Another deer found dead in Clissold Park
Pressure mounts on Hackney Council to re-home the herd
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Kicking the habit: Hackney residents get free help to quit smoking
Smokers are being offered free nicotine gum and patches by the NHS to help them quit
Friends of the Earth slams Hackney Council’s mixed-up recycling plan
Whilst recycling rates on council estates is improving, local environmental campaigners are concerned about the Town Hall’s proposal to move to a ‘commingled’ system
Hackney Bulls charge to victory over top of the table Bedford
The borough’s boys came out on top against tough opponents in the Under-14s rugby
Law experts urge Hackney Council to join campaign to fight legal aid cuts
Councillors are warned that the borough’s Citizens Advice Bureau and Community Law Centre will be hit hard by government proposals to reduce funding
Locals to open boutique hotel on Dalston Lane
Former post office family will open luxury accommodation and a café later this month, with hopes for Olympic tourism next year
The dead hand of the whips
Debate about legislation is being stifled by party managers forcing MPs to toe the government line, with toxic effect
Deer found dead in Clissold Park
Local protestors launch Clissold Park Zoo Watch and announce a picket of the park on Saturday 19 March
Smalley Bois youth gang members convicted of Stoke Newington stabbing attack
Six teenagers were sentenced on the basis of CCTV evidence from a mobile parking enforcement van
Residents slam council’s ‘flawed’ consultation over plan to build school on Hackney Downs
Locals have expressed concern about the lack of information available on a controversial proposal to ‘plonk a school in the middle of a park’
Student by day … lap-dancer by night
It doesn’t clash with lectures and pays up to £300 a night. Rowenna Davis talks to students who are funding their studies by lap-dancing
Gewurztraminer: the grape of love
A local wine specialist makes a suggestion for Valentine’s Day
Poems for Hackney lovers on Valentine’s Day
Following our recent competition, here’s the winning poem and a selection of the best entries