Leader – Too houseproud
Blaming the housing crisis entirely on the government doesn’t wash when the council has more to do closer to home
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Macbeth of Hoxton avoids closure in ‘compromise’ with residents over noise complaints
Town Hall gives grassroots venue ‘extra opportunity’ as Mayor of London’s Night Czar speaks out in support
Businesses and unions demand an end to council’s fossil fuel investment
Local support grows for Divest Hackney as UNISON, Grow, Arcola and Green Schools Project among backers
‘One in ten adults in Hackney struggle to read’: Meet the charity trying to change the story
Read Easy UK chose the borough as the place to begin its expansion into London last year – team leader Serena Naismith explains why
London Renters Union slams Town Hall for ‘vindictive conduct’ towards Marian Court resident
Local MP Meg Hillier dragged into long-running row after council uses email written in support of her constituent Shahbana Bibi to withdraw its duty to find the mother-of-four a home
‘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’
Town Hall cancels Stoke-on-Trent move for homeless single mum
‘The stress is never finished,’ says abuse survivor as council says a move ‘further afield may be suitable in future’
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
Liberal Democrat activists accuse Town Hall of ‘completely losing control’ of fly-tipping
Council’s own figures still in doubt as pledge made to develop system to ‘more accurately map’ locations of fly-tips
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
Police unconvinced over Pizza East’s plans to stay open all night
Town Hall to decide next week on Shoreditch venue’s bid to stay open till 6am
Pembury Estate residents outraged as playground locked for months – to everyone but private owners
Peabody Trust apologises as Hackney Mayor condemns segregated play areas as ‘divisive and draconian’
Food charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost
The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters
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’