Residents of historic Chocolate Studios up in arms over hotel plans
Businesses housed in former sweet factory also ‘anxious about the future’ amid fears over loss of light
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Celebration to mark 150 years of the arts in Dalston kicks off this weekend
The area’s long association with creatives began in 1868 with the building of the Reeves and Sons factory
Junior doctors at Homerton Hospital are scared to report extra hours
Concerns raised at hospital board meeting about ‘under-reporting’
Grenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council
Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation
Town Hall clarifies air pollution policy after Mayor corrects meeting minutes
Demirci says Hackney Council is committed to ‘decreasing’ air pollution
Hackney Today ‘broke purdah rules’ says election law expert – but council defends ‘purely factual’ page
Local Government Association backs up council position
Hackney Council to hold public SEND meeting – but campaigners call it a front for more cuts
Parents’ group dismisses event a ‘consultation in name only’
Road closures: Council on ‘shaky ground’ after release of William Patten air quality report, say campaigners
Mayor of London’s audit shows toxic air at the primary school breaches legal limits, but Town Hall says figures are ‘not true’
Mayor reaffirms housing pledge after sale of £1m homes in Hackney rises 1,700 per cent
A senior council figure called the finding an ‘unwelcome statistic’
Hackney Town Hall’s vaults to open to the public for the first time
Visitors will soon be able to delve into the crypt, which now houses a special exhibition about public life
Tributes paid to outgoing Hackney Speaker Soraya Adejare as Clare Potter is elected into role
Council votes for new speaker at annual general meeting
Hackney Council backs Deliveroo couriers’ campaign for workers’ rights
Legal bid union calls on other councils to ‘follow Hackney’s example’
Three ‘community champions’ celebrated at Mayor’s Civic Awards
Retired nurse and two local charity workers honoured in Town Hall ceremony
Stoke Newington headteacher made Director of Education for Hackney
Annie Gammon will take over from interim director Sian Davies in September
‘We will vigorously sue’: Lettings agency threatens tenant for sharing news story
London Corporate Apartments warned resident they could face a libel suit for posting link to Citizen article
Homerton residents launch campaign to hire a gardener for an entire postcode
Crowdfunder builds on recent project to make one road in E5 ten times greener