Mental health assessment rooms set for overhaul amid fears over ‘safety and dignity’
Accessibility, privacy and staffing issues cited at Homerton Hospital as mental health boss says: ‘We need to do something soon’
Newham
Borough-wide stop and search orders see sharp increase
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission preparing to examine how stop and search powers are used
Local community football team Hackney Wick FC to turn semi-pro
The side are set to merge with Newham-based London Bari FC, but a lack of quality football grounds mean they won’t be playing in Hackney
Hackney joins east London councils calling for devolution
Whitehall’s one-size-fits-all approach ‘failing Londoners,’ says Mayor Pipe
Hackney woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit FGM
Newham pensioner also arrested as an 11 year old girl is taken into care
Hackney hit and run casualties among highest in London
Over 200 people injured in 2012 with cyclists making up one in five casualties across London
Hackney shares top position in London jobless league
New unemployment figures paint a bleak picture for the borough