News Hackney mayor missed Zionism vote to campaign for Polanski A local member says the mayor is “not ideological” and wants to focus on running the council By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter / 12 Oct 2026
News Faith schools could pick every pupil under Hackney plan, warns humanist charity Humanists UK says a council proposal to move independent Charedi schools into the state sector would let them select every pupil by faith By James Barnes / 6 Oct 2026
News Hackney Central community garden begins clean-up after fire destroys workshop Volunteers have cleared the site and raised almost £4,000, but say safety must come before any rebuild By Rebecca Healy / 6 Oct 2026
News Homerton has no Palantir plans as ministers face December deadline Hackney’s hospital trust says it has no plans to extend its limited use of the platform By Hackney Citizen / 2 Oct 2026
