Urswick is first school in Hackney to bag national equality award
Staff ‘extremely proud’ of tribute recognising the school’s commitment to challenging discrimination
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GP practice for homeless people wins ‘Outstanding’ rating from health watchdog
Greenhouse Surgery director describes Care Quality Commission accolade as ‘an honour’ and welcomes ‘wonderful’ feedback from patients
Campaigners ‘mystified’ over Diane Abbott’s failure to sign fossil fuel pledge
Hackney MP’s team cites ‘Shadow Cabinet protocol’ and unfair media scrutiny
Residents to boycott Finsbury Park Post Office stationery shop over merger
Campaigners hoping to save the current Crown Post Office drum up support as deadline for public consultation looms
Older people’s charity urges Hackney residents to ‘make a difference’ in new pilot project
Royal Voluntary Service launches trial in the borough which aims to reduce loneliness and ambulance call-outs for elderly neighbours
Ex-Hackney bigwig plugs hate crime app in acid attacks letter – despite her own statistics
Only one of London’s 526 acid attacks is being treated as a hate crime
A-level results: Hackney falls short of national average despite rise in top grades
Borough’s 2017 cohort defies curriculum upheaval to maintain the gradual improvement in grades seen over recent years
Rashan Charles: Full inquest delayed until next June
Grieving family must wait 10 months as coroner says it is ‘impossible to hold it sooner’
Hackney students get their A-level results
On the day pupils get their grades, we bring you the latest from schools across the borough
Mayor hails reopening of ‘fascinating’ Abney Park Chapel
‘Huge milestone’ reached as Stoke Newington’s gothic landmark is made available to the public for the first time since 2013
LGBT campaigners victorious as Joiners Arms saved from demolition – for now
‘The Joiner’s Arms is more than just a pub. It’s a community to the people who went there.’
London Fields Lido reopening faces further delay
Council to ‘announce opening date soon’ as swimming pool refurbishment is hit by fresh setbacks
Grenfell: Public inquiry must be ‘broad and open’, says Hackney’s mayor
Philip Glanville says ‘no stone must be left unturned’, including the role of contractors, as he sets out Town Hall’s position in letter to inquiry chief
‘Senseless’: Hackney Wick campaigners renew calls to halt Vittoria Wharf demolition
Local politicians also express concerns over LLDC’s plans to tear down the site and replace it with a bridge
Eight-month fight to get tenancy deposit back from letting agent
‘I felt very under pressure to accept the partial return of my deposit, given the length of time this nightmare has been going on’
Rashan Charles: Package found in his throat was ‘mixture of paracetamol and caffeine’, IPCC confirms
‘No cause of death has yet been provided’, says Commissioner Cindy Butts