Developers pressed on affordable housing levels for Hackney Central plans
Hackney Walk to hold more detailed consultation with residents next year as negotiations continue
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Unions condemn investigation into bullying and discrimination within Hackney Council
Town Hall ‘strongly refutes’ criticisms of an independent report into working practice at its call centre
Transport for London to push ahead with Silvertown Tunnel contract ‘as soon as possible’
Campaigners accuse London Mayor of ‘astonishing hypocrisy and doublethink’
Somali social isolation project calls for community ‘safe space’
Voluntary sector boss pledges to make sure community group’s ‘voices and needs influence our strategy and services’
Garden School awarded £1.5m to create Hackney’s only sixth form for autistic students
Hackney Mayor welcomes arrival of ‘long-held wish’ as grant funding goes to fund feasibility study and expansion of new site
‘Had enough’: BSix sixth form teachers come out on strike over pay and funding
Students express solidarity with educators as study shows £1.1bn required to fully reverse last ten years of cuts
Arrest made over Harry Zeital Way blaze as residents still without answers on fire safety
Police appeal for witnesses to come forward as urgent residents’ association meeting planned calling for further investigation
Public health expert warns Town Hall could ‘come to regret’ vape store partnership
Professor Martin McKee calls decision to actively promote vaping ‘incredible’, but council says it is ‘maximising support to smokers’
‘Meaningful’ Town Hall plan for bringing services in-house to be published next year
Finance boss warns against ‘turning off the tap’ to local economy
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Councillors brand lack of affordable homes in recent Hackney Wick developments ‘egregious’
Councillors fear being ‘undermined’ by Town Hall’s slowing responses to their enquiries
‘End to end’ review of enquiry process planned as Hackney Wick councillor argues delays harm credibility
Burst water main submerges Queens Drive as firefighters evacuate residents
Town Hall to open rest centre for residents as Thames Water apologises
Washed out: Laundry building to be demolished as councillor slams planning policy
London Fields councillor speaks out over loss of ‘unique and rich ecosystem of creative talent’
Councillors powerless to question demolition of Haggerston’s Acorn pub
Planning Inspector dismisses ‘significance’ of Victorian corner pub
Dalston homeless hostel for over 600 people given go-ahead despite councillors’ concerns
Local representatives warn plans ‘perpetuate the myth that this housing is temporary’ and call for more permanent homes to be built
Doomed from the start: Early designs for Bridport House included combustible insulation
Town Hall maintains Willmott Partnership Homes still bears full legal responsibility despite tender docs detailing non-compliant materials