Hackney children among most deprived in England as working parents ‘struggling to feed kids’
Nearly two thirds of children in Hackney are living in income-deprived households, a concerning report has shown.
Read MoreLetter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves from Zoë Garbett, Hackney Green party councillor for Dalston
‘If the government are serious about breaking the cycle of inequality, this budget must put families and young people first’
Read MoreFed-up residents call on councils and Thames Water to clean up ‘filthy’ New River
Campaigners say more needs to be done to keep the section of the New River that flows through Hackney clean and litter-free
Read MoreInside Hackney’s green economy six years after council declared climate emergency
In 2019, Hackney Council declared a climate emergency and vowed to rebuild a greener borough. Six years on, how close are they to fulfilling that pledge?
Read MoreLandlord ordered to repay tenants £11,000 of rent after failed court bid
Joseph Campbell was taken to court by his former tenants and was found to be running an unlicensed HMO.
Read MoreHackney’s once-famous forgotten family to be rediscovered as book republished with a twist
Hackney’s horticultural history stretches back hundreds of years, and one of its most famous figures and his family are set to be celebrated in a republished book.
Read MoreHackney Green mayoral candidate calls to ‘break up the Met’ following report into ‘systemic’ racism
Green councillor Zoë Garbett called for the Met’s directorates to be separated and for London residents to “rethink how we keep each other safe.”
Read More‘Our job is not to make profit, our job is to deliver impact’ – the community groups revolutionising Hackney’s green energy
Crew Energy is just one of the many community energy groups making headway in Hackney and bringing renewable power to the borough.
Read More‘Get a handle on housing crisis,’ Mayor of London told
Only 6,370 affordable homes have been started since 2023, despite Sadiq Khan promising at least 17,800 by next March
Read MoreTown Hall pays resident £1k after stopping care payments without back-up plan
Council apologises to vulnerable woman for causing distress in ‘complex case’
Read MoreHackney Council set to spend nearly £40m on agency staff
The Town Hall has cut expenditure on temporary staff since last year, but admits to ongoing recruitment challenges
Read MoreHackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs
Council rejects seven- and nine-bedroom shared homes following complaints from neighbours and politicians
Read MoreEmpty primary school poised to reopen as specialist facility for SEND children
Baden Powell school was closed by the council last year due to falling pupil numbers
Read MoreGrassroots renewable energy group transforms West Hackney church into ‘greenest in the country’
Stokey Energy has now installed solar panels on more than a dozen buildings across the borough, including a West Hackney church
Read MoreLatitudes review – ‘Adventures in far-flung places’
Stoke Newington author Jean McNeil’s part memoir, part travelogue will linger long in the memory
Read MoreWe Cook Plants review – ‘A challenge you’re sure to relish’
Cooking charity founder Sarah Bentley offers up a persuasive guide to plant-based cuisine
Read MoreThe Boy on the Train review – ‘Deliciously twisty tale’
Local author Martin Goodman’s new novel sees ‘greed set against cunning’
Read MoreRomeo Bremmer, 17, wins British Citizen Youth Award – ‘The work’s just begun’
‘Without the Windrush elders, I wouldn’t have had the foundations to do what I’m doing today’
Read More‘How To Get On With Everybody’ – Inspiring documentary about beloved Hackney rabbi to show at the Rio Cinema
‘It’s a very nice film’ says Rabbi Herschel Gluck, ‘a very beautiful film’
Read MoreWell-versed in Newington Green
Toby Campion talks poetry and possibility
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