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Near-impassable: resident raises alarm over 'sea of bikes' cluttering pavements near Broadway Market

Terry Stewart, a 70-year-old partially-sighted resident, warned that the strewn bikes make streets near-impassable for vulnerable pedestrians.

Author: Niall Holden

Video still of Lime bikes at Broadway Market, May 2026

New Hackney Half route is bad for business, traders warn council

Hackney businesses have warned they are losing one of their best trading days of the year following changes to the route

Author: Hackney Citizen

Photograph of Stephane and Olivia Cusset

'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

Mayor Garbett unveils first Green cabinet as new era begins at the Town Hall

New mayor announces the first members of her cabinet, just days after sweeping the Greens to an historic victory at the Town Hall

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Council shells out £15.6 million on fire safety consultants

The Town Hall has appointed contractors to identify 'potentially combustible' materials in its housing stock by the 2029 deadline

Author: Hackney Citizen

Opinion: 'The campaign for divestment in Hackney may yet be won'

'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

Author: Gwen Jones