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Over 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day
Personal Bests, run by the Town Hall’s youth service, saw the most-improved pupils from 14 schools compete to break their own records
‘We are ecstatic!’: Mossbourne rower earns place at Oxford Brookes
The university is regarded as one of the world’s top rowing institutions – as teacher speaks of her pride
Medics urged to prepare for ‘destabilising’ effect of private firm’s virtual consultations
NHS App mocked at council meeting as councillors continue to warn of systemic risks from GP At Hand
Top GP praises ‘alcohol hubs’ as part of decentralised Neighbourhoods care plan
Borough to see 30 ‘social prescribers’ put in place over next five years
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Daubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London
The school is hoping to transform an underused part of its playground and now needs just £800 to get the project off the ground
Town Hall ‘highly commended’ for commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020
Hackney Green Party calls for further action on fossil fuel divestment and glyphosate use
Activists express alarm as number of ‘hazardous’ council-owned homes spikes 350 per cent in a year
Town Hall fails to explain sudden rise in ‘Category 1’ hazards as Liberal Democrats and Greens call for ‘action’
Sisters Uncut rips into Town Hall with ‘gross negligence’ claims as Marian Court residents left in limbo
Town Hall apologises for offering one woman a property viewing on same estate as violent ex-partner
Hackney pupils show off their pedal power for 2019’s Bike Around The Borough
Nine hundred children from 42 schools joined in the annual ‘bike bus’ earlier this month
‘Scything is the new yoga’: Annual hay harvest returns to east London
Food, music and workshops also on the bill for the seventh Community Haystacks event at Walthamstow Marshes on 20 July
Local students meet Will Young for new education project tackling homophobic bullying
Petchey Academy pupils spoke to the singer at the launch of Amazon’s LGBT+ Reading Roadshow, which is providing free books and workshops to schools with the help of Pink News and Just Like Us
Hackney’s East Asian charities win £35k grant to revamp old Bath House in De Beauvoir
The run-down building could reopen as a kitchen and hub for borough’s Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino populations – if final fundraising push is successful
Town Hall apologises to parents of disabled children over failings in timely care
Council argues that ‘more complex’ cases present choice between delays over 20 weeks or ‘low quality’ outcomes