Reform UK’s mayoral candidate for Hackney, Vahid Almasi, spoke with the Hackney Citizen in an exclusive interview ahead of the forthcoming local elections on 7 May. With Reform ...

But the Centre for London’s research, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), shows housing availability in London is actually around the same in 2024 as it was in 2002, indicating that ...

A public health building in Hackney is one of the most endangered listed sites in the country, a conservation charity has said. Hackney’s Grade II listed municipal disinfecting station, thought to be ...

Londoners will finally see the light at the end of the tunnel in 2026 when it comes to the city’s enduring accommodation crisis, the deputy mayor responsible for housing has vowed.

In just over a week, Hackney will go to the polls to elect a new council. As in every election, myriad issues will decide the result – but here, Palestine may well be one of them. It’s an issue that ...

Hackney Council is set to pay consultants over £15m to find out the scale of fire hazards in buildings across its housing estates. Last Monday (20 April) the council awarded two ...

‘As Hackney goes to the polls, at issue is not only divestment, but whether the council’s fundamental decision-making structures are actually fit for purpose’ says Gwen Jones ...

Several candidates vying to become Mayor of Hackney have promised to stop the council’s use of bailiffs to collect council tax debt if they win. At an election hustings on Thursday (April 23) held by ...