‘Senseless’: Hackney Wick campaigners renew calls to halt Vittoria Wharf demolition
Local politicians also express concerns over LLDC’s plans to tear down the site and replace it with a bridge
Sadiq Khan
Campaigners hail school funding ‘turnaround’ but fears remain
Education Secretary has announced £1.3 billion extra for schools, but critics say it is ‘not new money’
Shoreditch Police Station to be axed in ‘drastic’ shake-up
Hackney to be left with one front counter and fewer neighbourhood contact points as part of Mayor of London’s cost-saving measures
Finsbury Park attack: shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calls for review of mosque security
Counter-terrorism police investigating after van strikes pedestrians, killing one, in Seven Sisters Road, Islington
Solicitor denies Westminster attacker is Clapton hate preacher Abu Izzadeen
Izzadeen, also known as Trevor Brooks, was named as the person responsible by Channel 4 News, but his lawyer says he is still in prison
Polls, hellos and goodbyes: My, haven’t the past 12 months flown by!
Is it really nearly January again? Time for a quick recap of the year when Philip Glanville replaced Jules Pipe in Hackney’s top job, Sadiq triumphed and Brexit was the buzzword – in spite of Hackney’s best efforts
Fears of ‘privatisation’ of Springfield Park under council’s restoration plans
Some park users voice concerns over ‘trend towards monetising green spaces’ in the borough. But Cllr Feryal Demirci vows right balance will be struck
‘Let residents get their hands on cash for estate regeneration plans’
Green party politician Sian Berry champions ‘community led’ schemes as she accuses Sadiq Khan of ignoring tenants’ and leaseholders’ views
Northwold Estate residents fear community will be ‘wrecked’ if plan to flatten homes goes ahead
But landlord Guinness pledges an overall increase in social rented homes on the estate under its proposals
Pay all staff at least London Living Wage, urges Mayor of Hackney
Philip Glanville has called on all businesses in the borough to follow his council’s lead
‘Soon there’ll be nowhere left to go’ – Hackney residents reveal ‘bad landlord’ experiences
Constant rent increases and unfinished repairs are among Hackney residents’ complaints following a survey of the capital’s renters
Titbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Hackney elects Philip Glanville as mayor
Labour candidate triumphs by landslide despite low turnout
Campaigners urge Olympic legacy chiefs to block concrete factory plans
Thousands sign petition condemning proposals for three concrete factories and an Asphalt plant at the Olympic Park
Residents fume at plans to scrap cyclists’ crossing at Olympic Park
Hundred people brave rain to protest at plans to turn popular Monier Road bridge at the Olympic Park into “dangerous rat-run”
Sophie Conway wins Hackney Central by-election for Labour
Result sees seat of former Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden held for Labour, with a turnout of 18.6 per cent