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‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions

Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions

‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick

The Loop will offer work and event space to people trying to create environmentally-friendly products

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick

The Citizen Gardener: Ivy

Our resident expert puts forward a strong defence for one of the UK’s most ubiquitous but oft-derided plants

Author: Steph Goward

The Citizen Gardener: Ivy

Leader – Tough climate for new mayor

Action plans are all well and good, but it’s the implementation that counts

Author: Hackney Citizen

Leader – Tough climate for new mayor

The Citizen Gardener: Taking a leaf

Our resident expert on how to use autumn’s falling bounty to your advantage

Author: Steph Goward

The Citizen Gardener: Taking a leaf

The Citizen Gardener: Community orchards

Our resident expert on the important role orchards play in wildlife conservation

Author: Steph Goward

The Citizen Gardener: Community orchards

‘Real community feel’: New plant-inspired mural set to brighten up Dalston

Artist Claire Ward-Thornton is finishing off a nine-metre-high artwork on Wilton Way

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Real community feel’: New plant-inspired mural set to brighten up Dalston

Campaigners hail council’s ‘ambitious and urgent’ new greenprint for Hackney

The plans highlight seven areas of the borough in need of more green space

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Stoke Newington East Reservoir woodberry wetlands

Spending up on Church Street as Town Hall hails LTN’s ‘positive impact on retail’

Anonymous bank card data shows a recent 200 per cent increase in Mastercard payments

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Spending up on Church Street as Town Hall hails LTN’s ‘positive impact on retail’

‘Destination of choice’: Hackney Central’s pull with visitors to get major boost as council secures £19m cash injection

Money will be spent on new green space, tree-planting, and revamps for Pembury Circus and the Town Hall square

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Artist Veronica Ryan with her sculptures

‘Truly inspiring precedent’: East London’s first wild swimming pond inches closer as campaign group glides past £500k crowdfunding target

East London Waterworks Park campaigners now have their sights set on purchasing the land for their ‘brownfield rainforest’

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Truly inspiring precedent’: East London’s first wild swimming pond inches closer as campaign group glides past £500k crowdfunding target

‘Best form of transport’: New walking map of Hackney Central celebrates borough’s ‘fascinating and diverse’ history

Hackney Central Footways, available online and in print for free, is designed to encourage people to explore on foot

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Best form of transport’: New walking map of Hackney Central celebrates borough’s ‘fascinating and diverse’ history