On 22 June, the council announced that Christopher Addison House, which had “stood largely empty for six years”, would be transformed into a gym and fitness studio serving residents affected by the ...

Hackney Council. Hackney Council is to open two new children’s homes in a bid to keep looked-after children close to their sc ...

Photograph: Hackney Council. Hackney Council has begun reworking how its pension fund is invested, with the aim of excluding comp ...

Hackney has more secure on-street cycle storage than almost any other London borough, yet new research suggests the private bike spaces developers are required to build inside blocks of flats are ...

London Assembly. City Hall has unanimously backed a motion to introduce a “Bill of Rights” for bus drivers following a swelte ...

Climate change will cost London up to £15bn a year by 2050 unless drastic action is taken at all levels of government, according to a new report from a group of central boroughs that includes Hackney.

Under the arrangements set by the previous Labour administration, there is no requirement — and has been no discussion — about applying the council’s Climate Action Plan to the redevelopment of the ...

On 7 May 2026 the Green Party won 42 of the 57 seats on Hackney Council and, with Zoë Garbett’s victory in the parallel mayoral contest, took control of a borough that Labour had governed almost ...

Photograph: Bets Off Blackstock / LDRS. Deputy prime minister David Lammy has come out against plans for a 24-hour adult ...

Ishaque Ali. Photograph: supplied by Ansar Ahmed Ullah. The racist murder of Altab Ali in May 1978 is widely recognised as a turning point for the Bengali community in East London ...

Andy Burnham “gets it” when it comes to devolving power to mayors and ensuring London’s success will benefit the whole UK, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. However the Mayor of London says he won’t be afraid ...