Woodberry Down - Hackney Citizen

Tit-bits - the fence at the end of the lido

Read more from the bird that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

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Greens reject Labour bid to spare Woodberry Down tenants second move

Council papers show Labour planned double decants on the same estate in 2010

Author: Viktor Schlatte

Greens reject Labour bid to spare Woodberry Down tenants second move

Woodberry Down Disco turns WhatsApp group into a dancefloor

Founder Nirmala Kesumadewi wanted a way to meet the thousands of neighbours she only knew from a group chat

Author: Hackney Citizen

Woodberry Down Disco turns WhatsApp group into a dancefloor

West Reservoir path opens — but row grows over fence that keeps non-swimmers from the water

Residents say the scheme has created a 'place of segregation'

Author: Hackney Citizen

West Reservoir path opens — but row grows over fence that keeps non-swimmers from the water

Hackney MP ‘scoping out’ run for City Hall if Sadiq Khan stands down

David Lammy, who has represented Woodberry Down and Brownswood since 2024, held a fundraising dinner that party sources say was a testing ground for a run at the mayoralty

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney MP ‘scoping out’ run for City Hall if Sadiq Khan stands down

Council says no eviction warrant sought as it defends handling of SEND family's case

Hackney Council has said it has not applied for a warrant to remove a family with an autistic child from a home they have occupied for nearly 20 years, disputing several accounts of a case the borough's Green Mayor backed before taking office.

Author: Hackney Citizen