Penny Wrout - Hackney Citizen

'Not what was needed': Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review

The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local councillor have hit out at 'disappointing' announcement

Author: Hackney Citizen

Opposition councillors slam 'lack of transparency' over 'harrowing' Mossbourne safeguarding review

They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published

Author: Hackney Citizen

Opposition councillors slam 'lack of transparency' over 'harrowing' Mossbourne safeguarding review

Council's call for rent controls 'would not lead to the skies collapsing'

Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents

Author: Hackney Citizen

De-selection of ‘excellent’ councillors sparks allegations of Labour 'lack of transparency'

Petition launched to 'save Hackney councillors Soraya Adejare and M Can Ozsen'

Author: Claudia Lee

‘It’s not f***ing okay’ - Tempers flare at council debate over Hackney’s 'ties' with Israel

The council has faced pressure from Green party and Independent Socialist councillors to end its twinning relationship with Haifa, but Hackney Labour party has accused its opponents of political game-playing

Author: Hackney Citizen

Iconic Hackney estate made famous by rent campaign set for sweeping regeneration

New Era residents took on their former landlord and won - now their homes are due for large-scale refurbishment

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney councillor hits out at 'rotten' Labour following Diane Abbott's suspension

Independent Socialist Claudia Turbet-Delof, an ex-Labour councillor, says 'this is exactly why we left'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney councillor hits out at 'rotten' Labour following Diane Abbott's suspension

Local elections 2026: Independent Socialists unveil two candidates for Homerton

Heather Mendick and Alana Heaney bidding to oust Labour incumbents

Author: Hackney Citizen

Town Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year

Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney an 'outlier' on housing failures, says watchdog

Social housing ombudsman tells Town Hall to strengthen the basics as mayor promises to 'turns things around'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney an 'outlier' on housing failures, says watchdog

Titbits - Tale of two halves

Read this month's column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Gaslighting': Disabled man trapped in flat for months slams landlord over rehousing delays

Malcolm Cripps was 'traumatised' after being unable to leave his building last year but is still in the same property

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Gaslighting': Disabled man trapped in flat for months slams landlord over rehousing delays