‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint
Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed
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Coming Unstuck, Joe Cullen, book review: ‘An object lesson in how to get out of a rut’
The first prose book by the man known as the Bard of Dalston is a ‘very personal foray into the undergrowth of Cool Britannia’
‘They aren’t really surviving’: Hackney Foodbank warns of huge surge in pensioners asking for help
‘People who have worked hard for much of their lives are struggling,’ says one of the charity’s caseworkers
Mayor’s Music Awards 2024: Borough’s young musicians impress at Hackney Empire
More than 350 local pupils performed at the annual gala celebrating Hackney’s finest aspiring artists
‘Heading in the wrong direction’: Alarm over Hackney’s low measles vaccination rate
Health experts issue warning after confirmed cases in nearby boroughs
‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover
New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family
Divesting from businesses involved in Palestine would ‘breach legal guidance’, council says
Pensions committee chair says Town Hall is legally required to ‘ensure thousands of former council employees are paid’
Hackney Council apologises to elderly man forced to abandon his home after a leak
The Wenlock Barn Estate resident had to wait almost two months for a repair
‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
‘They need to do their job’: Anger after leak on Shoreditch estate goes unfixed for weeks
A vulnerable elderly man has been forced to take refuge with family after his flat was left sodden
‘We will oppose any closure’: Union vows to fight threat to libraries
Hackney Unison ‘concerned’ about the possibility of a library being axed, as council finance chief says ‘no decisions have been made’
‘We can’t escape this mess’: Shoreditch residents hit out as venue wins new booze licence
Sandbox on Quaker Street has been granted permission to hold up to six events every month
Library closure may be needed in Hackney, council report warns
Town Hall number-crunchers say libraries service needs £248k by 2026 to ward off a building closure
Hackney Council claws back nearly £1m following fraud investigations
A huge chunk of the recovered money comes from tenancy fraud cases
‘Difficult decisions to come’: Hackney Council boss issues stark warning over £57m deficit
Dawn Carter-McDonald says the Town Hall ‘cannot rule out’ reducing the range or standard of services it provides
Tom Dewey inquiry: Investigator reveals more details of probe into disgraced former councillor
John Henderson said there was a ‘mixture of disgust and shame’ from people he interviewed at the Town Hall