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Hackney’s LTNs rake in £19m in fines in under three years – with £6m coming from a single road

Anti-LTN campaigner describes figures as ‘shocking’, but scheme’s supporters say there is ‘no excuse’ for drivers

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney’s LTNs rake in £19m in fines in under three years – with £6m coming from a single road

‘Absolute disgrace’: Protesters hit out at council plan to cut library jobs – with union set to vote on strike action

Town Hall culture boss says restructure is ‘not in any way different to what works in other inner London boroughs’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Absolute disgrace’: Protesters hit out at council plan to cut library jobs – with union set to vote on strike action

Leisure centre prices to increase by four per cent across Hackney from January

Finance boss Cllr Rob Chapman says decision, sparked by rising fuel costs, was ‘not taken lightly’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Leisure centre prices to increase by four per cent across Hackney from January

Developers with ambitions for ‘best office space in Hackney’ want permission for more space

Plans for the Edge were approved last year, but team behind it are now asking for an extra floor

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Union members prepared to strike over Town Hall’s plan to cut library service

Hackney Council says it needs to save £250k to keep all local libraries open

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Union members prepared to strike over Town Hall’s plan to cut library service

Hackney’s young politicians invite local teenagers to Black History Season launch this weekend

Special guests, music and food on offer as Youth Parliament kicks off two-month celebration

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney’s young politicians invite local teenagers to Black History Season launch this weekend

Borough leader ‘cannot guarantee’ that Hackney Carnival will return next year

The annual event was cancelled last month following the Queen’s death

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Borough leader ‘cannot guarantee’ that Hackney Carnival will return next year

Town Hall to host Winter Warmer event for older residents in council housing – with advice on how to beat the cold and keep costs down

Free massages and activities on offer as annual get-together returns for first time since 2019

Author: Hackney Citizen

Town Hall to host Winter Warmer event for older residents in council housing – with advice on how to beat the cold and keep costs down

‘Makes a big difference’: Organisers of Halloween food bank trail urge residents and businesses to sign up

Donate supplies while out and about in Hackney on 31 October as Trick or Eat returns for fourth year

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Makes a big difference’: Organisers of Halloween food bank trail urge residents and businesses to sign up

Cyber attack recovery effort cost Hackney Council over £12m last year

Town Hall thanks residents for ‘continued patience’, with October 2020 hack still under investigated at National Crime Agency

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

De Beauvoir residents launch Heat Exchange so people can donate £400 energy rebate to neighbours in need

Scheme co-founder Stephen Grosz encourages other areas in Hackney to do the same

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

De Beauvoir Estate. Photograph: Simon Phipps

‘You take the highs with the lows’: London’s ‘only Black-led high street vintage shop’ celebrates 10 years in Hackney

The Citizen catches up with Rekindled owner Jackie Dacres as she looks back at a decade on Well Street

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘You take the highs with the lows’: London’s ‘only Black-led high street vintage shop’ celebrates 10 years in Hackney