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Forest Road Youth Hub

New £1 million funding boost to help Young Hackney support even more young people

Up to £1.3 million extra investment in youth services will be available over the next two years

elevating platform in operation

New approach to help speed up gutter clearing and cut costs

Hackney Council to use elevating platforms to reduce use of ‘disruptive’ scaffolding and speed up the cleaning of gutters - at a fraction of the cost

254 bus in Hackney

Hackney calls on TfL to rethink bus cuts affecting the most vulnerable

We’re urging Transport for London to scrap plans to change bus routes in Hackney.

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“Hackney is Yours”: help shape the future of your borough

The new Hackney is Yours campaign aims to give people more say in how decisions are made in the borough.

Kingsgate Estate

Hackney residents can now claim land for growing

Local groups can apply to transform unused land into community gardens. 

Repair Cafe event in 2025

Hackney Council marks Zero Waste Week with launch of Repair Café programme

Seven community groups awarded grants to open Repair Cafés and promote sustainability and community resilience.

Japanese Film Club

New £17,000 funding boost for Hackney’s high streets

The Local Area Activation Fund awards £17,000 for community events, including LGBTQIA+ celebrations, anniversary film screenings, and creative workshops.

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Nominate your favourite new building in the Hackney Design Awards 2026

The biennial Hackney Design Awards return this year, launching on Tuesday 1st September.

Christopher Addison House Hackney Gym

Hackney's newest gym is now open

An empty Hackney Council office has been turned into a new temporary gym, giving residents an accessible and affordable new space to exercise while Kings Hall Leisure Centre is being refurbished

Students from Clapton Girls' Academy gathered to see their GCSE results

“The power of positivity”: Hackney students celebrate some of their best GCSE results yet

Students across Hackney are celebrating some of their best GCSE results yet.

 Mayor Zoë Garbett ©sean pollock

“We’re giving Hackney back to its people”: Mayor Garbett’s first 100 days

The recently-elected Mayor of Hackney on her new administration's achievement so far.

An empty, sunlit school hall with polished light-wood floring in the closed Oldhill Community School

Displaced Hackney school finds temporary home in Oldhill building

The former Oldhill Primary School building in Stamford Hill will temporarily become the home of a local independent Jewish school