Hackney Independent Socialist Collective (HISC) is joining forces with four other organisations to form the Hackney Community Alliance (HCA). HISC — which last month became the newest political party ...
Hackney Council is pressing on with a fee hike for street market traders after a last-ditch attempt to stall the policy over fears it would push local businesses out. This year the local authority ...
In future years, the government will extend Awaab’s Law to private rentals – forcing landlords to act fast when homes are unsafe – as well as imposing a Decent Homes Standard to ensure landlords keep ...
Housebuilding starts have fallen by 84 per cent in London since 2015 despite the capital’s housing supply crisis, new data has revealed. Research from consultants Molior has shown that just 5,547 ...
A campaign group based in Hackney has become one of the UK’s newest registered political parties in time for next year’s local elections. Hackney Independent Socialist Collective (HISC) was officially ...
Local Stories, taking place on 21 January, is hosted by acclaimed storyteller Casey Jay Andrews and will encourage local residents to get up on stage and share their stories. It is described by the ...
A used record shop owner in Hackney has vowed to fight the council’s noise enforcement in court following a dispute over disturbance from music-led events.
Sir Alan Wood — the author of a damning safeguarding review of one of Hackney’s top schools — has been appointed to the board of Ofsted.
The London Assembly Economy, Culture and Skills Committee have now called on the Mayor of London to take a lead in creating a “strategic, joined-up approach” to help upskill and support former ...
An outdated incinerator providing power to north London will stay in use well beyond its lifespan, as progress slows on its replacement. The facility will now remain operational “up to and beyond 2030 ...