Councillors have paid tribute to the “legendary” Pedro Club manager James Cook MBE following his passing earlier this month.

A local headteacher was “truly humbled” after being surprised with an award by a counterpart who had travelled all the way ...

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was found stabbed this morning after a gas explosion at a home in Stoke Newington. The victim has been named as charity co-founder Annabel ...

A watchdog has said Hackney Council is an “outlier” compared to other local authorities in terms of the scale of its housing ...

Hackney has significantly fewer disabled parking spaces than Blue Badge holders, new research has revealed. A nationwide ...

A Clapton artist whose colourful paintings explore life across the borough returning to Springfield Park Cafe for a new show.

Citizens Advice is examining Shoreditch residents’ heating issues in the aftermath of hot water failures on Hackney council estates last winter. The Citizen has learned that the support service has ...

Residents have hit out at Hackney Council over persistent lift failures on their housing estate, and the “huge and unaffordable” cost of service charges for maintenance. Last week a leaseholder living ...

A community space in Hackney is facing an uncertain future after a quarrel between its managers and the council over the lease went public this week. On Monday, the team operating at The Bath House in ...

Proposals to demolish parts of Kingsland Shopping Centre to make way for “massive” tower blocks have prompted a backlash over affordable housing targets. Real estate firm Criterion Capital Ltd has ...