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East London woman, 27, jailed after killing cyclist in horror Hackney crash

Tiffany Treanor-Johnson has been jailed for more than a decade for her role in the death of music student Harry Webb

9 October 2026
MyLondon

'We’ve built something special in Hackney – now it could disappear for a café'

Hackney Council hopes to transform the 'underused' pavilion in Hackney Downs with a café and 'flexible' community space

6 October 2026
MyLondon

Hackney Council fines landlord £30k as crackdown on 'rogue landlords' begins

Hackney Council will be 'seeking the biggest fines' for private landlords who leave residents in 'dangerous living conditions'

3 October 2026
Evening Standard

Burglar who headbutted and killed great-grandfather, 86, in his east London home jailed for 18 years

Ashley Malcolm pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey after the attack in Hackney last September

2 October 2026
MyLondon

Prolific Hackney burglar headbutted and killed frail pensioner who was protecting 91-year-old wife

Serial burglar Ashley Malcolm spent nearly two hours raiding a frail pensioner's flat before launching a fatal attack.

1 October 2026
MyLondon

Hackney Greens pledged to 'immediately' divest £30m from Israel-linked firms - why £0 has been

Council officers have warned of a "major and likely" risk of councillors disregarding the law to honour the administration's manifesto promises over pensions

1 October 2026
MyLondon

Hackney Council scraps social care cap as one disabled resident will see bill rise £2k a month

The borough has scrapped its ‘generous’ £250 weekly cap on care payments meaning some vulnerable people will have to contribute significantly more

29 September 2026
MyLondon

Armed police descend on Hackney estate after 'man stabbed' in fight

A 39-year-old man has been arrested in connection

26 September 2026
MyLondon

Hackney gang boss jailed for life after ordering shooting outside Turkish restaurant

A Hackney gang boss has been jailed for life for orchestrating a shooting outside a Turkish restaurant, after narrowly avoiding a gang attack months earlier that left a nine-year-old girl badly injure

25 September 2026
Evening Standard

CCTV image released after man punched at Hackney Downs station

The incident took place at Hackney Downs station on August 30

23 September 2026
MyLondon

'Cyclists don't stop': Disabled Londoners terrified of floating bus stops as Hackney urged to reject them

Activists turned up to the Town Hall in anger at the council updating its plans for Queensbridge Road

19 September 2026
MyLondon

Shoreditch Half 2026 date, route map, key times, and road closures

Around 10,000 runners are hitting the streets of Hackney and Islington this weekend

15 September 2026
MyLondon

Video at Hackney Town Hall shows moment activist 'thrown to ground' by security

The activist told the Local Democracy Reporting Service they "passed out for a few seconds" after the altercation

11 September 2026
Evening Standard

Empty Stoke Newington Town Hall costing council £850k a year

A Grade II-listed former town hall has become an £844,000-a-year drain on Hackney Council, as fresh efforts to rescue the crumbling building are hit by delays and spiralling costs

10 September 2026
Evening Standard

For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf review

Ntozake Shange’s legendary impressionistic play is a suitably adventurous addition to the reopened, ever-exciting Hackney Wick theatre The Yard

9 September 2026
MyLondon

Hackney man avoids jail after sexually assaulting teenage girl outside busy London station

The 41-year-old launched the sex attack on the victim while she sat with some friends

9 September 2026
MyLondon

Hackney Council pays out £4,500 to autistic boy's family over missed education

The council’s dereliction of its duty to offer alternative education support outside of school for months caused the child and his family "avoidable distress"

5 September 2026
MyLondon

Hackney finds new developer to finish £197 million regeneration project

Wates Group will take the Hoxton development out of limbo after the previous contractor fell into administration in May

2 September 2026
MyLondon

Hackney man stole £92k meant for breast cancer charity to fund wedding

Within weeks he had spent the money on personal debts, cash withdrawals, wedding and honeymoon expenses, luxury purchases and transfers to family members.

1 September 2026
MyLondon

London's lesser-known Carnival that was almost killed off by council - the comeback is on

As London prepares for Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, the fate of another homegrown parade in East London hangs in the balance after steep funding cuts. Will Hackney Carnival return?

30 August 2026

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