Oppositon councillors in Hackney have condemned the Labour government’s new welfare cuts as “deeper austerity” – as the borough’s mayor reasserted the Town Hall’s committment to tackling poverty.

Hackney mayor defends Labour, saying she sees ‘strong direction of travel’ in Whitehall policy ...

Hackney’s Youth Parliament has put pressure on the council not to make any further cuts to young people’s services. On Monday, six delegates from the junior political body attended the Town Hall’s ...

Hackney Council has moved to calm fears around the future of the borough’s cultural hotspots after rubber-stamping plans to sell off buildings in Dalston’s cultural quarter. The Town Hall last night ...

Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture ...

Hackney Council is to take a more proactive role in managing the borough’s leisure centres, potentially saving the local authority hundreds of thousands each year. Following changes made to VAT in ...

Tax break prompts Town Hall to take ownership of income from gyms and other facilities outsourced to Better Health in 2009 ...

Tax break prompts Town Hall to take ownership of income from gyms and other facilities outsourced to Better Health in 2009 ...