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‘Frankenwrap’ protest against Pret A Manger dodges Shoreditch for Bishopsgate
Anima International's £1 million campaign against Pret A Manger's chicken welfare record was due to land outside the sandwich chain's Shoreditch High Street branch on Tuesday
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Green councillors demand reinstatement of Cllr Puech keffiyeh photo
Five councillors say Cllr Brenda Puech and Mayor Zoë Garbett were not consulted before officers took down the portrait following a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel
Greens accused of ‘lying to parents’ as Hackney nursery fees set to rise
A 3.8 per cent increase for families earning up to £70,000 will come into effect from the start of the autumn term
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Tenant spent a year in flat rated ‘10 out of 10’ for rats – Peabody accused of failing her
A mental health nurse in key worker accommodation says the housing association passed her case between pest controllers, plumbers, builders and its own maintenance teams across more than 50 appointments — while rat urine ran through the seams of her wet-room floor
Refugee Week 2026: Mayor Garbett rebukes Labour’s ‘inflammatory rhetoric’ on migration
Hackney's new Green mayor sets out her stall against the national government's tightening immigration regime and pledges to build on the borough's three-year Sanctuary designation
Fellows Courts residents urge Mayor Garbett to act over ‘atrocious’ conditions in ‘dehumanising’ estate block
Frustrated social housing residents call on the new Mayor to address longstanding leaks, filth, and disrepairs
Former Hackney councillor Patrick Vernon knighted for services to racial equality
The Windrush Day campaigner, who served as a Labour councillor in the borough and now chairs Hackney Thinking Spaces, has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours after three decades of work on race, health and social justice
Green councillor’s portrait pulled from Hackney website after keffiyeh complaint
Mayor Zoë Garbett says the decision was taken by officers, not by elected members, and that she has "raised concerns" over its removal
John Healey resigns as Defence Secretary with 'great regret and reluctance'
Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, he revealed on social media, through a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Hackney businesses can apply for up to £4,000 in scheme to support high streets
Applications are open for the second round of Hackney Council’s Local Area Activation Fund, which offers grants between £2,000 and £4,000.
Grant will help London's homeless rebuild their lives in hospitality
A grant of £8,000 awarded by London Freemasons, has been given to Only A Pavement Away, a charity that works with people experiencing homelessness.
How a £10,000 donation is helping keep a crucial London charity operational
A £10,000 donation has been awarded to London Search and Rescue (LonSAR) by London Freemasons, to go towards covering operational expenses.
Girl, 15, raises over £1,000 for Hackney causes with charity raffle
Dalston resident Neve Evans launched a raffle as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award volunteering and has already raised more than £1,000 in its first week.
Half of Gen Zs have started their own business
Half of Gen Zs have started their own business ranging from side hustles to fully-fledged companies - the most of any generation.
Over a third of 35 to 54-year-olds feel overlooked by society
More than a third of the sandwich generation feel overlooked by society.
Accidental organ removal and gloves left inside patients among NHS mistakes last year
New data from NHS England reveals there were 403 "never events" in the health service for the year from April 2025 to March this year.
TV presenter says 'marriage' with BBC 'run out of love' amid exit
Gary Lineker says things were 'starting to run out of love' before he left the BBC after 26 years.
Former West Ham chairman David Sullivan accused of sexual misconduct
Multiple women have alleged that former West Ham chairman David Sullivan committed sexually exploitative and predatory behaviour against them
Artists open their doors for return of E8 Art and Craft Trail
The free weekend trail, now in its fifth year, sees Dalston artists and makers show work in homes, studios and venues across the neighbourhood on 20–21 June
Stoke Newington community rallies to save Old Church with all-day midsummer festival
Residents have raised three-quarters of a £30,000 repair fund and hope a 12-hour programme of music, poetry and comedy on 14 June will close the gap