A campaign group based in Hackney has become one of the UK’s newest registered political parties in time for next year’s local elections. Hackney Independent Socialist Collective (HISC) was officially ...

The Mayor of London is facing calls to reform the emergency cold-weather support system in place in the capital as homeless Londoners continue to brave terrible conditions this winter. Rough sleepers ...

A Hackney overground station has been restored to its former Victorian glory. The project, completed at Clapton station in October 2025 by Arriva Rail London — in partnership with Transport for London ...

An outdated incinerator providing power to north London will stay in use well beyond its lifespan, as progress slows on its replacement. The Edmonton EcoPark, built in the mid-1970s, will remain ...

Hackney residents are set to be impacted by a second round of bus strikes this weekend following a last-minute change of date.

Let’s start the year knowing what is possible when we stand firm and unify. Asma Shah is the CEO and Founder of You Make It.

More than 1,000 Hackney residents and business owners have called on the council to remove a bus gate on Chatsworth Road. A Low Traffic Neighborhood (LTN) was implemented in the area in August 2025, ...

‘Last night Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s new mayor. Thousands of miles away in the East End of London, I feel elated. Here’s why’ ...

A children’s safeguarding leader has urged trustees and governors to act on the findings of a damning report into safeguarding practices at one of Hackney’s top-performing secondary schools. A Local ...

Graphic designer Charlie Boardman is back in his native town looking after his ageing mother when he and his half-blind Staffy Ruby stumble on a murder scene. Fortunately, sleepy coastal Framstone has ...