Wick councillors call for ‘dialogue’ with Hackney Bridge developers
Ward reps raise concerns over plans for ‘entertainment centre’ at the site, but developers say it is necessary to fund community work
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Covid fund for small businesses reopens – with council ‘determined to keep the money in Hackney’
Businesses can apply for up to £10k until 28 August, ahead of Whitehall deadline for returning any unused cash
London Renters Union plans courthouse protest to call for eviction ban extension
Town Hall backs demands for ban to be extended beyond 23 August as it gears up for possible surge in homelessness
GSCE Results Day: Education boss ‘incredibly proud’ as Hackney pupils celebrate success
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble thanks teachers and families for supporting students who have ‘been through so much’
Council leaders ‘deeply disturbed’ by scrapping of Public Health England
Hackney Mayor and borough’s health chief fear the agency is ‘being made a scapegoat for government’s wider failure’ in tackling Covid
Opposition parties back formal complaint against Hackney Mayor by Sistah Space
Local Lib Dem, Green and Women’s Equality parties line up behind domestic violence charity as it steps up its fight against eviction
‘Not a penny more’: Protesters call for an end to Serco’s involvement in test-and-trace
Local campaigners join others across the country in demanding the private company be replaced by Public Health
Police officer knocked unconscious during arrest in Hackney
Male officer taken to hospital for treatment yesterday after being thrown against a wall at a pub on Mare Street
Town Hall ‘welcomes’ government’s grades U-turn but calls for answers on algorithm
Education lead Cllr Anntoinette Bramble says discrimination in exam results is an ‘outrage’ that needs explaining
Dalston residents up in arms as plans for hotel on former Tesco site progress
Opponents say late-night alcohol and live music ‘fly in face of the original planning permission’, but developer argues licensing is a ‘separate regime’
New podcast series charting women’s fight for equal pay to launch this week
Rebel Women’s latest series marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act and aims to raise awareness of the ongoing battle for parity
Town Hall calls for action on ‘cruel inequality’ exposed by pandemic
New report contains a raft of commitments from the council to help ‘rebuild a better Hackney’
Reprieve for Happy Man Tree as planning decision to be reconsidered
Publication of council’s new Local Plan means major applications must be looked at again, with the public able to have its say
Youth charity launches crowdfunder for local twins with sickle cell disease
Hackney Quest is hoping to raise £3,500 for a hydrotherapy bath, which the boys’ mother says will make a ‘big difference’ to their lives
Stamford Hill charity shop delighted after Diane Abbott drops by to meet volunteers
Branch manager for disability charity Scope thanks local MP for her ‘incredible’ support and urges would-be helpers to get in touch
A-levels Results Day: Deputy Mayor praises ‘resilience’ of pupils as council monitors concerns over downgrading
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble thanks students and teachers for their efforts in ‘incredibly challenging circumstances’