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‘London must adapt to deal with extreme weather,’ warns Sadiq Khan

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 July 2022 at 10:59
Cash injection: London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Top thinktank says capital is ‘unprepared for the effects of climate change’

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Expansion plans for Boxpark Shoreditch met with worries over ‘excessive noise’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 19:29

Developers said the proposals for more outdoor space is a ‘response to the pandemic’

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‘It’s like I’m on The Apprentice’: Hackney students sell school-grown produce at Ridley Road Market for charity initiative

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 14:22

Pupils from across the borough took part in charity project Know Your Onions

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Patriots, Almeida, stage review: ‘A must-see for anyone worried about Europe’s future’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 20 July 2022 at 09:56

Peter Morgan’s masterpiece ‘deconstructs what patriotism means to Russians’

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Nominations open for this year’s Hackney Design Awards – with two new categories added

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 09:07

The biennial celebration of the borough’s architecture will now recognise ‘innovative and low-carbon designs’

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Cyber criminals steal data from group of Hackney schools

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 08:11

Mossbourne Federation, made up of five local schools, cannot say how many people are affected

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‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 July 2022 at 20:35

London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’

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Motorcyclists urge Hackney Council to rethink parking changes that will ‘plunge people into transport poverty’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 July 2022 at 19:24

Under proposals targeting commuters, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds will be limited to four-hour stays at £6 per hour

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Campaigners demand an end to ‘damaging’ pavement adverts in Hackney

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 July 2022 at 17:57

Adblock Hackney protests against street adverts as politicians mull new contracts worth up to £200k

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Pollution-blocking green screens to be rolled out in schools across Hackney

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 15 July 2022 at 12:49

Thirty-two schools are set to receive the natural barriers to protect youngsters from toxic air

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Hackney to play ‘huge part’ in delivery giant’s e-cargo bike trial

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 14 July 2022 at 11:03

Local transport boss ‘incredibly proud’ as borough prepares to host new hub for Amazon’s fleet of electric bikes

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‘Fills us with dread’: Dalston chicken restaurant advised to rethink later openings after residents raise noise concerns

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 July 2022 at 09:44

Buff Chick’n told to test out new opening hours temporarily as locals fear ‘significant sleep deprivation’

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The Getaway, Ross Armstrong, book review: ‘Summer sizzler with a twisty plot’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 11 July 2022 at 12:45

Everyone seems to be hiding something in the Hackney-based author’s whodunnit

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Sexual health service launches in Hackney to tackle ‘unfair and avoidable’ inequalities

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 8 July 2022 at 10:34

Project Community will provide free advice and supplies to the borough’s global majority residents

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De Beauvoir by-election: Labour’s Joe Walker elected after edging out Green candidate by just 27 votes

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 8 July 2022 at 09:31

Walker will join party colleague Polly Billington in representing the ward

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‘Robot pets to world-saving tech’: Children’s visions of the future go on display in Hackney as part of charity project

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 7 July 2022 at 12:14

Stories by youngsters from the Literacy Pirates are on hoardings on Northchurch Road throughout summer

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Hackney Council scraps this year’s Clissold fireworks with finances ‘under pressure’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 6 July 2022 at 18:20

Parks chief says the council has to ‘weigh up priorities’ as inflation and costs rise

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De Beauvoir by-election: Six candidates vying for votes ahead of polling tomorrow

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 6 July 2022 at 15:20
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

The by-election was called after the resignation of a Labour councillor just two weeks after May’s local elections

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Forty Hackney schools sign up to Town Hall’s climate education programme – as councillor celebrates pupils’ activism

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 6 July 2022 at 14:57

Environment chief Cllr Mete Coban praises ‘inspiring’ students taking part in Eco-Schools initiative

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Politicians hail ‘world-class’ revamp of Clapton special school – as building’s pioneering past revealed

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 14:46

The Pavilion’s £2m restoration has created 50 new places for children with special educational needs

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