Campaigners considering legal action after council approves Clapton garden build-over
Town Hall’s plan for 11 ‘genuinely affordable’ homes gets go-ahead – but new, permanent site for garden fails to win over opponents
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Hackney’s Caribbean elders join councillors to mark Windrush Day
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble hosted a Town Hall ceremony on 22 June for the 70th anniversary of the ship’s arrival in Britain
Hackney Mayor says council payments are secure after reported data breach in nearby Islington
Islington Council asked for residents’ card details over email, according to BBC report
Rashan Charles: Family slams ‘flawed’ investigation by police watchdog after accidental death ruling
Relatives say Independent Office for Police Conduct probe ‘felt predetermined’ and claim ‘evidence was excluded’
Lincoln Court residents launch petition against council plans to turn play space into housing
Hackney mayor calls the effort a ‘campaign against council housing during a housing crisis’
Leader – Clean Air: Act!
There will be no Grenfell-type cataclysm to trigger action on air pollution
Hackney set for ‘biggest ever’ Dalston Children’s Festival
Drag queen among the special guests for two days full of free activities
Mayor Glanville hails election results as manifesto mandate
‘Despite Tory austerity and cuts to our grant, we must continue to be ambitious’
Titbits – Doorbells, ice pops and electable chin locks
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Labour’s Philip Glanville re-elected as Mayor of Hackney
Conservative candidate takes a surprise second ahead of the Greens
Roll up! Roll up! Arcola stage set for Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings
Candidates to spar in Question Time-style exchange from 2-4pm on 29 April
Tree-planting success for Stamford Hill Estate community group
Friends of Stamford Hill beds in 21 saplings after winning funding for the project last year – and they are already attracting wildlife
Council and residents clash over future of Clapton car park
Town Hall wants to build 11 affordable homes on the site of a community garden
Titbits – Pussycats, Easter lash and early manifesto flash
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Leader – Smoke and mirrors
Empty reassurances on fire safety are ominous with elections coming up
Hackney Council U-turns on release of expert cladding report
Town Hall said last July that the report was ‘currently being written’ as part of its post-Grenfell review