Dockless bike hire scheme coming to Hackney after council signs two-year deal
The agreement will see 200 bikes made available in the first year, as Town Hall continues push for greener transport
Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Sundae walk? Council floats idea of ice cream stalls in Hackney parks
Move could lead to a steady drip of income for Town Hall, and tempt people outside
Hackney GP surgeries under the microscope after watchdog found more than half demanded ID for registration – including one that told investigators it ‘does not accept asylum seekers’
Healthwatch Hackney contacted all 39 practices in the borough last year – with 23 breaching NHS rules by asking for ID
Hackney Wick pub wants to open later to help it recover from the pandemic – but residents say it’s a ‘nightmare waiting to happen’
The Tiger on Wick Road is hoping to extend its weekend hours to boost income
Hackney schools in line for extra government support to tackle Covid outbreaks
Department of Health and Social Care exploring ‘specific help’ for certain London boroughs
‘It makes you nauseous’: Damp and mould at Shacklewell estate sees fed-up residents confront housing association
Landlord of two 1930s blocks at Evelyn Court promises ‘prompt and positive action’
‘Rebuilding trust’ after cyber attack is council’s biggest challenge, says Hackney Mayor
Philip Glanville outlines issues facing the borough with local and mayoral elections looming
Local health watchdog calls for ‘better parity’ in dental care – with NHS patients struggling to get non-urgent treatment amid pandemic backlog
Seven surgeries are accepting new NHS patients for non-urgent care – half the number taking on private patients
Hackney Council in wrangle with UK data watchdog after refusing to answer questions on 2020 cyber attack
Information Commissioner looking into the Town Hall’s failure to respond to Freedom of Information request
Historic Haggerston Baths building to be transformed into offices and community space after councillors approve sweeping renovation
Developers promise to make the building an ‘important centre of activity’ after campaigners tried but failed to save the swimming pool
People urged to ‘use good judgement’ to combat Covid as health watchdog warns of ‘slackening approach’
Public health director says vaccines are the ‘single most important thing’ in response to concerns from Healthwatch Hackney about vulnerable people
Woman banned from begging on Ridley Road for three years amid crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Dalston
Hackney Council and local police have teamed up to create a ‘safer environment’ on Ridley Road and Gillett Square
Hundreds of frontline workers at Homerton Hospital at risk of losing their jobs as deadline for mandatory vaccines approaches
Close to 350 staff have still not had their first jab as hospital bosses continue persuasion efforts
Hackney Road strip club’s licence in jeopardy after it ‘mistakenly lifted Covid restrictions too early’
Undercover inspectors witnessed multiple breaches at Ye Olde Axe last summer, including dances that were ‘too intimate’
Council rents to shoot up by 4.1 per cent in April as Town Hall tries to balance the books
Housing services boss says pandemic has seen council income fall and costs increase
Campaigners celebrate as council vows to ‘breathe new life’ into Ridley Road with revamp of shopping village
Town Hall is taking on the lease for building that has been at the centre of anti-gentrification protests