Under the arrangements set by the previous Labour administration, there is no requirement — and has been no discussion — about applying the council’s Climate Action Plan to the redevelopment of the ...

Around 70 firefighters and ten fire engines were called to a hotel fire on Amhurst Road yesterday afternoon, in an incident that forced the evacuation of 16 people but no injuries were reported. The ...

Andy Burnham “gets it” when it comes to devolving power to mayors and ensuring London’s success will benefit the whole UK, Sir Sadiq Khan has said. However the Mayor of London says he won’t be afraid ...

Homerton hit its four-hour A&E target this year — but the four-hour target itself has been accused of steering hospitals towards the patients who are easiest to treat, while the sickest wait longest ...

The Green party has won a by-election in Hackney triggered by Zoë Garbett’s recent mayoral victory at the May local elections. Candidate Manal Massalha will represent Dalston ward for the party after ...

Hackney Council bought 43 homes for temporary accommodation over two years without recording whether anyone was living in them at the point of sale, an investigation by the Local Democracy Reporting ...

The council is one of a dozen London authorities buying up properties for emergency housing with no knowledge of whether tenants were evicted to make way for the sales, an investigation has found ...

While City Hall insists there is no ban on AC in London homes, the guidance for developers – instructing them to prioritise “passive” cooling measures such as shading – means they are less likely to ...

The Green party has held the Hackney Central ward seat in a by-election triggered by one of the party’s councillors resigning shortly after the May elections. The party’s candidate Noah Birksted-Breen ...