Hackney photographer up for charity award after live-tweeting stem cell donation
Sonny Malhotra shortlisted for Donor Champion of the Year by leading blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan
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Hackney primary ‘delighted’ after winning School Games award for sporting success
The Olive School has been recognised in a government-led scheme for both its sports provision and on-field feats
Diane Abbott drops in at Hackney primary school’s Democracy Day
The local MP joined borough councillors to help explain the value and intricacies of the electoral system to pupils
Young people celebrated at ‘inspirational’ Jack Petchey Foundation awards
129 youngsters were recognised for a range of achievements at a ceremony at Stoke Newington Town Hall this month
Finsbury Park flood: Local politicians put ‘serious concerns’ to Thames Water
Hackney Mayor joins MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn to grill company bosses over their response to last week’s catastrophe
Council crackdown on rogue landlords begins after new licensing powers approved
Landlords in Brownswood, Cazenove and Stoke Newington warned to expect ‘tough penalties’ if they do not hold a licence
V&A Museum of Childhood gets go-ahead for ‘biggest redesign in its 147-year history’
Bethnal Green institution wins planning approval for first step in massive overhaul of its Grade II-listed building and grounds
Town Hall tests out digital noticeboards and new signs for Hackney’s estates
Screens carrying up-to-the-minute information on repairs, local events and meetings are being trialled in Homerton and Hoxton
‘Kind, thoughtful and principled’: Former Hackney councillor Geoff Taylor dies aged 70
Labour colleagues pay tribute to the talented musician and ex-teacher who served on the council for 16 years until illness forced him to step down in 2018
Peer gallery and Shoreditch Library to launch year-long arts partnership
Peer director says joint programme of exhibitions and workshops is a ‘powerful way to combine arts, culture, community and knowledge’
48 bus to be withdrawn this weekend – as number 30 goes two-way on Wick Road
All change as TfL pushes ahead with controversial scrapping of the 48 route despite local opposition
Future Hackney backs Animal Rebellion as it follows the movement’s October protests
The youth filmmaking collective, which has previously documented changes on Ridley Road, turns its focus to the Extinction Rebellion offshoot calling for a plant-based society
‘Not good enough’: Mayor hits out at Thames Water’s response to Finsbury Park flooding
Mayor delivers withering assessment of the organisation’s reaction to yesterday’s burst pipe, which saw at least 250 homes suffer water damage
Titbits – Indifferent reps and fruit-based peps
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – Short straw
The Town Hall’s plan to sue a building firm despite giving it a non-compliant design spec could ward off others
Council unveils plan to pare back waste collections in effort to boost recycling
Non-recyclable rubbish pick-ups could move from weekly to fortnightly as Town Hall asks residents to have their say