Hackney’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission has issued a Call for Evidence as part of a review into how the council and its partners can better support children and young people.

A new Aldi is set to open its doors in east London but scores of residents fear it could stoke anti-social behaviour in the area. In October, Hackney Council granted planning permission for the German ...

Organisers of the annual Winter Toy Appeal are hoping for a Christmas miracle as they issue an urgent plea for donations.

In the report, entitled ‘Mind the Funding Gap’, the cross-party committee called on the mayor and TfL to restart the development of Crossrail 2 – a new line linking national rail networks in Surrey ...

Under a new scheme by the council, from May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let. The scheme aims to protect renters from rogue landlords and ...

Labour MPs have celebrated the end of the two-child benefit cap policy despite voting not to scrap it last year.

Some 13 bus routes are expected to be impacted, including several that service Hackney and seven to Westfield Stratford shopping centre – meaning Londoners hoping to pick up Christmas presents or ...

Sir Sadiq Khan has been urged to increase efforts to reduce deaths on London’s roads and transport network after new figures showed just three fewer people were killed or seriously injured in 2024 ...

Hackney has seen “the largest increase in property values in the UK” and now the council has called on the government to give it the power to bring in rent controls. On Wednesday (26 November) the ...