THE RISE THIS YEAR of council tax in Hackney has been blamed partly on government cuts. Of course, a Labour borough would criticise the austerity
Read MoreThieves rob a Hackney adventure playground for disabled children. And it may have to close
THIS CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND is so fed up with being robbed it is trying to appeal to the consciences of the thief or thieves who
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Open up! This door is essential — yet was left out of a Hackney council rental property
THIS PICTURE SHOWS the door that has cost council taxpayers almost half a million pounds in lost revenue. It should for the last five
Read MoreWhat’s it cost to live behind the shop in a faux Georgian terrace in Dalston? Exclusive pix
THIS IS WHAT HACKNEY council insisted should replace a Georgian terrace in Dalston Lane. The terrace was crumbling by the time Hackney assigned
Read MoreCommunalism will live on in all-gender showers when Hackney lido ‘reopens this summer’
THE CONTRACTOR hired to start repairing the leaky lido in London Fields on Monday 10 April 2017 will be named by Hackney council next
Read MoreJules is innocent: long-running tax prosecution against him fails after he sells London Fields Brewery
* UPDATE 27 July 2017: The case against Jules Wilkinson and his wife has failed and they have been declared not guilty * UPDATE
Read MoreMiniplex Rio? As it returns to profit, manager reveals that even a fourth screen might be possible
AFTER A YEAR in which it made a £40,000 loss, the Rio cinema has made a profit of just over £11,000. The surplus has
Read MoreLate reprieve for London Fields Lido: it stays open as Hackney resumes search for repair firm
THE CLOSURE of London Fields Lido is off. The popular Olympic-length heated pool will not go dry on Wednesday 30 November 2016. Hackney council, the
Read MoreHave a heart: how East London galleries and art promoters cope with the property boom
Melina Payne, right, gets the inside story on the struggle of those trying to make a not-for-profit operation work for artist and art-lover alike THE
Read MoreSo farewell then, Jules Pipe. Property dealers may miss your ‘regenerations’, voters will not miss being overruled
HAVING BEEN a national-newspaper journalist in his twenties, Jules Pipe could have been earning a five-figure salary by now. As leader and since 2002
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