Disabled man and neighbour who fear their council flats are making them ill receive apology from housing boss
The pair were joined by the London Renters Union and disability campaigners at a protest outside the Town Hall this week
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Eighty-two Hackney buildings have fire safety defects – the second highest in London
Only Tower Hamlets has more tower blocks that require evacuation in the event of a fire
Last chance for residents to have their say on regeneration plans for De Beauvoir estate
Locals have until 1 November to comment on the scheme, with planners likely to consider it over the winter
‘It’s a big shock’: Families protest outside Hackney Town Hall as they step up fight to save two children’s centres
Mayor says ‘difficult decision’ was prompted by austerity and flagging demand for places, after Tory councillor labels it a ‘disgrace’
Town Hall invites ideas for controversial Morning Lane development – with clock ticking on existing agreement
Council exploring other options as deal with Hackney Walk Ltd expires in March next year
Cases of self-neglect and cuckooing have risen during the pandemic, safeguarding report finds
Psychological abuse also up compared to last year’s figures
Hackney Mayor visits Ridley Road as work on new-look market gets underway
The borough leader spoke to traders and residents to mark start of £1m improvement project
‘Devastated’ parents fight plans to shut two children’s centres – with 109 affordable childcare places at risk
Early years boss says there is ‘no other way’ as council tries to find £1m in savings
New square in Hackney commemorates story of famine appeal run by local reggae artists
Brafa Square is named after a group of musicians who raised thousands for famine-hit Ethiopia in the 1980s
Cllr Sade Etti: ‘We must come together to send the clear message that Hackney is no place for hate’
The borough’s No Place for Hate champion encourages ‘inclusivity and respect’ ahead of National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2021
Emergency works needed on function room ceiling inside historic Stoke Newington Town Hall
Council applies for asbestos removal after plaster breaks off in the building’s Assembly Hall
Delivery drivers boycott Dalston McDonald’s as row over parking fines escalates
Fast food giant says it doesn’t have the right to grant couriers access to its car park and cites health and safety issues
Hackney vows to rehome five refugee families from Afghanistan
Borough leader Philip Glanville says council is doing ‘everything in its power to support the national effort’
Hackney Council ‘deeply distressed’ by Afghanistan situation and vows to support refugees
Mayor Philip Glanville says the borough is ‘ready to step up again’
Council accidentally leaks addresses of vulnerable residents with IT blunder that ‘could have cost lives’
Citizen investigation reveals senior managers made social work case notes, NI numbers, and locations of at-risk women free to view for every internet user
Council admits it can’t guarantee safety of ‘burnt-out’ social workers after cyber attack wipes key database
Social care boss says October’s hack left staff without case notes until April