Fear and frustration over rising anti-social behaviour in Hackney Downs
Police have requested ongoing assistance from council enforcement officers to patrol park
Hackney Downs
Passengers waiting five years for lift at Hackney Downs Overground station
‘They just need to get on with it’ says London Assembly Member and Hackney Downs councillor Sem Moema
High Court rejects council’s bid to extend ban on anti-vaxxer camps in Hackney
Judge says there is no evidence the protesters will return after setting up a new encampment in Brighton
£50k cost of clearing out anti-vaxxer camp adds to Hackney’s mounting Covid bill
Town Hall is predicting £6m in overspend and loss of income as a result of the pandemic
Residents and councillors discuss impact of Hackney Downs low traffic scheme
Safety fears, a ‘gated in’ estate and rushed implementation among issues raised by locals, as transport chief vows to react should problems persist
Banner Repeater, Hackney’s train platform art gallery, to celebrate new deal with fundraising party
The former shop at Hackney Downs station has inked an agreement with Arriva and TfL that secures its existence until 2020 at least
Clockwork orange: Councillor’s tangerine purchase thwarted by ‘misunderstanding’ over £1 coin
Sainsbury’s apologises after a shop assistant rejects Cllr Desmond’s legal tender – hours before the currency switchover
Letter – Hackney Community Gardeners on the many virtues of Hackney Downs Park
“We know that it is only by working together with the Council and other community groups…that the many exciting ideas generated by nearly two years of consultation can be realised.”
Hackney Playbus children’s charity hits £25,000 target for new double-decker
The playground-on-wheels replaces ‘Bugsie’, their previous bus that had to be junked
HUMAN Life: the Hackney artist who documented her time living in an abandoned school
Downsview School in Hackney Downs has been demolished. Photographer/producer Enter HUMAN documented her time spent living there
Grass roots: the local gardening group with big plans for Hackney Downs
Overgrown bowling green could be jettisoned for a host of new features if Hackney Community Gardeners get their way
Council’s anti-crime chief Caroline Selman joins police on weapons sweep following spate of stabbings
Cracking down on knife crime remains ‘massive priority’, she insists amid alarm about attacks and concern over changes to police use of stop and search
Polls, hellos and goodbyes: My, haven’t the past 12 months flown by!
Is it really nearly January again? Time for a quick recap of the year when Philip Glanville replaced Jules Pipe in Hackney’s top job, Sadiq triumphed and Brexit was the buzzword – in spite of Hackney’s best efforts
Police officer injured after car he was pursuing was driven into him near Hackney Downs
Incident happened over the weekend but details have only just been revealed by Scotland Yard
Dog dies after eating ‘poisoned’ bread on Hackney Downs
Pet is one of three animals believed to have consumed the food, thought to have been laced with rat poison