Future of Haggerston Baths should be decided in public, say campaigners
Pool campaign group calls for ‘public perusal’ and debate
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Hackney Council ‘only cares about money’ in turning Victorian school into flats, say critics
Vision Homes deal ‘beggars belief’ and puts money above heritage
Crossrail 2 plans to demolish Dalston homes blasted by Hackney Council
Cabinet member calls for ‘fundamental rethink’ on rail proposals
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: 'It gave my art a meaning and a purpose'
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: ‘It gave my art a meaning and a purpose’
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save
Housing: Why Hackney Council needs to get ‘passiv aggressive’
Passivhaus housing can reduce energy bills to almost zero, meaning a substantial CO2 saving – so why isn’t the council commissioning it?
Is this the end of Ridley Road Market as we know it?
Fee hikes, Crossrail 2 and a changing community are making it difficult for traders to continue
Ridley Road Market traders ‘might not be able to carry on’ as fee hike looms
Chair of traders’ association says stall holders will struggle to cope with proposed increases
Developer fined £700,000 for illegally building block of flats
Yusuf Sarodia ordered to demolish block of 34 flats he built in 2011 without planning permission
Dalston’s ‘cultural quarter’ not up for sale, council insists
Eastern Curve Garden, Peace Mural and Railway Tavern will all be affected by ‘regeneration package’
Fuming residents consider options over London Fields cycleway
‘People just don’t want this,’ claims councillor as Town Hall reveals details of consultation
Pee-back time: council introduces ‘bounce off’ walls in bid to slash street urination
Specially-coated walls designed to repel liquid are Town Hall’s secret weapon in battle against public peeing
Scrapping poverty targets will make children ‘invisible’, charity warns
Department for Work and Pensions plans to stop measuring child hardship in favour of measures tackling ‘root causes’
Council backpedals over London Fields cycleway
Town Hall has delayed three-month trial of cycle quietway trial after the new consultation period
Leader – The wild, disorderly year that was
Rough sleepers faced fines, foxes dodged a council cull and trendies were branded too hip for Shoreditch
GCHQ pavement ads breach council rules in graffiti gaffe
Security and intelligence organisation claims it sought permission but council denies any record of agreement