FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 3 - Caught on Camera

Hackney Council election: Who should I vote for?

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7

Evening Standard · May 7

Pictured: Driver high on 'hippy crack' who hit and killed student cyclist in Hackney

Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, had taken nitrous oxide and was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone when she hit cyclist Harry Webb in September 2023

Evening Standard · May 6

'Vote Green, make history,' says Zack Polanski as he seeks major gains in London local elections

The Green Party leader said he was aiming to break Labour’s ‘stronghold’ grip on the capital

Evening Standard · May 6

‘We’re pushing at an open door’: Why this London borough is the Greens’ top target

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Athena Stavrou joins campaigners in Zack Polanski’s home borough of Hackney, where the Greens are confident they can make a dent in Labour’s domination of the capital

The Independent UK · Apr 22

"Discharge meets GBH and Motörhead at an anti-Nazi demonstration after drinking cider all afternoon in a Hackney squat." Ten obscure and criminally under-rated UK punk albums

There's more to British punk rock than Never Mind The Bollocks and London Calling

Metal Hammer · Apr 21

Teal by Sally Abé, Hackney, review: A chef unbound — and astonishingly, masterfully good

Untethered from others’ expectations, Sally Abé’s new restaurant is unmistakable, idiosyncratic, singular

Evening Standard · Apr 2

‘We’re trapped’: developer’s unpaid debt leaves London flat owners unable to sell

Hackney leaseholders feel council made the problem worse by leaving £850,000 debt uncollected for eight years

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

London Planned To Jack Motorcycle Parking Rates Sky-High, but Riders Fought Back

Hackney Council tried to jack motorcycle parking fees from nothing to around $16,500. Considering you can fit around five motorcycles in some parking spaces, the hike was decidedly unfair, and motorcyclists fought back.

RideApart · Mar 31

Forty London bus routes cut back in last two years as full extent of service reductions revealed

Inner London boroughs such as Camden, Islington, Hackney and Westminster have borne the brunt of the changes

Evening Standard · Mar 30

Hackney boozer bans children after unruly behaviour 'persists' with parents failing to step in

Children have been running around The Kenton, very nearly colliding with waiting staff, screaming and climbing on furniture

Evening Standard · Mar 23