Rise in drug deaths shows UK policy is ‘killing us’, says Dalston councillor
Cllr Zoë Garbett AM calls on London Mayor to legalise and regulate drug use
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London Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Hackney
Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor
Hackney councillor on final list of 13 candidates vying to become Mayor of London
Dalston representative Zoë Garbett is aiming to be the capital’s first Green mayor on 2 May
Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative
Sem Moema hails ‘genuinely life-changing policy’ as Sadiq Khan sets out plans to extend it
Fire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three
Newly released City Hall figures show Hackney has 87 buildings containing serious safety defects
Child Q: Metropolitan Police ‘taking racism claim very seriously’, says assistant commissioner
Louisa Rolfe, tipped as a possible successor to Cressida Dick, says Met accepts findings of safeguarding review
Hackney’s London Assembly Member urges government to bring back Universal Credit uplift ahead of ‘difficult winter’
Figures show 34,000 residents were claiming the benefit in August – despite two fifths of them being in work
Sadiq Khan warns of ‘catastrophic’ climate crisis facing London – with Hackney at the sharp end
Temperature rise likely to lead to overheating trains and thousands of flooded homes
Announcement of London Mayoral and Assembly elections results to be delayed by two days
Voters will have to wait until 8 May as officials prioritise ‘safe and secure environment’ at ballot count
Jennette Arnold encourages local families and teachers to use City Hall’s home-learning platform
Hackney’s London Assembly Member says tool can ‘alleviate strain’ as she urges Whitehall to expand provision of laptops and internet for disadvantaged kids
Wilton Estate residents ‘excited’ by rooftop solar farm bid
Community group Hackney Energy backing residents’ pitch for City Hall funding
‘Soon there’ll be nowhere left to go’ – Hackney residents reveal ‘bad landlord’ experiences
Constant rent increases and unfinished repairs are among Hackney residents’ complaints following a survey of the capital’s renters
Titbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough