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.

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 ...

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 ...

Mossbourne’s most senior leadership and the chair of its governing body should ‘reflect’ on their positions following the publication of a damning safeguarding review into behavioural policies at one ...

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 ...

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.

An outdated incinerator providing power to north London will stay in use well beyond its lifespan, as progress slows on its replacement.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 ...

The Mayor of London is facing calls to reform the emergency cold-weather support system in place in the capital as homeless Londoners continue to brave terrible conditions this winter. Rough sleepers ...

A Hackney overground station has been restored to its former Victorian glory. The project, completed at Clapton station in October 2025 by Arriva Rail London — in partnership with Transport for London ...

Hackney residents are set to be impacted by a second round of bus strikes this weekend following a last-minute change of date.