Developers pressed on affordable housing levels for Hackney Central plans
Hackney Walk to hold more detailed consultation with residents next year as negotiations continue
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Arrest made over Harry Zeital Way blaze as residents still without answers on fire safety
Police appeal for witnesses to come forward as urgent residents’ association meeting planned calling for further investigation
‘Towers of privilege’: East London politicians call for return of powers from Olympic legacy corporation
Councillors brand lack of affordable homes in recent Hackney Wick developments ‘egregious’
Doomed from the start: Early designs for Bridport House included combustible insulation
Town Hall maintains Willmott Partnership Homes still bears full legal responsibility despite tender docs detailing non-compliant materials
Town Hall wants formal pact with housing associations to avert property sell-offs
Regeneration director points to meeting with Peabody on planned sell-offs near Victoria Park to show agreement is working
The Doll Factory, Elizabeth Macneal, book review: ‘Dark thriller set in Victorian-era Hackney’
The East End author’s fast-paced debut novel ‘haunts the mind long after the pages are closed’
Landowners object to council’s conservation move tackling ‘inappropriate development’
Shoreditch buildings not to be demolished without council consent as City of London Corporation argues decision ‘devalues area’s special character’
New lease of life for derelict St Mary’s Lodge site on Lordship Road
Planning permission granted for construction of 360-pupil boys’ school for Orthodox Jewish community
Borough pasta joint Padella ‘excited’ at opening of new Shoreditch venue
Restaurant promises to hold community meetings at least every six months as Shoreditch residents voice concerns over impact on area
Town Hall opens consultation on Stoke Newington road closures
Council argues scheme is ‘positive on balance’ as local campaigners remain split on how to move forward
‘Life is strange’: Soho House’s Concrete Space secures later opening hours
Councillors rebuke solicitor for ‘flippancy’ as popular event space awarded 4am closing time
Bridport House residents given a year to find new homes as Town Hall sues building firm over ‘serious construction errors’
Council apologises for failures of oversight as 41 families face ‘immense upheaval’
Hackney ranked greenest London borough and third in UK for emission reductions
Green activists say ‘we must not rest on our laurels’ as schemes encouraging walking and cycling credited with 43 per cent drop in emissions
Town Hall introduces glyphosate ‘no-spray’ zone in Homerton
Council ‘commended’ for policy by Pesticide Action Network as campaigners call for wider ban on controversial chemical
Another single mum given days to choose between Stoke-on-Trent or homelessness
Council’s Move On Team present abuse survivor with relocation hundreds of miles away as supporters warn move could ‘reverse’ her recovery
Handful of leaseholders resist council plans for Woodberry Down redevelopment
Over 40 per cent of homes for private sale on estate gone to overseas buyers so far as council argues scheme ‘beyond credible challenge’