Council bullying row: Diversity training announced as unions call for more staff to come forward
Hackney South Labour Party secretary quizzes council on action taken over allegations
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Council Tax increase passed as Mayor claims Town Hall is ‘thin red line’ against austerity
Hackney Conservatives oppose rises and call for £2m reduction in highway maintenance in alternate proposals
Read it and weep: Restaurant for book lovers denied alcohol licence over Shoreditch nightlife fears
‘New venues bring people into the area, and then they stay in the area, and that adds to cumulative impact’, says councillor
Print studio and Amazon’s UK HQ among winners of council’s 2018 Design Awards
Town Hall refurb and De Beauvoir Block also recognised – as family home in Homerton scoops People’s Choice prize
Local actor issues diabetes warning with diagnoses on the rise in Hackney
Desmond Barrit had four toes amputated after finding out he had Type 2 diabetes in 2009
Council bullying probe in disarray as unions dramatically pull out
Town Hall ‘extremely disappointed’ with union move amidst allegations of ‘interference with witnesses’
Storm brewing: Plan for new Dalston bar opposed by residents’ association
BrewDog assures councillor that ‘operating model is about appreciation of good beers in civilised atmosphere’
Smashing success: 10xGreener’s depaving event gives Hackney neighbourhood a lift
A team of volunteers broke up concrete and brick to make way for plants and wildlife for ‘Nature is Smashing’ get-together
City Academy joins drive to create ‘old tie networks’ at state schools
National charity Future First is helping schools set up alumni communities to rival those in the private sector
Volunteer group using dogs to fight loneliness finds a new home for 2019
Pets Against Loneliness to start up again after renovation work at its old meeting spot put its plans on hold
Hackney celebrates LGBT History Month as schools exemplify ‘accepting and supportive approach’
Hackney Museum event to share ‘lively first-hand accounts of how people have created places of belonging’
Town Hall plans ‘big discussions’ over coming years to address recycling rate
Levy on waste disposal could cost borough an extra £5m a year
Labour’s Meg Hillier rules out defection but reveals hopes for a vote on second referendum
The Hackney South MP hints that she could break with official party policy next week to back a fresh public vote
Local illustrator meets former Dragon’s Den star after winning his Twitter business contest
Allan Thompson triumphs in Theo Paphitis’ weekly social media competition – earning a retweet to the tycoon’s 490,000 followers
Council’s Troubled Families programme under threat amid funding uncertainty
Young Hackney, Youth Justice and Family Support Services also part of ‘high-level savings’ review
Council tax could rise 4 per cent each year as Town Hall stares down £30m budget gap
Hackney Lib Dems say rates should have been increased earlier ‘in sensible increments when the borough really needed it’