Newington Green Unitarian Church approved for civil partnerships
Hackney takes a step closer to equal marriage rights
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Hackney social services condemned over failures after mother kills children
Coroner criticises staff who allowed woman suffering from paranoid schizophrenia unsupervised overnight visits
Row brews over Chesham Arms development
Local residents mobilise against plans to turn historic pub into flats
Be Unpackaged: zero packaging grocery store opens in Hackney
Ecological shop and café, Unpackaged, opens its doors in Richmond Road
Hackney MP welcomes plan to tackle female genital mutilation
Shadow Public Health Minister Diane Abbott is among those supporting prosecutions for those who force girls to undergo female genital mutilation
Hackney Council to extend 20 mph speed limit to more roads
Council vows to expand 20 mph zones to more of the borough’s roads – despite police reluctance to enforce them
Broken ceilings for property prices
Property prices in Hackney are way past the point of being affordable for those on the borough’s average income, according to a new report
Re-igniting former glories in E5
Long neglected Clapton is quickly becoming the go-to area in Hackney, and developing more charm in the process
Temple of Doom
Ridley Road is getting its arts in gear with the opening of the new Doomed Gallery
End of Watch – review
This LA cop drama shot in a hand-held camera style is an impressive boys in blue bromance
Leader – a Living Wage is a fair one
Hackney Council should act now to broaden Living Wage pay
Ask Hackney Police – live webchat with Borough Commander Matt Horne
Chief Superintendent Matt Horne will be online to answer your questions today, Wednesday 28 November, starting at 6.30pm
Hackney Police Borough Commander to host first live webchat
Chief Superintendent Matt Horne will be online to answer your questions on Wednesday 28 November, starting at 6.30pm