General Election 2017: Green Party announces Hackney candidates
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock to stand in Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Rebecca Johnson in Hackney South and Shoreditch
Hackney Green party
Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’
Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’
Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Samir Jeraj, Green Party
Mr Jeraj on community housing and budget plans, Town Hall pay, and whether there should be a Mayor of Hackney at all
Homelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Eviction of council house tenants in Hackney rises by 60 per cent
98 people in one year forced to leave their council homes due to rent arrears
Could London run on more sun?
As energy prices reach new heights, we’re wasting our solar potential, writes Kirsty Styles
Green Lanes Methodist Church to become seven storey tower block
Plans to go ahead despite lack of affordable housing, as council is accused of dismissing residents’ concerns over plans for historic site
Mustafa Korel to stand for Greens in council byelection
Green byelection candidate says Hackney Central needs “a different voice, holding the council to account”