Green councillors call for Hackney’s housing services chief to quit over ‘multiple failures’
Hackney’s mayor leaps to the defence of Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, saying he ‘really stands up for residents’
Caroline Woodley
Hackney MP urges new Labour government to fix borough’s ‘ridiculous’ housing crisis
Meg Hillier condemns fact that ‘young professionals with double incomes are simply unable to afford a deposit’
Labour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
Palestine campaigners accuse council of ‘carelessly’ dismantling protest camp – along with tents belonging to homeless people
Town Hall refutes accusations that it carried out an illegal eviction on final date of longstanding protest
‘Lack of proper security’ at Hackney Council led to 2020 cyber attack, UK data watchdog finds
Town Hall refutes ICO’s findings, accusing it of ‘misunderstanding the facts’ in a strongly worded response
Hackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation
Lee Laudat-Scott, 48, appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
‘Filthy, unmanaged and neglected’: Hackney residents march on Town Hall to protest living conditions on their estate
People from Exbury House say they feel ‘let down’ by the council
Pro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’
The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months
Cazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes
The ward elected a new councillor for the second time this year after the resignation of Eluzer Goldberg in May
Hackney Mayor says she supports ‘ethical divestment’ following meeting with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Caroline Woodley met with protesters camped outside Town Hall, including a woman who has lost more than 100 loved ones in the Israel-Hamas conflict
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Clissold councillor Sade Etti given housing needs brief in minor cabinet reshuffle
Cllrs Sam Pallis and Joe Walker become deputy cabinet members as Mayor Woodley opts for continuity
Dawn Carter-McDonald to be appointed as chief executive of Hackney Council
Carter-McDonald has filled the role temporarily for the past 10 months
Mental health charity to open beautiful garden ‘sanctuary’ in Homerton
Core Landscapes, part of Core Arts, is inviting residents to a big launch event on 8 June
Labour’s Sem Moema re-elected as Assembly Member for north-east London
Moema took more than 50 per cent of the vote in a dominant performance
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