The data prompted Labour councillor Anna Lynch to voice her “lack of confidence” around LTNs, which “hadn’t really made much of a dent in air quality.” She appealed to the council to monitor data so ...

Pollution levels had also remained “stubborn,” especially at key junctions such as Pembury Circus, though the council expects this to fall “dramatically” once roadworks are completed. Particulate ...

Hackney Night Shelter previously ran a discreet women’s project for six years but it closed due to issues with the building. However, Palframan says the charity ‘really wants’ to open another ...

Between September 2024 and August 2025, Homerton began cancer treatment for 84 per cent of patients within 62 days, falling just short of the NHS’ target of 85 per cent and surpassing the national ...

Legendary restaurant Jones & Sons is closing its doors after 13 years. The restaurant at Gillett Street has become a mainstay of the Dalston culinary scene, even appearing in the 2019 Stephen Graham ...

Sir Sadiq Khan and Housing Secretary Steve Reed struck a deal last month to cut the required affordable homes ratio from 35 per cent to 20 per cent to stimulate housebuilding in the capital.

The Mayor of London has cautiously welcomed reports that he will be granted the power to impose a tourist levy on visitors staying overnight in the capital, and a report outlines how such a tax could ...

The English Indices of Deprivation Report 2025 found a staggering 64 per cent of children in Hackney are living in income-deprived households, making it the second-worst area for child deprivation in ...

A Hackney cycling group is hoping to secure funding to help members discover the borough’s natural world. Nature Riders is open to cyclists of all ages and abilities looking to explore Hackney’s green ...

I am Zoë Garbett, the Hackney Green party councillor for Dalston and member of the London Assembly. Hackney has already seen a real-term funding cut from the government of 40 per cent since 2010.

A Hackney landlord has failed in his bid to overturn a court’s order to repay them thousands of pounds in rent for running an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO). In 2024, four private ...

A group of Hackney residents are calling on Thames Water and two London councils to join them in their mission to clean up the New River. The artificial waterway, which starts between Ware and ...