Running the Hackney Half: ‘It just feels like a really lovely day – I love the energy’
24,000 runners are taking part in Hackney’s eighth half marathon
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No Man’s Island, The Big House, stage review: ‘A script so authentic it’s like watching a documentary’
This charity production is ‘inventive, funny, powerful and utterly compelling’
Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of ‘participating in greenwashing’ through Wizz Air sponsorship
LimeLight Sports Club defends partnership with ‘Europe’s most sustainable airline’ in response to criticism from Green councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock
Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger
Colvestone is one of six primary schools facing drastic changes next year as a result of falling rolls
Hackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme
Surgeries are taking place in June, July and August to support residents through the application process
‘Absolute disgrace’: Unions join together for protest against job cuts in Hackney’s libraries
Campaigners hit out at council for issuing compulsory redundancies as part of its restructure of the service
‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report
Research by London Cycling Campaign reveals a 37 per cent decrease between 2010 and 2020
London firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell
City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm
‘Very real risk’: Health chiefs urge parents to get their children vaccinated against polio to prevent it spreading across London
The virus was found in 30 sewage samples in north-east London last year
Hackney Council’s finance supremo to depart after 14 years in the role
Ian Williams, currently acting chief executive, helped steer the borough through the pandemic
‘We don’t have another 10 years’: Hackney cookery school goes global to accelerate shift towards planet-friendly eating
Made in Hackney launches free online platform that teaches people how to set up their own community kitchens
Whooping cough on the rise in Hackney – with parents urged to get their children vaccinated
The bacterial infection can require hospitalisation in acute cases
‘Not everyone is pro-monarchy’: Newington Green Meeting House celebrates ‘radical spirit’ with alternative coronation day event
The historic venue brought together republicans and monarchists last weekend for a slightly different take on the royal crowning
‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023
Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’
‘Not my cup of tea’: Coronation events garner mixed reaction at Hoxton Street Market
Traders complain about business being disrupted, but others say the celebrations brought market to life
‘I don’t think you need a coronation to bring the community together – but if it does, that’s no bad thing’
A right royal celebration like no other was hosted by Chats Palace arts centre for King Charles III’s coronation