The Old Church in Stoke Newington is London’s only surviving Elizabethan church. Restored in the 1950s after being bombed during the Blitz, the Grade II*-listed building has in recent years become a ...

According to its own financial accounts, one of Mossbourne Federation’s charities, Mossbourne Foundation, was given shares said to be worth £300,000 in Progress Teaching Limited, a private business ...

“Under Sadiq Khan, just 1,898 homes have been completed from the £4 billion 2021–26 Affordable Homes Programme in a city of nearly 10 million people. Fewer than 8,000 homes have even been started, ...

A mixed-gender Hackney football league could be paving the way for more inclusivity in the sport. The FA (Football Association)’s research partner, Brunel University, recently attended a seven-a-side ...

The family has lived at the property for more than 20 years, but the council says they have been illegally subletting and is reportedly looking to move them to temporary accommodation ...

Protesters from the London Renters Union (LRU) have temporarily stopped the eviction of a family of five — including a disabled child — ordered by Hackney Council.

In December, Mayor Woodley welcomed the government’s multi-year settlement for Hackney and local councils across the country, known as the Fair Funding Review, which “set out a 25 per cent increase in ...

An artist has launched a bill of creative workshops encouraging people to disconnect from their phones. TAP-IN is a series of adult-only evening workshops hosted by artist Emily Tracy, an artist whose ...

Linea had pledged the ‘Shoreditch Works’ project would deliver enough space for 4,150 workers, while adding 40 new residences. This would increase the site’s total number of homes to 78, with 35% ...

An independent watchdog has found Hackney’s adult social care services are in need of improvement after finding some people were waiting up to two years for an assessment.

If there’s anyone who would know how to get the best of an archive, it’s Joseph. He was recently praised at Hackney Town Hall for his work at Hackney Archives, which in November 2025 became accredited ...