Last week a group of Hackney charities, businesses and non-profits submitted their vision for how they would “revitalise” the empty historic school site as ‘Colvestone Co-Lab’, a community space that ...

Parents who fear their children’s lives are at risk due to unsuitable housing say they’ve been left “speechless” by their local council reportedly asking NHS staff to stop writing letters supporting ...

“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 ...

Hackney Council’s CEO is facing charges of contempt of court after the local authority missed a legal deadline to carry out maintenance works, despite a judge’s warning. In her role as the borough’s ...

However, if we’re going to save this life-giving world we’re squatting on, we need radical, grassroots change, and Powell and Edelstyn are surging examples of its power. This is part of a wider push ...

A forgotten London is glimpsed as you dip away from Liverpool Street and into the warren of snaking streets. Rain and a light fog add to the medievalism, although our destination is far from archaic.

Plans for London’s only secure children’s home are moving forward, but campaigners have doubled down on their opposition. The Pan-London Secure Children’s Home, situated on the 14-acre Thames Water ...

Now this quotation has been turned into sculpture by Zineb Sedira in the latest addition to the Line art trail that winds it way down the River Lea. Her text-based installation of Fellini’s words ...

As part of her award-winning project, Low Carbon Chinatown, artist and designer Ling Tan aims to harness the power of ordinary citizens through her latest installation, Harvesting Climate Action. Her ...

Hackney Council left a child without education for almost a year, causing a mother “distress and worry”, an ombudsman has found.

Hackney council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own. The purchases relate to properties the council sold under Right to Buy, a controversial legacy of the Thatcher ...