Stamford Hill Jewish community calls on government to scrap two-child benefit cap
Letter calls on secretary of state for work and pensions to consider the needs of larger families
Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter
Should we stay or should we go? Residents of tower block tell of fire safety fears
No second staircase ‘for any existing buildings’, Hackney Council confirms
London Fields and Stoke Newington by-election candidates announced
Voters are off to the polls on 12 September 2024
‘Unfair and unlawful’: Campaigners take council to court over children’s centres consultation
‘We have been clear that we would fight tooth and nail to try to keep these valuable services’
Cross-party support as Hackney Mayor and councillors join anti-racist solidarity rally
Labour, Green and independent representatives attend Hackney Stand Up To Racism event
Hackney councillors voice concern over potential rollout of live facial recognition
‘Any decision to deploy it would rest with the police’
Lack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator
“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services
London Fields and Stoke Newington by-elections announced
Voters are off to the polls in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards
Morning Lane campaigners accuse council of ‘excluding residents from key decisions’ on future of Tesco site
Activists say Town Hall has ‘insulted community’ in row over future of major development in Hackney Central
Homeless man left psychologically ‘wounded’ after losing everything at Town Hall protest camp
Daemeon, 38, says he has had to ‘start again from the ground up’
Only a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
‘Inspire residents’: Activists plead with Hackney Council to commit to fully plant-based catering
Town Hall urged to follow other councils in signing up to Plant Based Treaty
Campaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies
Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions
New deputy speaker appointed following previous incumbent’s child sexual assault charge
Cllr Sharon Patrick replaces Lee Laudat-Scott, who was charged last week with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
Green councillors call for Hackney’s housing services chief to quit over ‘multiple failures’
Hackney’s mayor leaps to the defence of Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, saying he ‘really stands up for residents’
‘Traumatising’: Resident on award-winning Hackney estate speaks out about leaks, mould and a silverfish infestation
Woman and her family complain of ‘stress and grief’ over conditions inside their Kings Crescent flat