Labour wins Stoke Newington and Hackney Downs byelections
Labour candidates Patrick Moule and Sem Moema claim comfortable victories in byelections
Rick Muir
Labour councillors resign triggering May by-elections
Councillors for Stoke Newington Central and Hackney Downs have announced resignations
Tower power – building up to more school places
The Town Hall is using the power of property values to circumvent the Government’s schools policy
Hackney gets new ward boundaries in advance of 2014 local elections
Finalised changes now await parliamentary approval
Hackney councillor Rick Muir ‘saves’ the British pub
Councillor pens influential think tank reports in support of all-party call for reform of pub industry
Hackney Council’s ‘nil’ sex policy approved by licensing committee
The revised proposal will, however, allow existing strip clubs and sex shops to continue trading
Hackney must unite against government cuts
A local councillor’s view on what the cuts will mean for local residents