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Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

The standoff marks the latest chapter in a nine-year battle between offshore developers Larochette and Ridley Road vendors

Author: Gabriel MacArthur

Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

'The destruction of our livelihoods' - Ridley Road Shopping Village traders to hold public meeting as 'evictions' loom

Traders told to leave by 31 March as their landlord has declined to renew their tenancies

Author: James Barnes

Fatimata owner of Bedding Outlet at RRSV

Ridley Road Shopping Village to close following ‘ongoing antisocial behaviour’

The indoor market in Dalston will be temporarily shut from 31 March 2026

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Ridley Road Shopping Village

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

Ridley Road traders are back up and running - but uncertainty remains

A number of traders referred to the council as “hostile”, saying it is overseeing the 'managed decline' of Ridley Road

Author: Claudia Lee

Fatimata owner of Bedding Outlet at RRSV

Dalston councillor challenges Mayor of London over Ridley Road funding

Cllr Zoë Garbett AM quizzes Sadiq Khan on how resources are being spent

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Zoë Garbett

‘Slum’ planning application for Ridley Road Shopping Village sparks outcry

Proposals from offshore developer reignite gentrification fears

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Slum’ planning application for Ridley Road Shopping Village sparks outcry

‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September

The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September

Ridley Road dropped from Hackney Carnival route over safety fears

The market street was a ‘crush’ when the last in-person parade took place, says council’s health and culture chief

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Ridley Road dropped from Hackney Carnival route over safety fears

Campaigners speak out after ‘one of largest police raids on Ridley Road in recent memory’

Police say six arrests were made for drugs and weapon offences, but campaign group calls raid ‘intimidating and traumatising’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Campaigners speak out after ‘one of largest police raids on Ridley Road in recent memory’

Hackney’s market traders given rent relief during recent winter food shortage after council’s ‘nimble reaction’

Street trading manager says Town Hall acted fast to ensure shoppers could still buy foods such as tomatoes and cucumbers

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney’s market traders given rent relief during recent winter food shortage after council’s ‘nimble reaction’

‘Never seen anything like it’: Ridley Road Market brought to a standstill for popular trader’s funeral procession

Friends and customers line up to pay tribute to Steven Clark, who died last month aged 57

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Never seen anything like it’: Ridley Road Market brought to a standstill for popular trader’s funeral procession