Town Hall stands by consultation process as children’s centre campaigners ramp up legal threat
Parents fighting to save two centres from closure send council a letter before claim
Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter
Residents on troubled estate slam ‘shoddy’ response from council chief
People living at Pitcairn House welcome apology from Dawn Carter-McDonald, but say they feel ‘gaslighted’
Hackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres
Hackney South Meg Hillier met with parents at Sebright, one of the centres under threat
New Labour councillors ‘honoured and humbled’ after winning Hackney by-elections
Cllrs Jasmine Martins and Faruk Tinaz fill seats in De Beauvoir and Hoxton East respectively
‘I grew up with public service’: Dalston councillor Zoë Garbett on her battle to become London’s first Green mayor
The leader of the Hackney Green group says her experience on the council has informed her campaign
‘Ready for the fight’: Sanctuary Housing workers backed by politicians as they strike again over pay
Repair and maintenance staff say under-inflation pay rises have left some using food banks
Diane Abbott signals desire to fight the next election as Labour candidate – as supporters urge party to reinstate her
The MP was in good spirits at a rally on Hackney Downs, despite organiser’s ‘disappointment’ at turnout
‘Traumatic’: Muslim organisations condemn Hackney Council’s response to Middle East conflict
Several mosques sign letter criticising Town Hall’s failure to vote on Gaza ceasefire and calling for end to borough’s twinning with Haifa
De Beauvoir by-election: Meet the four hopefuls running to be councillor
The seat is empty after Labour’s Polly Billington was picked to stand for parliament
Hoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat
Residents of the ward go to the polls on 2 May to select a new councillor
Stamford Hill leaseholders facing mammoth repair bill liken their treatment to Post Office scandal
‘We are prepared for cyclical work costs but this is taking it too far,’ residents tell Southern Housing
Fifteen per cent of mental health patients waited more than 12 hours in A&E in January
The delays were partly down to a jump in the number of people who remain in hospital despite being ready for discharge
Thirty-two patients lost embryos in Homerton fertility centre incidents
The centre had its licence suspended in March after ‘three separate incidents’ in the preceding year
Ten flats on Hoxton estate left without power for six days – as residents criticise housing association’s response
One resident was moved between three different hotels during the outage
‘False economy’: Protesters again urge Hackney Council to rethink children’s centre closures
Diane Abbott MP joined demonstrators outside Hackney Town Hall last night
‘Disbelief’: Pitcairn House resident left unprotected after asbestos was found in her ceiling
‘I caught my granddaughter playing tea parties with the water that was leaking – now I know that was asbestos water,’ the woman said