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Renters’ Rights reforms could be undermined by lack of awareness
Only 35 per cent of renters in London have heard of the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA), new research shows
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‘Not what was needed’: Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review
The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local politician have hit out at 'disappointing' announcement
Hackney school receives prestigious award for student outcomes
The Bridge Academy was awarded a SSAT Award in recognition of its student attainment
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Rio Cinema founder Clara Ludski to be honoured memorial plaque
The Hackney Society is currently fundraising for the plaque and hopes to unveil it next month
Charity tackling furniture poverty among London’s children launches campaign with Shoreditch installation
More than 700,000 children in London live in poverty, according to The Childhood Trust
Michael Morgan demystifies ‘hidden disease’ in new book ‘The Secret Life of Crohn’s’
Crohn’s disease is a life-changing chronic condition which affects around one in 123 people nationwide
Mega-pension fund faces calls to divest from firms ‘enabling Israeli violations’
Shake the CIV said the pension fund currently invests £7billion into companies “complicit in Israel’s crimes”
Hackney nursery to close in days with parents scrambling to find new places for children
The nursery will shut down at the end of March due to a ‘continued decline in demand’
Hackney Council ignored tenant’s concerns over safety of her autistic child in social housing
The council has paid the family £500 to recognise the “distress, uncertainty and frustration” it had caused
Disrepair and depression in De Beauvoir – residents decry ‘whole heap’ of housing problems
The lower two floors of one building on the estate have been empty for almost six years
Council suggests taking autistic boy on bus ride to ‘prove’ he can’t use public transport
The council suggested taking the child on a bus ride so they can test his family’s claim that travelling by public transport would prove distressing for him
‘The destruction of our livelihoods’ – Ridley Road Shopping Village traders to hold public meeting as ‘evictions’ loom
Traders told to leave by 31 March as their landlord has declined to renew their tenancies
Homerton for Homerton: Cambridge University college to support Hackney ward where it was founded 257 years ago
Homerton College launches scheme to inspire young people from the borough to aim for the best universities
Mother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says
Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation
Opposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review
They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published
Demand for Hackney Foodbank rises by 300 per cent in six years as cost of living crisis rages on
Nearly two thirds of the food bank’s emergency meals go to children
Hackney tower block hit by flooding days after fire breaks out
Residents have called for the block to be evacuated
Extreme heat in London could force major change to new housing developments
Londoners face a unique threat from extreme heat due to climate change
Council responds to watchdog review over social care delays
A recent Care Quality Commission review gave Hackney’s adult social care services a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating
Mossbourne’s chair of trustees quits in first major shake-up at beleaguered academy chain
Henry Colthurst, who had been on the trust's board since 2014, resigned earlier this month