THE FLATS-RETAIL-OFFICES development was beset with problems. Among them were walls that started to crack, mis-fitting windows, bits that blew away when the wind
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THE FLATS-RETAIL-OFFICES development was beset with problems. Among them were walls that started to crack, mis-fitting windows, bits that blew away when the wind
Read MoreNOW THAT COVID is no longer a threat, your life is pretty well back to normal, right? Wrong, if you live in a northeast
Read MoreHACKNEYITES ARE FORTUNATE to have a borough council that is more eco-minded than most in London. Sometimes, however, little things can go wrong, as when
Read MoreA MONTH AGO Hackney council alarmed readers of this news site with the disturbing pandemic revelation that 17,000 of the most at-risk residents —
Read MoreBEYONCÉ, PJ HARVEY, Ridley Road Market, Frank Lloyd Wright, Dalston and, above all, the East End — Gus Casely-Hayford dropped enough names and voiced
Read MoreTHE BRITISH PRESS has traditionally been a guardian of our liberties, especially freedom of speech. So it is surprising that a distinguished journalist has
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Read MoreOFFERING JOBS ONLY to people from under-represented groups is unlawful because it is discriminatory. So says the law. Yet that is what a Hackney
Read MoreSOME OF THE FINEST ART SEEN on the streets of London has been wiped out by fake news. Hip-hop Raised Me, a striking collage
Read More* UPDATE 060721: Mark Carroll, of Essex County Council, has been appointed the new chief executive of Hackney, replacing Tim Shields, who has retired
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