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Meg has welcomed the announcement of extra funding for youth facilities in Hackney.

Hackney council has secured £5m of Government funding from the myplace programme towards a £8.3m project which will include two new buildings and three refurbishments to provide world-class youth facilities aimed at young people aged 11 to…

Meg today welcomed the announcement that two Hackney theatres have signed up to the Government’s free theatre scheme which is offering 618,000 free theatre tickets across England for the next two years.

Both the Hackney Empire and Arcola Theatre will be offering free theatre tickets for under 26 year olds.

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1. Parliamentary Business

Apprenticeships, skills, children and learning bill The apprenticeships, skills, children and learning bill had its second reading on…

Congratulations to all the Hackney students who reached the regional Speakout Challenge final and to the winners Ines, Agnes and Jordy.

Students from across Hackney took part in workshops on speaking with confidence. The 17 winners from the school competitions came together at the Petchey Academy in March for the…

The Hackney and City branch of the Alzheimer’s Society organise a regular coffee club for people living with dementia and their families or carers.

The club, which started a year ago, is held on the first Friday of every month at the Salvation Army Centre, Lower Clapton Road.

It's the…