Public Inquiry to be held over Council’s plans to build on Marshes
Save Lea Marshes say inquiry will give chance for community to have their say
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Council chief launches petition against ‘damaging’ Government consultation
Head of Regeneration Andrew Sissons challenges Eric Pickles MP over proposed reforms to permitted development rights
Signs telling women which side of road to walk on cause outrage
Shomrim says the posters put up for Torah Parade in Stamford Hill were badly worded
Dalston Peace Mural successfully restored
Award-winning Hackney band Rudimental help preserve one of Hackney’s ‘iconic landmarks’
Hackney Marshes debate: To build or not to build?
Cllr Jonathan McShane and Kevin Dovey of Hackney Marshes User Group debate the plans for Hackney Marshes
Hackney Town Hall tackles ‘cowboy’ letting agents
Is a Council-run lettings agency the answer to the borough’s housing crisis?
Stopping mad: Council calls on TfL to give Hackney two Crossrail 2 stations
Cabinet Member for Regeneration says having only one stop would ‘waste the potential’ of the borough
Thousands attend Shomrim crime prevention open day
A community event organised by the orthodox Jewish Neighbourhood Watch saw thousands gather at Clapton Common
Revealed: cost of Council’s purchase of Leonard Street gallery
Mystery solved as Town Hall accounts show it spent nearly £4.5m on purchase of Shoreditch gallery
You’re Havana laugh: Cuban restaurant fined for flyposting on its own ad boards
Town Hall apologises and says the posters are “not illegal” after issuing owner of Escudo de Cuba with a £50 fine
Lib Dems bag victory in bid to improve recycling
Recycling bags will be easier to access, but Greens say council needs to ‘do more’
Casablanca restaurant closed down after drugs found on premises
Takeaway on Sandringham Road temporarily shut over ‘anti-social behaviour’
Council to consult on bringing housing back in-house
Residents and leaseholders to be consulted on proposal to dissolve Hackney Homes
Over ten ‘illegal’ yeshiva schools operating in Stamford Hill
Channel 4 Dispatches programme says it is “shocking” that government and council have known of unregistered schools since 2008
Chesham Arms campaigners upbeat despite postponement of verdict
Public inquiry adjourned until September but campaigners have “good feeling” about outcome
Jail those caught twice with a knife, says Hackney Council
Council backs government on tougher penalties for knife crime as the new laws are criticised by London charities