News - Hackney Citizen (Page 23)

Campaigners urge Hackney NHS Trust to to reject ‘shocking’ data sharing program

Campaigners gathered outside the town hall last week to urge Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to reject a new information-sharing system currently being rolled out nationwide

Author: Hackney Citizen

Zoë Garbett urges Sadiq Khan to act on housing crisis as it 'hits families and disabled Londoners hardest'

Garbett, Chair of the London Assembly Housing Committee, said vulnerable Londoners and families were being the worst affected by the capital's housing crisis

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Record number of fires linked to e-bikes and e-scooters as pressure mounts to regulate vehicles

Two Londoners lost their lives to the fires in 2025

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Former Mossbourne Community Academy students call for government inquiry into nationwide school practices

Ex-students and parents have urged the government to look into the long-term impact of school culture on pupil mental health

Author: Lizzie McAllister

London falls below 'acceptable level' of breast cancer screening uptake thanks to 'population churn'

Breast cancer screening coverage in the capital has continued to lag behind other regions of the UK

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney residents stand up to council over ‘unlawful’ plans for Marian Court

Redevelopment of the site had stalled amid changes to safety regulations and financial woes, but plans were revived in late November last year

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents at the council meeting last week

Housing loophole puts domestic abuse victims at risk even if they leave home, council warns

Hackney is one of many councils pushing for regulations that would allow it to evict domestic abusers

Author: Hackney Citizen

LTNs and bus lanes increase congestion in parts of London, TfL bosses admit

TfL aims to ensure 80 per cent of journeys made in London are by walking, cycling or public transport by 2041.

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Christina Calderato, Director of Transport Strategy and Policy at TfL

London housebuilding starts to plummet despite housing crisis

Housebuilding starts in the capital have fallen by 84 per cent since 2015

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Groundbreaking' community alliance launches to ‘campaign for political alternative’ in Hackney

Hackney Independent Socialist Collective, one of the UK’s newest political parties, has joined forces with four other local organisations and will launch their collaboration later this week

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney Independent Socialist Collective candidates pictured with Zoë Garbett of the Hackney Greens

Ridley Road fee hikes could ‘break’ historic market, council hears

This year the council increased the cost for traders selling at street markets across the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Ridley Road fee hikes could ‘break’ historic market, council hears

Renters' Rights Act will have 'significant' impact on Londoners – but only if enforced properly

From 1 May, new laws contained within the Renters’ Rights Act (RRA) will come into force

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter