Vacant Hackney primary school set to re-open as specialist facility for children and young people with SEND
The former Baden Powell Primary School would be repurposed to offer 48 new special school places
Hackney pays respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday
Our Remembrance Sunday parade takes place on 9 November at 9.30am from Town Hall followed by the Remembrance Day church service at 10am in St John at Hackney Church.
Supporting our children and young people with SEND
A message from Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, and Cllr Anya Sizer, Deputy cabinet member for families, early years and SEND
Hackney Museum’s latest display celebrates the local youth-led campaign for afro hair representation
Stories Woven In Strands, a free display at Hackney Museum explores texturism and the Hackney youth group campaign for better hair representation through emojis.
Hackney Black History Season 2025 celebrates African and Caribbean stories, carnival culture, and community heritage
This year’s Black History Season opens with the CLR James Festival marking 40 years of the renaming of Dalston Library.
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New Council homes approved for Nye Bevan Estate
A new terrace of nine homes along Millfields Road in Clapton are the first of a fresh wave of more than 300 Council homes to get the go ahead.
New round of support for Hackney’s small businesses
More than ninety entrepreneurs and small businesses in Hackney are set to be offered support to scale-up and access new business opportunities as the latest phase of Hackney Impact launches this week.
We stand united with Hackney’s Muslim communities this Islamophobia Awareness Month
This November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month, under the powerful theme ‘Flip the Script’.
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