Dalston councillor challenges Mayor of London over Ridley Road funding
Cllr Zoë Garbett AM quizzes Sadiq Khan on how resources are being spent
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‘Slum’ planning application for Ridley Road Shopping Village sparks outcry
Proposals from offshore developer reignite gentrification fears
‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September
The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade
Ridley Road dropped from Hackney Carnival route over safety fears
The market street was a ‘crush’ when the last in-person parade took place, says council’s health and culture chief
Campaigners speak out after ‘one of largest police raids on Ridley Road in recent memory’
Police say six arrests were made for drugs and weapon offences, but campaign group calls raid ‘intimidating and traumatising’
Hackney’s market traders given rent relief during recent winter food shortage after council’s ‘nimble reaction’
Street trading manager says Town Hall acted fast to ensure shoppers could still buy foods such as tomatoes and cucumbers
‘Never seen anything like it’: Ridley Road Market brought to a standstill for popular trader’s funeral procession
Friends and customers line up to pay tribute to Steven Clark, who died last month aged 57
‘Worried and depressed’: Traders at Ridley Road Shopping Village call for better communication as council prepares to take over the lease
Business owners criticise uncertainty over the upcoming handover, as Town Hall moves to assuage their fears
Woman banned from begging on Ridley Road for three years amid crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Dalston
Hackney Council and local police have teamed up to create a ‘safer environment’ on Ridley Road and Gillett Square
Campaigners celebrate as council vows to ‘breathe new life’ into Ridley Road with revamp of shopping village
Town Hall is taking on the lease for building that has been at the centre of anti-gentrification protests
Hackney Mayor visits Ridley Road as work on new-look market gets underway
The borough leader spoke to traders and residents to mark start of £1m improvement project
‘I wanted to change my life’: Local artist draws Hackney after taking up illustration when Covid hit
Becky Moriarty found plenty of inspiration in the borough after quitting her graphic design job – and even connected with her Irish roots along the way
Future Hackney collective returns with more stories and photographs from Ridley Road
Ridley Road Stories Part 2 goes on public display today under Hackney Central bridge on Mare Street
Local storytelling collective to stage public exhibition celebrating Ridley Road
Future Hackney to put on a free display in November after three years spent documenting social change on the historic market street
‘Only one Ridley Road’: Campaigners fighting to safeguard market release five-point manifesto
Plan launched at outdoor screening of new film about the threats facing Dalston’s historic street market
Rose Vouchers for people on low incomes now accepted by all Ridley Road traders
More than 3,000 redeemed in the space of 10 days