Crew Energy was founded after a group of Friends of the Earth members became frustrated at the slow rate of action against climate change. Costin said: “They’d been on the marches, they’d signed ...

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) said the Town hall had failed to come up with alternative ways to help a resident with eligible care needs, known only as ‘Miss X’, after it ...

Hackney Council is forecast to spend almost £40 million on temporary workers this year amid a struggle to recruit and retain “specialist” staff. Reports published last month show the local authority ...

The Mayor of London has been told to “get a handle” on the capital’s housing crisis as progress on building affordable homes stagnates. Data from the Greater London Authority (GLA) shows that ...

A Hackney primary school that has stood empty since its closure last year is set to reopen as a special school. After a collapse in pupil numbers, the council closed Baden Powell Primary alongside ...

The Town Hall’s planning committee was last week set to approve a bid to convert two family-sized houses in Clapton into large HMOs, with up to seven and nine tenants in each respective building.

A Hackney church has been dubbed the “greenest” in the country after it was transformed by a community energy project. Last year, in an ambitious final project of outgoing Reverend Niall Weir, St Paul ...

A Hackney teenager has received a British Citizen Youth Award (BCyA) medal for his writing and community involvement. At 17, Romeo Bremmer has yet to complete his A-levels but has already penned nine ...

This is an urgent question for those running the country, but it also makes for a great plotline in the new thriller The Boy on the Train by Martin Goodman. The Hackney-based author has wormed his way ...

A Hackney couple who won a High Court challenge against the council over incorrect service charges could be facing higher costs as a result. Husband and wife John and Adenike Williams came before a ...

If you ever thought a plant-based diet was not for you, We Cook Plants is a challenge you are sure to relish, quite possibly to your surprise. We Cook Plants by Sarah Bentley is published by Nourish.