Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’
Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’
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Reborn river among weird and wonderful ideas as council invites masterplan feedback
Residents outline imaginative solutions for improving Hackney Central after council says it will consider their suggestions
Exceptional home care that is as individual as you are!
Triangle Community Services Hackney, Your Home, Your Care, Your Way
Unregistered Jewish school shut down by Ofsted ‘flouting order to close’
Department for Education’s investigation into Talmud Torah Tashbar still has not concluded eight months after it was launched, it has emerged
Cyclist campaigners call for action over Mare Street ‘collision hotspot’
Town Hall urged to reduce ‘hostile conditions’ for people accessing the Narrow Way on two wheels after woman suffered head injuries
Brexit blamed for impending closure of Clapton comics shop Raygun
Retailer to shut this weekend after two years in business, but manager says it will ‘maintain a presence’ in Hackney
Hackney law firm drags government back to court over ‘woeful failure’ to tackle air pollution
Air quality in the UK is ‘nothing short of a public health crisis’, says ClientEarth
Street art superstars take part in exhibition billed as Hackney Wick’s swansong
Save Yourselves is a collaborative installation involving some of Hackney Wick’s most celebrated names
‘Tesco Towers’ could return under Hackney Central masterplan vision
Six years after a Town Hall committee declined to permit redevelopment of Morning Lane site, council now wants to encourage a similar scheme
London Fields Lido forced to close until next spring for ‘urgent repairs’
Swimming pool will be out of action from November so council can fix cracking tiles
Cyclist expected to make recovery after collision with car on Mare Street
20-year-old suffered head injuries after being hit by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning
Black Cat Café burglary: Residents rally with funding drive after vegan eatery break-in
Police informed after glass is smashed and cash and till system are stolen from ethical eatery run as workers’ co-op
Strut & Cluck, review: London’s first turkey-only restaurant is worth a gobble
Rather than doing Christmas dinner all year round, Strut & Cluck aims to showcase the potential of this magnificent bird
Dancing for the refugee crisis – fundraising party to be held at Stour Space
Dance music and visual art extravaganza to take place at Hackney Wick gallery in aid of the ongoing refugee crisis in Calais, Syria and beyond
Plans for free school close to Hackney Marshes go on public display
Lea Bridge Road site was acquired by the Lion Education Trust after Thames Water sold the land to the Education Funding Agency
Door to d’Or: Gavin Turk unveils new public sculpture in Hackney Wick
Painted door standing alone in the Hackney Wick breeze symbolises a commitment to the local creative community