Britannia Leisure Centre: Campaigners accuse council of ‘painting rosy picture’ after new images unveiled
Town Hall reveals details of new secondary school
Mayor of Hackney
Titbits – Lying little rags and political handbags
Plus ça change – it’s the monthly column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Holocaust Memorial Day: Powerful testimony as Hackney remembers ‘defining event in human history’
Survivor Manfred Goldberg delivers harrowing personal account at Town Hall ceremony
Vittoria Wharf: Campaigners launch final bid to halt imminent demolition
Local politicians express urgent concerns as Save Hackney Wick claims new bridges were ‘never negotiable’
Unregulated schools: ‘Government must act urgently’, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall report finds up to 1,500 orthodox Jewish boys are being educated without proper safeguards
Mayor and campaigners trade blows over Britannia Leisure Centre plans
Both sides accuse the other of ‘misleading’ residents
Mayor scales back Council Tax Support cut ahead of Cabinet decision
Leading anti-poverty charity welcomes change but says new proposal will still hurt Hackney’s poorest
Leader – Sweep Stakes
School cleaners are preparing to strike, but early signs of compromise could bode well for 2018
School cleaner strike: Union leaves door open for talks
More than 40 school cleaners to drop their mops in pay row, as union says ‘someone has to do the dirty work’
2017 – a look back at the year of Fake News and flashy jackets
With a brand new year just underway, we reflect on what was a busy 12 months in the borough
Leader – Mayor Culpa
As ‘all up to date’ claim made post-Grenfell falls apart with a welcome apology, we call for the fire safety information blockage to be cleared
Mayor apologises for misleading public over fire safety on day of Grenfell blaze
Claims that all fire risk assessments were ‘up-to-date’ and that priority work has been done were false
Grenfell: Fire hazards at council block still not fixed after four years – and Town Hall cannot explain why
‘Priority 2’ risks picked up by assessors in 2013 should have been addressed within six months
School funding reforms ‘designed to confuse parents and quash protests’, say Hackney campaigners
Education Secretary Justine Greening revealed further changes to the controversial national funding formula last week
Titbits – ALMOs, Sudokus and mysterious burgesses
More on the Town Hall’s puzzling behaviour in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Working age households could face extra £100 a year burden under new council tax proposals
Mayor Glanville says planned change to tax reduction scheme is the ‘fairest option’ amid ‘massive funding shortfall’