Health workers at Homerton Hospital have secured a “substantial” wage increase – with one calling it a “moment of dignity ...

Hackney Council is set to cut e-bike journey prices and charge hire companies £80 to collect every bicycle parked dangerously ...

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after two tiny kittens were found abandoned in a crate on a doorstep near Victoria Park, Hackney. A resident discovered the frightened kittens on Ruthven Street ...

A Hackney man whose murder conviction was overturned has joined forces with fellow exonerees in a renewed battle for compensation. Sam Hallam is part of a new campaign, led by human rights groups ...

Campaign for Real Ale to fight plans for 400-year-old Albion pub – just twelve months after previous proposals were rejected ...

A council debate on how to tackle violence against females became fractious after an ex-Labour member walked out and rebuked colleagues for not supporting migrant women. The meeting last week ended ...

Plans to change one of London’s “most dangerous” junctions have been broadly supported by residents and businesses – though several felt it was already safe enough. The point where Shoreditch High ...

Hackney Society’s Lisa Shell on the band of volunteers fighting for the borough’s heritage, keeping the council in check, and adapting after the sudden loss of a friend and colleague ...

Hackney mayor Caroline Woodley has said she is “so proud” after the borough was given 33 Green Flag awards – the joint highest number in London. The Green Flag, handed out by charity Keep Britain Tidy ...