disruption
Rogue Tory election agent deliberately misled voters in fake signature scam
Diana Danescu, 28, given suspended prison sentence after being found guilty last week at Southwark Crown Court
Council investigating death at 19-storey tower block after residents complain about faulty lifts
Town Hall working to establish full facts after man passes away on day both lifts were ‘briefly out of service’
Homerton Hospital braces for potential ‘double whammy’ of flu and Covid
Spokesperson cautiously optimistic about preparations for winter, but urges people to ‘have their flu shots as quickly as possible’
Campaigners warn of environmental impact as new Lea Valley Ice Centre approved
Redevelopment gets the go-ahead despite objectors’ fears that it will ‘permanently destroy’ wildlife habitats and trees
Sistah Space and Hackney Council ‘agree to move on’ from premises dispute
Two sides settle acrimonious months-long row, but opposition parties raise concerns over ‘wider unresolved issues’
Council asks for feedback on extra trading day for Broadway Market
Residents can give their views on a new Friday or Sunday market, with each version to be tested out for six weeks over the autumn
Councillors split over demolition of former Royal Chest Hospital’s ‘last remnant’
Neighbours speak out in opposition to the building, now university accommodation, being redeveloped, with students numbers set to quadruple
Labour and Conservative councillors clash following road closure protest
Springfield ward rep says Tories would dismantle low traffic neighbourhoods if elected, which Town Hall transport chief says would only make roads ‘less safe and air less clean’
Museum of the Home felt ‘extremely compromised’ by Whitehall pressure to keep slaver statue, director tells MPs
Sonia Solicari says museum ‘should ideally be free to act with integrity’ in appearance before parliamentary committee
‘London should move together’: Mayor Glanville says Hackney-wide lockdown remains ‘unlikely’
Borough leader speaks out as cases in Hackney rise above threshold at which local lockdowns can be considered
Local politicians lift Black History flag over Hackney Town Hall
Council announces annual line-up of events honouring ‘positive and vital’ contributions of Black people to the borough
‘Deep disconnect in trust’: Youth-led police monitoring group publishes report on stop and search
Hackney Account finds stark race disparity in use of handcuffs and force, and makes a number of recommendations to improve local policing
Hackney’s music venues call out for help to get through the winter
‘Nobody’s making any money,’ warns one manager as venues across the borough turn to crowdfunding for survival