Titbits – Labour Councillor in burger flip, as Abbott’s charity accounts get a Mensch-ion
Patrick Moule in Twitter fast-food furore; Diane Abbott cajoled to Companies House by Tory tattletale
Hackney Citizen
Leader – Politicians must be prepared to upset drivers
CPZs and cycle superhighways infuriate some motorists but cleaning up the air is for the good of everyone
Playlist: Homerton’s Sound Savers take a look back at four years of recordings
We caught up with the local music studio’s founders to bring you five tracks that best encapsulate the output of this local DIY institution
Extra £3.4 million payment to contractors carrying out work on Town Hall
Scheme’s costs have risen to around £16 million, according to papers from a committee meeting held last month.
Diane Abbott misses Article 50 vote as Meg Hillier joins Labour rebels and votes against
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP was said to have been taken ill, but BBC radio presenter questions whether it was “Brexit flu”
New plan to demolish Acorn pub emerges just weeks after it won protected status
Scheme, which Lisa Shell from the Hackney Society says will cause ‘harm’, follows earlier, unsuccessful application to bulldoze Victorian building.
Growing Communities forced to quit Stoke Newington ‘patchwork farm’ site
Organisation says it had five-year agreement with TSB to use land but that solicitors had now asked the growers to move out
Bus brouhaha: Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ over fate of number 73
Tory Stamford Hill councillor says London Mayor is effectively being let off the hook following amendment to motion calling for original route of 73 to be restored
Lib Dems pressure Diane Abbott to vote against triggering Article 50
Hackney Labour MP represents constituency that overwhelmingly backed Remain but has indicated she will not block divorce from EU
‘They helped me get my smile back’: NHS manager Mandy Stevens praises Hackney mental health staff
Stoke Newington resident speaks candidly about depression that ‘ripped the heart and soul out of me’ following treatment at City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health
Fifty shades of fray in Stoke Newington as residents donate coats to those in need
Councillor in charge of homelessness praises of grassroots library-based scheme after locals roll up their sleeves for a good cause
Funding formula plan ‘will devastate Hackney schools’, NUT rages ahead of public meeting
Education Secretary has said plan will lead to ‘end to historical unfairness’ – but Jamie Duff, from Hackney NUT, believes it will lead to cuts locally
Yet another stabbing in Hackney – but police do not believe recent incidents of knife attacks are related
Borough commander Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence admits intelligence gathering has become harder because of cuts as he calls on public to report those who carry blades
Former Hackney superhead Greg Wallace has teaching ban overturned at High Court
Judge Mr Justice Holgate found it would be ‘against the public interest to deprive the profession permanently of a teacher who is held in such high regard’.
Claims of crackdown on prostitutes in Hackney denied by top police officer
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence says streets are ‘not a safe place’ for sex workers as support group leads criticism of alleged enforcement
CPZ parking ‘cock up’ caused chaos for Clapton residents, councillors told
Cycling superhighway in Stoke Newington was another issue which provoked flashpoints between residents and politicians