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Leader – ‘Lives, not spreadsheets’: Hackney’s new mayor is right to doubt the dashboard — but on climate, targets are how we survive
Standing in the council chamber at the first full meeting since the Greens' landslide, Hackney's new mayor set out a governing creed in plain terms
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Labour critics accuse Hackney’s Green mayor of ‘vibe’ politics and blast Garbett’s ‘waffle’ on targets
Councillor Ben Lucas leads chorus of Labour critics warning Zoë Garbett that 'targets exist for a reason', after the mayor pledged to measure success by 'what people feel and experience'
‘Uncertain’ future for 180 Stamford Hill pupils as Charedi primary school faces closure
So far, no alternative premises have been secured for the pupils
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Hackney Central by-election candidates announced
Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections
Dalston by-election candidates announced
A little more than seven weeks after the local elections, residents of this ward will be heading to the polls to cast their votes once again
Hackney man jailed for five years after antisemitic tirades near synagogue
Tavius Jean-Charles, 36, shouted death threats at members of the Jewish community and suggested a Jewish school should be blown up
‘The loudest bass I’ve ever heard’: resident says her home was left shaking by car park party near Goldsmiths Row venue
'You're just going to have to get used to it. These do happen this time of year', she was told
Brewed awakening bestows barista’s confidence
A social enterprise founded in Shoreditch is giving young people a shot at coffee-making
Resident trapped in council block lift for 40 minutes — just hours after engineers said they had fixed it
'If I had been stuck in there without a phone, I don't know how I would've got out'
‘I’m running out of hope’: NHS worker driven to brink after 20 months of hell from anti-social neighbour
Tenant left sleep-deprived and on verge of breakdown by 'nocturnal' neighbour
Major UK cycling company closes after 22 years as it enters administration
Major UK cycling company, Saddleback, is "no longer operational" after collapsing into administration.
Hackney’s new Green mayor signals break with previous administration over ‘clinical’ use of performance targets
Zoë Garbett took aim at previous Labour regime's reliance on KPIs in maiden speech
Boy, 16, charged with murder after teen stabbed at Hackney house party
A 16-year-old has been charged with the murder of a teenager who was killed at a house party in Hackney.
One in six owners have risked their dog's life by leaving them in a warm car
One in six dog owners have left their pooch in a car at temperatures that could risk their pet’s life, according to research.
Celebrities pay tribute to loved ones ahead of nationwide memorial toast
Celebrities, including Dame Prue Leith, Rob Brydon and Sir Stephen Fry, have paid tribute to lost loved ones in a series of moving videos ahead of a nationwide memorial toast.
Council admits restructure worsened backlog of 15,000 overdue housing safety checks
Watchdog sounded alarm nearly two years ago — yet problem has spiralled
Sadiq Khan rejects New York-style air conditioning rules
Big Apple bosses banned stores from leaving doors open with air con running back in 2015
London to miss 2030 Net Zero target, Mayor admits as he calls for more ‘energy devolution’
Green party leader brands City Hall's climate policies 'siloed' and disjointed
Sir David Jason makes ‘lucky’ admission as he reflects on 50 years in showbiz
Sir David Jason has admitted that he's been lucky in his 50-year TV career.
UK's record-breaking heatwave over as temperatures to cool down this weekend
The UK will begin to cool down as temperatures drop, marking the end of a record-breaking heatwave.