Rabbi Gratt’s comments are echoed by Levi Schapiro of the Hackney-based Jewish Community Council (JCC). “I think it’s the ...

Last Friday, the Citizen sat down with Mayor Caroline Woodley following the Labour-run council approving its budget for the coming year. When we last met, the mayor, who was elected in November 2023, ...

Hackney’s mayor has said the council has reduced its £67m budget gap with help from central government, amid accusations of hypocrisy over continued cuts to services. At the Town Hall’s annual budget ...

Newly signed-off plans for housing and workspace in Hackney Wick have earned enthusiastic local backing – a rare feat hailed by a community group as a “signal” to developers everywhere. The ...