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Neave Brown Award 2025: Appleby Blue, Hackney Homes & Hazelmead Shortlisted
Key Points Four pioneering housing projects, including a…
Hackney Council Launches £120K Community Funding Scheme for Local Initiatives
Key Points Hackney Council has opened its flagship…
Hackney Thinking Spaces Phase One Finale: Achievements and Future Plans
Key Points With the conclusion of its inaugural…
Hackney Council Approves £50m Savings to Address 3-Year Budget Gap
Key Points: What is the size and scope…
Hackney Councillor Judy Riley Walks Out Over Domestic Violence Debate
Key Points: What Happened During the Hackney Council…
SON Estrella Galicia’s Soundhood Hackney Returns to East London 2025
Key Points What Is SON Estrella Galicia's Soundhood…
Hackney Council Repurposes School Sites for Community Use
Key Points: What is the plan for repurposing…
Hackney Council Cancels Daytime Silent Disco Over Noise Complaints
Key Points: Hackney's Quiet Revolution: Police Intervene in…
July 17, 2025
Key Points As reported by respected journalists across…
Hackney Council Unveils Housing Improvement Plan After Regulator’s Non-Compliance Grade
Key Points Hackney Council is under intense scrutiny…
Hackney’s Hidden Beauty Spot Serves Ice Cream Cocktails Every Friday
Key Points A hidden beauty spot in Hackney…
London’s Primary School Closures Crisis Hits Hackney Hard in 2025
Key Points What is the scale of London’s…
Hackney Leads Audio Inclusion with Acoustic Arts Upgrades
Key Points What is Hackney doing to improve…
Secretsundaze Multi Multi 2025: Hackney Wick’s Premier Multi-Venue Festival
Key Points: What is Multi Multi 2025 and…
West Reservoir Centre Upgrade Boosts Accessibility and Sustainability in Open Water Swimming
Key Points Work has begun on a transformative…
Estate Residents Accuse Mystery Housing Staff of Removing Petitions
Key Points What happened with the petitions in…
Hackney Council Launches “Good Evening Hackney” Nightlife Strategy 2025
Key Points Hackney Council has launched its first-ever…
Hackney Central’s £19M Public Space Regeneration Transforms Community
Key Points Hackney’s ambitious public space transformation is…
Hackney Central Library Refurbishment: £19m Revamp by Council & Levelling Up Fund
Key Points Hackney Central Library, one of the…
Hackney Council Approves Retirement Block Demolition and Rebuild Plans
Key Points What are the details of the…
Hackney Independent Socialists Announce Emma Clarke, Tariq Ali for 2026
Key Points Who are the Independent Socialists and…
Hackney Council Spends £4.6m on Housing Disrepair Compensation and Legal Costs
Key Points Hackney Council Faces Financial Strain Due…
Hackney Council Opens New Support Space for Care Leavers
Key Points Hackney Council has unveiled a new…
Hackney Council Faces Legal Threat Over Progress Pride Flag at Town Hall
Key Points Hackney's local authority may be exposed…
Hackney Council Launches Landlord Licensing Consultation to Protect Tenants
Key Points Hackney Council has initiated a public…
Hackney Council Unveils Safer, Inclusive Nightlife Strategy for London
Key Points Inverted Pyramid Structure: The most critical…
dRMM’s Wick Lane: Mixed-Use Industrial and Residential Scheme in Hackney Wick
Key Points What is dRMM’s new scheme in…
Hackney Nursery Funding Cuts Spark Family Protests Over Childcare Fees
Key Points What is happening with nursery funding…
Hackney Council Launches Cost of Living Support for Residents
Key Points What is the new support initiative…
Elephant Hackney, Former Manteca Chef, Italian Classics, Victorian Pub
Key Points What is Elephant Hackney and where…
Hackney Council Launches Repair Café Grants During London Climate Action Week 2025
Key Points Hackney Council has marked London Climate…
Mayor Says Hackney ‘Rising to Challenge’ Amid ‘Perilous’ Strain on Local Authorities
Key Points Hackney’s Mayor Vows Borough Is ‘Rising…
The Bath House in Hackney Wick Faces Rent Dispute with Council
Key Points The Bath House in Hackney Wick…
Citizens Advice Investigates Hackney Heat Network Failures Across Council Estates
Key Points: Hackney council tenants have endured months…
Hackney’s Facing Heaven restaurant fined £19,400 for 9th time over repeated fly-tipping violations
Key points: As reported by Jake Holden of…
Former Hackney pub set to become Gail’s almost a year after sudden closure
Key Points: A beloved East London pub that…
Less than half of 17,000 fire-resistant doors installed in Hackney, council confirms
Key Points: Hackney Council has confirmed it will…
Hackney Council launches electric vehicle sharing scheme with over £1 million investment
Key Points: Hackney Council has launched a borough-wide…
Hackney Council must avoid overstating improvements to deliver better resident services, warns Ombudsman
Key Points: A damning report from the Housing…
Stoke Newington Library restoration begins as Hackney Council approves £2.5m contract
Key Points: Refurbishment of Stoke Newington’s historic library…
Hackney Council accused of putting women at risk over plans to scrap single-sex changing rooms at King’s Hall
Key Points Hackney Council has come under fire…
Stamford Hill, Hackney e-bike crash: cyclist’s condition stabilises after serious collision
Key Points: On the evening of April 24,…
Hackney Council confirms closure of four primary schools amid protests and falling enrolment
Key Points: Hackney Council's decision to close four…
Three Hackney primary schools launch free breakfast clubs under new government pilot
Key Points: Three Hackney schools begin free breakfast…
London school closures: Four Hackney primary schools to shut after fall in pupil numbers
Key Points: Four Hackney primary schools to permanently…
Burnham targets out-of-area taxi licences as business leaders push for emissions deadline extension
Key Points: Proposed reforms to Greater Manchester’s taxi…
Hackney Council condemns hateful graffiti in children’s play area
Key Points: Hackney Council has issued a strong…
Swastikas found in Hackney play area as families celebrate Passover and Easter
Key Points: Swastikas have been spray-painted across a…
Driver Cheats Death as Scaffolding Collapses Onto Car in Stoke Newington High Street
Key Points: A driver narrowly escaped serious injury…
Hackney Council to vote on closure of six primary schools amid pupil number decline and community backlash
Key Points: Hackney Council’s leadership is set to…