Posts by Hackney Citizen
Leader: Fix the politics — and the plumbing
Labour rewrote Hackney’s rulebook to suit itself. Then it lost. The Greens should learn the lesson, not repeat it
Read MoreHackney Green councillor takes the helm at North London Waste Authority — as Edmonton incinerator delayed
Cllr Jacob Cable takes charge as the authority approves an upbeat annual report — while the £1.2bn Edmonton incinerator at the heart of its operations runs late and the ageing old plant is kept burning
Read MoreLondon mayor unveils capital’s first heat plan as city swelters under rare red alert
‘Heat Ready London’ calls on partners to protect the vulnerable and retrofit a million at-risk homes — but Greens warn it lacks funding, urgency and protection for workers
Read MoreHackney mayor takes Sadiq Khan to court over slashed affordable homes target
Zoë Garbett accuses Sir Sadiq of bowing to developers as Hackney joins Tower Hamlets and Lewisham in a judicial review
Read MoreSadiq Khan issues high pollution alert as 40C heat looms over the capital
A “high” air pollution alert has been triggered for the capital as the Met Office warns of record-breaking 40C heat — with Hackney’s new Green administration pledging to act “early” and “ambitiously” on toxic air
Read MoreMore than 20 Hackney schools close early in heatwave
Headteachers across the borough have shortened the school day or shut entirely to protect pupils and staff. Parents are urged to check directly with schools
Read MoreGreen party leader Zack Polanski cleared by ethics inquiry as Hackney link draws fresh scrutiny
The Greater London Authority’s monitoring officer has found that the Green party leader, who lives in the borough with Hackney Downs councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, did not breach the code of conduct over council tax on his east London houseboat
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor Patrick Vernon knighted for services to racial equality
The Windrush Day campaigner, who served as a Labour councillor in the borough and now chairs Hackney Thinking Spaces, has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours after three decades of work on race, health and social justice
Read MoreArtists open their doors for return of E8 Art and Craft Trail
The free weekend trail, now in its fifth year, sees Dalston artists and makers show work in homes, studios and venues across the neighbourhood on 20–21 June
Read MoreStoke Newington community rallies to save Old Church with all-day midsummer festival
Residents have raised three-quarters of a £30,000 repair fund and hope a 12-hour programme of music, poetry and comedy on 14 June will close the gap
Read MoreLeader – ‘Lives, not spreadsheets’: Hackney’s new mayor is right to doubt the dashboard — but on climate, targets are how we survive
Standing in the council chamber at the first full meeting since the Greens’ landslide, Hackney’s new mayor set out a governing creed in plain terms
Read MoreHackney man jailed for five years after antisemitic tirades near synagogue
Tavius Jean-Charles, 36, shouted death threats at members of the Jewish community and suggested a Jewish school should be blown up
Read MoreAnntoinette Bramble elected Labour group leader following bruising local election defeat
Bramble has represented her London Fields ward for more than 15 years and previously served as deputy mayor and cabinet member for education
Read MoreMayor Garbett unveils full cabinet team as Greens take the reins at Town Hall
The number of cabinet positions has been trimmed, in a move the new mayor says will save more than £250,000 over the four-year term
Read MoreMayor Garbett unveils first Green cabinet as new era begins at the Town Hall
New mayor announces the first members of her cabinet, just days after sweeping the Greens to an historic victory at the Town Hall
Read MoreGreens set out plans for Hackney as Labour vows to ‘hold new administration to account’
Greens are jubilant following their historic sweep in last Thursday’s landslide victory that swept Labour from its 45-year dominant position in the borough
Read MoreLocal elections 2026: Green party wins majority of seats on Hackney Council
The Greens have swept to victory, winning 42 of the council’s 57 seats
Read MoreLocal elections 2026: voter turnout highest since 2010
Voter turnout for mayoral contest was 40.98 percent – the highest since 2010, when the local elections at the same time as a general election
Read MoreLocal elections 2026: Greens’ Zoë Garbett wins Hackney mayoral contest
The Green party candidate Zoë Garbett has won the Hackney mayoral contest with 35,720 votes
Read MoreMan arrested after shouting ‘shame Hitler didn’t kill you’ on 254 bus
Threats were made against Jewish passengers on a bus in Upper Clapton Road
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