MOST HACKNEYITES have never seen local democracy in action at the town hall. If they’d gone to the latest public meeting they’d probably never
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Topsy-turvy voting in Hackney election as woman is allowed to use husband’s polling card
HOW EASY IS IT to vote twice in elections? Very easy, to judge from an incident in Hackney in the 2018 local elections. On
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Hackney council admits its no-car policy is somewhat broken and is being repaired
DEMOCRACY, FIASCO OR FLOP? Your decide. Hackney council has admitted to Loving Dalston that it’s no-car-space planning policy has been abused. The admission supports
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Will M and S Foodhall spark a boost for Dalston, even lead to the return of the department store?
PUSH YOUR WAY THROUGH the crowd that Marks and Spencer hopes will mill about in Kingsland High Street next Wednesday and you may pocket
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The carnivore is over: hipster Hackney to lead world in getting citizens to give up meat, dairy and fish
HACKNEY COUNCIL WORKERS queueing for breakfast in the staff canteen yesterday were shocked to find meat and fish off the menu. Cooks told hungry
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Drama down the Ditch: two Edinburgh hits coming to the town hall saved as an arts centre
* Update 250418: The Nature Of Forgetting impressed at tonight’s press preview. Loving Dalston can recommend this play, along with the venue which, in a
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Hackney, where more children avoid the dentist than anywhere else, says a survey
MORE THAN HALF of the children living in England, 42%, do not visit a dentist even once a year, despite its being free for
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Another park shock as Hackney again comes up against the power of property dealers
HACKNEY COUNCIL’S HOUSING POLICY is coming under increasing criticism as developers encroach on the borough’s open spaces, said to comprise more than any other
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Home-seeking Syrian refugees and helpers get a meaningful offer from Islington council
GREAT NEWS FOR Syrian refugees and for the many people in northeast London who want to help them: Islington council is to give residents
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Toad’ll-oo, tickety-boo! Hackney Today will be there for you — still fortnightly, despite press protests
HACKNEY TODAY, the freesheet that claims a circulation of more than 100,000, is winning its fight for the right to publish fortnightly. Like Waltham
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