Town Hall warns of ‘significant backlog’ in registrations as face-to-face services resume
Marriages and cancelled ceremonies to take priority as lockdown eases
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Rio Cinema board ‘baffled’ by rumours of commercial sell-off
Directors dismiss claims from the Save Our Rio campaign, which has launched a petition to oust them
Inclusive Pride flag flies above Hackney Town Hall for first time
Lifting of the flag, with extra colours to represent queer people of colour and trans people, marks start of Pride Week
‘Do the right thing’: Hackney’s grassroots music venues call for ‘immediate’ government support
Borough’s venues sign letter to Whitehall asking for £50m care package and VAT relief on future ticket sales as lockdown restrictions continue
Doctors, campaigners and politicians line up to call for incinerator ‘pause and review’
Local GP says North London Waste Authority has a chance to ‘save more lives than we will in our entire careers’ by halting plans
Sanctuary Housing apologises as ‘basic essentials’ at Lynnett Court go unfixed
Residents at retirement scheme complain of problems with fire alarm, emergency pull cords, lifts and vermin
Economy chief calls for greater protection for small businesses renting workspace
Cllr Guy Nicholson calls for ‘concrete’ measures from government as licensees at Shoreditch’s historic Cleve Workshops fight eviction
Hackney police’s stance on race disparity in stop and search ‘astounds’ equalities boss
Cllr Carole Williams criticises presentation given by officers, which led her to accuse them of policing ‘based on feelings and beliefs rather than stats and facts’
Police identify no officer misconduct in Mare Street incident following ‘comprehensive review’
Youth-led monitoring group Hackney Account calls for ‘transparent conversation’ on use of force by police
Theatre Exchange launches Hackney Social Radio for ‘young at heart’
Immediate Theatre aims to create ‘sense of community through airwaves’ for isolated people from tomorrow morning on Resonance FM
Happy Man Tree campaign slams injunction against peaceful protest as ‘shameful’
Campaigners to present 22,000 signature petition to Hackney Mayor as council defends injunction as ‘last resort’
Council warned of ‘serious and irreversible consequences’ of Frampton Park hall demolition
Tenants’ association wants decision ‘reversed’ in wake of recent court ruling against the Town Hall over Holborn Studios
Middleton Road stop and search incident ‘not in any way surprising’, says monitoring group
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the IOPC after footage emerged of a Black man appearing to be kneed in the head by an officer while restrained
Homerton Hospital leads the country with release of post-Covid recovery pack
Information for patients suffering long-term symptoms is highly sought after, with 12 other hospitals so far asking to use it
Confusion as council domestic abuse referrals jump during lockdown while reports to police fall
Work going on to understand why police reports have dropped despite Town Hall seeing 60 per cent rise in weekly cases
‘Bring us the facts’: Activists call for stop and search reform as police seek to build trust
The use of Section 60 orders is coming under heavy scrutiny, with Black people 40 times more likely to be stopped in England and Wales under the powers