Hackney has ‘around 18 street gangs’ says anti-crime chief – and council uses Met’s controversial gang matrix
Cllr Caroline Selman says the police matrix supports Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit
hackney
Councillor set for £6,000 pay rise as Deputy Mayor after cabinet reshuffle
Feryal Demirci could earn more than £50,000 thanks to her new job title
Deputy Mayor loses SEND brief in cabinet reshuffle, as Chris Kennedy joins the fray
New cabinet member will be ‘leading’ on SEND as council makes £5 million of cuts
Hackney youth worker says give people on police gang matrix apprenticeships
Deji Adeoshun of Hackney CVS says good jobs can save young men from a life of crime
Hackney’s energy company will avoid Bristol woes, says energy chief
Cllr Jon Burke says company will be safe from procurement issues
Women’s Equality Party ‘very proud’ of election results after first ever Hackney candidate
Party chiefs praise Harini Iyengar who ran for mayor and Dalston councillor
Greens call for voting reform after losing Hackney Downs and Dalston by small margins
Party slams Hackney’s ‘archaic, unfair first-past-the-post voting system’
Liberal Democrats wiped out in Hackney as Labour gains three Cazenove seats
Council now has 52 Labour councillors and five Conservatives
Women’s Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer urges Hackney to vote for Harini Iyengar
‘I think she absolutely killed it’, Mayer tells Citizen after mayoral hustings
Mayoral candidates quizzed at Hackney Citizen hustings at the Arcola Theatre
Panel answers questions at sold-out event ahead of elections
Labour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new
Hackney Liberal Democrats say Violence Reduction Unit would ‘treat violence like a disease’
Hackney’s Deputy Mayor welcomes MPs’ SEND inquiry – but campaigners dismiss probe as PR effort
‘We don’t need an inquiry to tell us what’s going wrong’
Paper Dress Vintage seeks late licence for music and drinks – as police fear ‘nuisance on the streets’
Mare Street venue says changes would ‘have a positive impact on the area’
Video: Hackney’s mayoral candidates debate at Muslim Centre hustings
Watch the candidates square off at last night’s event in Cazenove
New Shoreditch restaurant Mamarosa’s alcohol and music licence goes to vote
Police ask sub-committee for half hour between last orders and closing time
Town Hall events after refurb raise £97k as council hails £12m surplus
Hackney says cost of revamp covered by upkeep savings and rent from off-site buildings