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If you are fascinated by local history then Hackney Archives are a great place to go. Hackney Archives cares for the archives and local studies collections of the London borough of Hackney. They include original documents, photographs and maps of the borough and its residents Hackney Archives will be moving to…

Hackney's MPs have the chance to nominate Hackney's Olympic torch bearers. Nationally 8,000 citizens will get the chance to carry the coveted Olympic torch on its tour of Britain

It is a huge task and it seems only right that Hackney residents should have their say.’

If you know anyone…

Budget 2011

The reality of the March budget is beginning to bite. It confirmed that the banks will get a tax cut this year. Families in Hackney will see their child benefit frozen and will pay an average extra £450 in during the year. Next year families earning as littl…

The census is a count of the area's population and this year’s is the 20th such exercise in the UK. The government uses these figures to calculate how much funding an area should get for a whole range of services, including health, housing, education, council services and the police.

After…

Parliamentary Business

Shadow Department of Energy and Climate Change

I have been busy since being elected to the shadow cabinet meeting a range of experts in the energy and climate change arena. There are two major measures in Parliament this year - the Energy Bill which will (if passed) ushe…