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‘The work starts now’: Evicted Haggerston mechanic vows to keep fighting for fairer rents
A car mechanic in Haggertson has vowed to keep fighting for fairer rents for small businesses after being evicted from his ...
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‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service
Hackney Council is set to withdraw funding for a service that helps elderly people avoid falls – in a move residents and ...
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Hackney Council still has ‘no plans’ to bring in four-day working week
Hackney Council has said it has no plans to introduce a four-day week for staff – after the government dropped its official opposition to local authorities doing so. A Cambridgeshire council’s ...
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Hackney teachers strike over pay and working conditions following college merger
BSix College teachers are staging a series of walkouts in a dispute over pay and workloads following a takeover in August.
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Hoxton charity unveils three alternative audio tours of London penned by children
Listeners can enjoy the ‘wildest tall stories to the most moving of poetry’, says Ministry of Stories director ...
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‘Failed experiment’: Dalston councillor challenges London mayor to bring in rent controls
Cllr Garbett AM, who sits as a Green on the London Assembly and Hackney Council, directly challenged Mayor of London Sadiq ...
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New short film explores the joys and challenges of life inside an East London brain injury charity
Award-winning filmmaker Kit Vincent documents the work of Headway East London through the stories of four survivors ...
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Hackney Council admits to unlawful consultation over children’s centre closures
Hackney Council has settled out of court a legal challenge over its plans to close two local children’s centres – after accepting its consultation was unlawful. Parents and campaigners who fought to ...
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In the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: ‘A fascinating collection’
An enthralling new project led by the Urban Contemporaries Group reflects on how artists have connected over time with the spaces around them. Since becoming fashionable in the late 20th century, East ...