Whilst Hackney Council has been investing in its libraries, with major refurbishments of Hackney Central Library and Stoke Newington Library building underway, Hackney Unison has warned that the new ...

Hackney Council’s £51 million budget gap is likely to increase as a result of government funding cuts, the Town Hall has warned. At a recent scrutiny panel meeting Naeem Ahmed, group director finance ...

Two Hackney councillors, who have served their wards for more than a decade, have been axed by the Labour party. Three weeks ago a change.org petition launched under the title, ‘Save Hackney ...

These fabulations may be familiar to those of us who wince at the triviality of our own lives spent scrolling and shopping for trinkets while others wreak unbearable harm on our neighbours through ...

The images in this show are mainly drawn from the series Circling Saturn and Rollercoasting which recount the many minor mysteries of fraying English life in tucked-away spots. Why does a low concrete ...

To mark the first day of Awaab’s Law, the message ‘Mould Kills! Safe Council Homes Now!’ was projected onto the Town Hall building at 6pm. Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy ...

Parents allege that changes brought in by the Community Schools Trust – including excessive detentions for minor disobedience – have caused a decline in the mental health of pupils, and staff to leave ...

Campaigners have raised a ‘litany of concerns’ regarding a potential contract between a Hackney hospital trust and a controversial US data company.

“It is not f***ing okay!”, said Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, arguing that the subtext of Labour’s amendments was tacit approval for Israel’s “murdering innocent people”. Though he apologised to the ...

Hackney Council’s CEO Dawn Carter-McDonald was in court on Wednesday (22 October 2025) after resident Thomas Leveritt filed a contempt application against her which alleged she had failed to comply ...

“Our goal is to keep Hackney’s markets fair and competitive. For most traders at Ridley Road, the proposed changes mean only small daily increases (often under £4, and sometimes less than £1), with ...