Hackney mayoral by-election: Cycling campaign’s hustings to take place on 1 November
Candidates set to face questions on a list of demands that campaigners believe will make cycling easier and safer
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The Disappearance Boy, Neil Bartlett, book review: ‘Utterly compelling’
Bartlett’s tale of illusion and love ‘keeps the reader thoroughly engrossed’
Hackney Council announces independent investigation into its handling of events surrounding Tom Dewey’s resignation
Dewey quit as a councillor just days after being elected last year, and was later found guilty of possessing indecent images of children
Hackney mayoral by-election set for 9 November, council announces
Anyone not registered to vote must do so by midnight on 24 October
Abney Park to host up to three events a week as ‘compromise’ reached following residents’ objections
Locals had raised concerns over potential disturbances for neighbours and wildlife
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Leader – Fire alarm
Fire safety should not be a choice, and certainly not one that is put to residents
Hoxton park to be renamed in honour of late basketball star Joe White – as efforts to remove links to slave trade continue
Aske Gardens was originally named after an investor in the Royal African Company
‘We’re disappointed’: Parents threaten council with legal action over school closure plans
Hackney’s cabinet has agreed to publish statutory proposals to shut four primaries
Hackney mayoral by-election: Cabinet member Caroline Woodley chosen as Labour’s candidate
The families and parks boss vows to ‘rebuild trust’ following resignation of Philip Glanville
Hackney mayoral by-election: Greens’ Zoë Garbett throws her hat into the ring
Garbett polled second in the borough’s mayoral elections last May
Greens’ motion calling for Dewey independent inquiry may not get debated
Council operates a “cab rank” system for motions and two Labour motions had already been filed
Hackney mayoral by-election to take place following Philip Glanville’s resignation
By law, the by-election has to be held within 35 working days
‘Colour and energy’: Local artist launches exhibition at Springfield Park to ‘celebrate life in Hackney’
Cath Pater-Lancucki hopes viewers will ‘recognise the borough’s beauty and what it has to offer’
Angry parents at schools threatened with closure given more time to pick alternatives – after branding council’s first deadline ‘disgusting’
Parents of children with special educational needs at four schools initially had only 12 working days to decide
Diane Abbott hits out at Labour investigation following her suspension
‘I have unfortunately been forced to reach the conclusion that I will not get a fair hearing’