SAE London Audio student tackles knife crime with The Music Bus initiative
Ihsan Ahmed is hoping to raise £35k to get the wheels rolling on his idea to turn a double-decker bus into a state-of-the-art studio
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Town Hall ‘agreed to disagree’ with Home Office on counter-terror strategy
Criticism by government over lack of radicalisation referrals ends in ‘stalemate’
Hackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste
Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton
Town Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service
The Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot
Renowned outdoor artist Ali Pretty, who lives in London Fields, wants to create a ‘new story’ for Thurrock
Council apology over care failings condemned by SEND campaigners as ‘lukewarm’
Mother in Ombudsman case calls for greater understanding from council on impact of delays
Charity behind Hackney Winter Night Shelter wins funding to pilot a local women-only refuge
Hackney Doorways reveals successful bid for support from Mayor of London’s rough sleeping fund
Hackney locals to get ‘first dibs’ on new council living rent homes in Homerton
Town Hall markets three-year tenancies to those who cannot afford a home but do not qualify for social housing
Councillor calls for more Town Hall support for ‘collapsing’ residents’ associations
Unspent money in Community Development Fund questioned as Housing Services called upon to be more ‘proactive’
Town Hall spends thousands in seven-year quest to cut down and poison tenant’s trees
Council confirms poisoning of stumps not ‘general policy’ as resident complains tenants are treated as ‘third class citizens’
‘The Future is Ours’: Young Extinction Rebels call for change at East London Uprising
Hackney Mayor promises ‘at least one annual occasion’ in which community will hold Town Hall to account on climate emergency action
Over 13,500 cigarettes seized in raid on Hoxton shop amid council crackdown on illegal tobacco
Sniffer dog Pippa helps trading standards officers track down the stash, hidden in a sink unit and under the chocolate stand
Over 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day
Personal Bests, run by the Town Hall’s youth service, saw the most-improved pupils from 14 schools compete to break their own records
Medics urged to prepare for ‘destabilising’ effect of private firm’s virtual consultations
NHS App mocked at council meeting as councillors continue to warn of systemic risks from GP At Hand
Top GP praises ‘alcohol hubs’ as part of decentralised Neighbourhoods care plan
Borough to see 30 ‘social prescribers’ put in place over next five years
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