Hoxton Street Iceland slated for demolition again as staff speak out
Decision taken in face of protests from thousands of petitioners, local councillor and store’s own staff
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Town Hall to ramp up installation of electric vehicle charging points across the borough
Council aims to rollout 3000 points by 2030 through partnership arrangement
Plans for citizens’ assembly on climate change to be developed this summer, pledges Hackney Mayor
Borough leader hints that 2040 net zero target could be moved sooner ‘on some form of emissions’
Residents in council block with ‘inadequate fire safety’ raise concerns over repair delays
‘Trapped’ leaseholders call for answers as Town Hall pledges to provide timeline for works ‘as soon as we can’
Tens of thousands sign petition calling for Town Hall to divest from ‘companies that support occupation of Palestine’
Hackney Mayor warns against ‘politicising’ pensions committee as campaigners challenge borough leader on investments
‘Simply too much at stake’: Campaigners unite to protest Hackney’s fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney and Extinction Rebellion call on council pension fund to fully divest from a ‘reckless, dying industry’
Hackney’s smaller parks ‘must not to be overlooked’, says equalities chief
Ten-year strategy agreed for borough’s parks and green spaces
Local jazz musician raises enough money to continue scholarship at prestigious American college
Roella Oloro is off to Boston for her second year after spending the pandemic in Hackney crowdfunding and rehearsing
Museum of the Home board defends decision to retain slaver statue ahead of reopening
Despite heavy opposition, museum says keeping statue is ‘only practical option for foreseeable future’
‘Living memorial’ to Covid victims opens in East London
Sadiq Khan cuts ribbon on London Blossom Garden at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Hackney’s stark child poverty figures becoming ‘new normal’, warns Sem Moema
Hackney’s London Assembly Member says new figures should be ‘yet another wake-up call for ministers’
Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Town Hall offers first glimpse of £3m Hackney Central station upgrade
Work to create a second entrance, new cycle parking and more greenery is set to start next month
Flotilla of protest against ‘water safety zones’ to sail from Walthamstow to Hackney Wick
Canal & River Trust pledges ‘open and constructive discussion’ as concerns voiced over policies acting as ‘land grab’
Town Hall lays out plans for Dalston with promises to protect Curve Garden and Ridley Road
Proposals heed calls from the community for a strategy on building heights in the area
‘Strike action works’: Union celebrates as long-running Leaways School dispute settled
Agreement reached on salary bump and better sick pay