Lydia Café blaze: Chef escapes serious injury after deep fat fryer goes up in flames
Incident in Stoke Newington prompts warning from fire brigade that using water on an oil fire is the ‘worst thing you can do’
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Hackney Mayor cries ‘scandal’ as report reveals over a third of Right to Buy homes are rented out
‘Vicious cycle’ of policy’s impact on housing crisis slammed as assembly member calls for change in law
Morland Estate residents call out Town Hall for ‘serious failures’ in communication
Leaseholders facing tens of thousands in repair bills as possibility of tribunal raised
Four escape basement fire at Stoke Newington café
One treated for smoke inhalation after blaze at Lydia Café on Church Street this morning
Sutton & Sons Vegan Chip Shop and Cod & Co, food reviews: A tale of two chippys
Lizzie Deane and Alex Oscroft try out Sutton & Sons’ vegan venture and new Clapton offering Cod & Co
Nine men sentenced for ‘truly shocking’ homophobic acid attack in Dalston
Police release CCTV footage of the gang assaulting a group of good Samaritans last May
Council moves to support Universal Credit claimants as rent arrears climb
Town Hall continues to lobby against benefit reforms as two-child limit called ‘horrific’
Town Hall takes over Shoreditch Park land in ‘key milestone’ for its Britannia masterplan
Campaigners say ‘regrettable’ decision holds implications for protection of borough’s green space
Meet the Hackney charity turning out the next generation of social entrepreneurs – for free
Bootstrap’s Enterprise Bootcamp kicks off again in February. If you have a business idea, read on…
Local Democracy Reporting Service celebrates first birthday
50,000 stories published across the country in first year of operation
Council care service given six months to stave off shutdown after ‘worrying’ CQC report
Housing With Care found inadequate in safety, effectiveness and quality of leadership
Extra cash from late night levy could fund Hoxton Square ‘safe space’
Trade association calls for levy’s repeal as council pledges ‘every single penny’ will be spent on local policing
City & Hackney set to overspend by £5m on health and social care
‘We’ve raised again and again the pressures and the impact, and what it means on the ground, and we get nothing’
‘Corbyn before country’: Council slammed for People’s Vote ‘fudge’ as it prepares to ‘firmly reject’ no-deal Brexit
Motion calls on government to prepare for extension of Article 50 to make time for general election or people’s vote
Tapas bar’s ‘expert potion makers’ get go-ahead to serve drinks without food
Councillors study video footage of New Year’s Eve celebrations before making decision
Anorak, Space gallery, exhibition preview: ‘Tension between survival and leisure’
Anna Chrystal Stephens’ first solo show, featuring sculpture and photography, is a ‘reaction to anxiety about environmental crisis’