Bard in the Yard: New Shakespeare statue to sit near Elizabethan Shoreditch Theatre
Sculpture planned as part of public realm around Hackney’s first official monument
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Reformed gang members urge schools to stop excluding pupils at risk of exploitation
Calls made for more outreach workers able to speak to young people ‘from a Hackney perspective’
Space found for socially rented flats in new Woodberry Down block
‘It’s a pretty good deal to get, because the figures at the start were slightly different,’ says community organisation chair
‘Friends! Musicians! Visionaries!’: Town Hall rally planned to protect Strongroom Studios from construction work
Protesters claim ‘developments such as this will kill culture’ as Save Strongroom petition attracts almost 6,000 names
Chocolate Studios residents protest being ‘plunged into darkness’ by controversial hotel development
‘There are some office occupiers that actually prefer to have lower levels of natural light,’ says council report
Warnings over Brexit impact on food supply spark Town Hall review
‘Setting up food resilience teams is something practical local authorities can do,’ says City University of London
Residents urge Town Hall to seize opportunity to end ‘mistrust’ with community conversation
Mayor canvasses locals’ vision for Dalston’s future as London Renters Union slams proliferation of ‘massive new developer-led flats’
Telford Homes restart exploratory works at contaminated construction site
Hackney Wick residents call for assurances that noxious fumes will not be released again
Mayor talks of challenge of ‘squaring the circle’ over borough’s housing
Town Hall boss calls for ‘balance’ in approach to night-time economy during Mayor’s Question Time event
Hackney to give microplastics the brush-off with biodegradable bristles
Announcement comes as finance chief boasts of ‘Hackney model’ for new sustainable procurement strategy
‘Love Shouldn’t Hurt’: Hackney stands together to tackle domestic violence
Town Hall event marks local launch of 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence campaign
Medics vaccinate over 500 children in move to contain measles outbreak
“Vaccination works and is safe. We urge parents to contact their GP for advice if you think your child is unvaccinated”
Outcry increases over plans to close all Hackney’s Overground ticket offices
Council considers proposals ‘unacceptable’ as Hackney Disability BackUp and RMT voice opposition
Thames Water slammed by residents for ‘inadequate’ response to Lea Bridge floods
‘We don’t want to see this any more in Hackney, this should be the last time. It takes its toll on everyone’
Legal row brewing between campaigners and council over Clapton garden build-over
Town Hall accused of ‘riding roughshod’ over local people but states legal challenge to plans has no grounds
‘Big step forward’: Hackney Council to get half of its power from renewables by April 2019
Town Hall proposes working with other local authorities ‘to put rocket boosters under investment in renewable energy’