Reform UK’s mayoral candidate for Hackney, Vahid Almasi, spoke with the Hackney Citizen in an exclusive interview ahead of the forthcoming local elections on 7 May. With Reform ...

But the Centre for London’s research, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), shows housing availability in London is actually around the same in 2024 as it was in 2002, indicating that ...

A public health building in Hackney is one of the most endangered listed sites in the country, a conservation charity has said. Hackney’s Grade II listed municipal disinfecting station, thought to be ...

Hackney Council is set to pay consultants over £15m to find out the scale of fire hazards in buildings across its housing estates. Last Monday (20 April) the council awarded two ...

Londoners will finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in 2026 when it comes to the city’s enduring accommodation crisis, the deputy mayor responsible for housing has vowed.

In just over a week, Hackney will go to the polls to elect a new council. As in every election, myriad issues will decide the result – but here, Palestine may well be one of them. It’s an issue that ...

‘As Hackney goes to the polls, at issue is not only divestment, but whether the council’s fundamental decision-making structures are actually fit for purpose’ says Gwen Jones ...

Several candidates vying to become Mayor of Hackney have promised to stop the council’s use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt if they win. At an election hustings on Thursday (April 23) held by ...

Caroline Woodley, the current mayor of Hackney, is seeking re-election and her first full four-year term at the upcoming local elections on 7 May. Ahead of what is set to be the tightest mayoral race ...

A Labour party leaflet entitled “Why Labour are the best choice to tackle housing crisis” and distributed across the borough, alleges that the Green party opposes building new social homes in London ...

Five candidates are competing to become Mayor of Hackney in next month’s local elections. On 7 May, eligible residents will vote in two elections – one to choose the directly-elected mayor, and the ...

City Hall are hoping London’s historic hosting of the first ever Tour de France Femmes team time trial will see more women take to two wheels across the capital in future. Central London will play ...