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East London Green councillor quits straight after election victory for breaking rules

James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes following the council elections last Thursday, but his party failed to realise this breached electoral law

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Hackney Council election: Who should I vote for?

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7

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Hackney record store owner vows to fight council's noise enforcement in court

Recycle Vinyl owner Rob Smith has been blocked from hosting daytime DJ shows after complaints from neighbours

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East London homes left without water for almost a week after main bursts

The issue was finally resolved this week after multiple days

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London councils split on taking part in £200m social housing scheme for asylum seekers

Hackney Council is keen to take part in the program, but Hillingdon said it will not ‘prioritise asylum seekers ahead of longstanding residents’

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London and commuter town councils bid to be part of £200m scheme to build homes for asylum seekers

The proposals have sparked controversy, particularly in areas with high-cost housing and where thousands of people are on waiting lists for social properties

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'It's so close to Christmas': East London siblings face eviction from family home after mother dies of cancer

The family say they are being asked to leave the flat they grew up in just months after their mother died of cancer

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Sadiq Khan under growing pressure to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Barnet, Enfield, Brent, Hackney and Lewisham have all joined the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA)

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Fury as London council plans to open libraries just four days a week in 'salami slicing' budget cuts

Hackney Council planning to reduce opening hours for its eight libraries due to ‘severe’ budget cuts

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London council buys back Right to Buy home for almost four times original cost

Councils ‘should have retained’ homes sold off under Right to Buy scheme, experts say

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East London council pays out £572,000 in compensation to residents after record rise in complaints

The number of housing complaints sent to Hackney council has nearly trebled in four years

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Teacher accuses London school of 'theft' as her classroom materials are 'dumped in skip' ahead of closure

Teachers and parents have claimed that a recently shut Hackney School was ‘gutted’ before they could collected items

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London council to slash e-bike hire costs with fare cap and take on 'wild west' parking

Hackney Council has told firms bidding to operate the borough’s electric bike sharing scheme that it wants trips capped at £1.75 – the same as a bus fare

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Hackney Council reveals plans for four shut primary schools amid significant drop in pupil numbers

The Mayor of Hackney has insisted: ‘We cannot let these buildings sit empty or simply offload them to the highest bidder’

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Record shop blocked from hosting silent disco over noise complaints

Hackney Council denied a local record shop permission to host the events after the Town Hall received several noise complaints

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Inside London’s school closures crisis as more than 30 primaries set to shut or merge within weeks

The Standard has found that more than 30 primaries in the capital could shut or merge before September — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg, discovers Jacob Phillips

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'Enough is enough': Hackney residents trapped in failing lifts as council blames nesting falcons

A leaseholder living at Rozel Court told the council residents were getting stuck in the lifts daily

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Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

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Anti-car councils in London 'undermining public trust' after spending thousands on taxis for staff

Local authorities praised by cycling and environmental charities are spending huge sums of taxpayers’ cash on chauffeurs and minicabs

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OPINION - Football on Hackney Marshes is a lifeline for Londoners — now one change threatens to ruin that

Hackney Marshes has always been more than just a set of football pitches — it’s a lifeline. For decades, it has been the beating heart of grassroots football in London, giving thousands of people, especially young men, the chance to belong, grow, and escape the pressures of everyday life. Now,…

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Hackney Marshes football clubs slam 'extortionate' parking charge plan at famous grassroots pitches

Hackney council to charge up to £5.70 an hour to park at the marshes where David Beckham and John Terry learned to play

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London school closures: Four Hackney primaries to shut due to 'ongoing significant fall' in pupils

Hackney Council has agreed to permanently close four primary schools despite a fierce campaign from parents and teachers

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Met Police investigate hate crime at Hackney Park after swastikas painted at children's playground

The ‘abhorrent graffiti’ is being investigated by the force

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Week of reckoning for north London schools as fate of eight primaries to be decided

Hackney and Islington are set to decide the fates of a number of London primary schools next week

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‘It’s lawless’: Parents fear for children’s safety as vandals target Hackney school streets

The damage is largely concentrated around primary schools in the borough’s Springfield and Cazenove wards

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