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Victorian tram depot in Clapton set for revival

The 1873 depot, once home to horse-drawn trams, survived a demolition threat in 2011

Author: Hackney Citizen

Victorian tram depot in Clapton set for revival

Hackney bus drivers among 1,900 balloted for strike as London Assembly backs Bill of Rights

Clapton and Stamford Hill depots are among 10 facing strike ballots over 'unbearable' heat, as City Hall unites behind a dozen new protections for drivers

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney bus drivers among 1,900 balloted for strike as London Assembly backs Bill of Rights

'Shellshocked' and 'exhausted': The Mount residents raise concerns over safety and council support after Clapton blaze

Tenants of a four-storey council block off Mount Pleasant Lane say the local authority has offered limited support since fire tore through their homes on 5 May — as health fears raised over asbestos, burnt plastics and a hoarded flat still strewn with scorched debris

Author: Niall Holden

Photograph of Amanda Woodhead, one of the residents of The Mount

70 firefighters tackle blaze at Clapton residential block

One maisonette was destroyed while five others were partly damaged

Author: Niall Holden

Last surviving disinfecting station in England at risk, charity says

Hackney’s Grade II listed municipal disinfecting station, the last of its kind in England, has topped the Victorian Society’s list of the country's most endangered buildings

Author: Hackney Citizen