Green activist seeks apology from newly-elected Clissold councillor over kicking threat
Cllr Kofo David accused by former Green Hackney Mayoral candidate of ‘sinking to level of Trump’s discourse’
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Labour’s Kofo David elected as new councillor for Clissold ward
Cllr David ‘honoured’ as he holds seat left vacant by resignation of Ned Hercock
Labour’s Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South – but says national picture is ‘gutting’
Hillier wins resoundingly but warns of ‘unlucky Friday 13th for us all’ with Boris Johnson on course for large majority
Bridport residents’ troubles continue as balconies fenced off with wire mesh
Town Hall fences off balconies for residents’ ‘own safety’ as rehousing effort continues
Town Hall gears up for introduction of parking charges for motorcyclists
Plans to be consulted on in new year hailed by transport boss as ‘most comprehensive approach in London’
Councillors call for mental health services to partner with gangs unit
Living in Hackney scrutiny commission voices concerns over Integrated Gangs Unit’s ‘lack of transparency’
Ridley Road resistance continues as community plan mooted for shopping village
Council responds to trader unrest over change in regulations as campaigns from across London join forces
Town Hall pilots Personal Alarm Watch to help residents live independently
Pilot part of assistive technology test for people using health and care services
Councillors call for greater focus on ‘growing population’ with rare cancers
Town Hall administration sends message that patients living with uncommon cancers ‘matter too’ in letter to government
No hospital cuts agenda in new ‘Neighbourhoods’ care model, councillors assured
Planned care director stresses that GP-centred health model does not signal ‘savings or reductions’ in response to Healthwatch concerns
Extinction Rebellion’s Hackney South climate hustings turns into Brexit debate
Focus moves from climate to discussions on democracy, trade and electoral reform
‘Don’t tie yourself to one set of options’: Greens accidentally reveal unvarnished position on road closures
Labour transport boss accuses Greens of using contentious road closure scheme as ‘political football’
Hackney North candidates grilled on climate crisis at Extinction Rebellion hustings but Diane Abbott a no-show
Five parties discuss climate emergency as suspended Liberal Democrat candidate Ben Mathis has invite withdrawn
Hopes for Windrush artwork in Town Hall Square to become ‘landmark of national significance’
Hackney Council is inviting opinions on a final shortlist of three proposals
Council aiming for an electric vehicle charge point on every residential street
Transport boss says current pledge for 80 per cent of locals to be within 500 metres of a charge point by 2022 ‘not good enough’
Hackney Labour says meeting with anti-LGBT education campaigner was ‘not about curriculum’
Photo tweeted by local MP Diane Abbott shows her and borough’s education boss posing with controversial activist Shraga Stern