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Hackney Central by-election candidates announced

Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections

Author: Hackney Citizen

Photograph of a polling station

Discarded bottle believed to have sparked major Hackney blaze that halted Overground

Dozens of firefighters called as caravan engulfed in flames

Author: Niall Holden

Video still of fire on Cottrill Gardens

Green party councillor quits straight after election victory following breach of local government rules

James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney chief executive Dawn Carter-McDonald declares the results for Hackney Central ward on Friday 8 May 2026

'We'd lose half our business overnight' - beloved stationery shop launches campaign to stop relocation plans

Argun Printers & Stationers has been in business at the same location for more than 30 years

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'We'd lose half our business overnight' - beloved stationery shop launches campaign to stop relocation plans

London Overground line serving five Hackney stations to close for 11 days over Christmas

The Mildmay Line will close for 11 days over Christmas and three weekends in the new year

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Overground train

Council accused of ‘salami slicing’ library budgets

'It is about time this Labour council called on the central government to provide more funding'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Unison library protest

Hand-woven roundel unveiled at Hackney Downs station to mark new Weaver line

The Weaver line name 'celebrates the historical significance of textile industries and communities' in areas such as Hackney

Author: Hackney Citizen

The Weaver line roundel at Hackney Downs station

‘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

Leader – Narrow thinking

Plans for Hackney Central should make more of ‘hidden’ fruits

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Citizen crest

‘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

New traffic measures to be introduced around school at former police station in central Hackney

Council to bring in two School Streets outside the Olive School, which is set to welcome all 630 pupils this autumn

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

New traffic measures to be introduced around school at former police station in central Hackney

Town Hall offers first glimpse of £3m Hackney Central station upgrade

Work to create a second entrance, new cycle parking and more greenery is set to start next month

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Town Hall offers first glimpse of £3m Hackney Central station upgrade