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C&H Measles

Urgent call for MMR vaccinations as measles cases rise in Hackney

Measles cases are rising across the country, with confirmed local outbreaks in Hackney and neighbouring Haringey since May 2025. 

Mayor Caroline Woodley and Chief Executive Dawn Carter-McDonald

Hackney will always be no place for hate

A joint statement from Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, and Dawn Carter-McDonald, Chief Executive.

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Hackney Year 6 pupils best in the country in 2025

Hackney pupils ranked joined first in provisional KS2 SATs results

Clay Kingdom' display created by Isabella, a young person with SEND, pictured at the 2024 Hackney Preparing for Adulthood event

Hackney Council launches survey on an ambitious new SEND and Inclusion Strategy

Residents and organisations invited to share views by 3 October

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Dalston’s cultural heritage celebrated with launch of revamped Dalston Square

An improved Dalston Square was launched for the local community last weekend

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Hackney urges residents not to burn wood this winter

Burning wood and other domestic fuels causes harmful air pollution which can lead to asthma, heart disease and other serious illnesses

Wellbeing Van 2025

Hackney marks International Overdose Awareness Day with week of events and support for residents

Hackney Council and local partners are marking International Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) with a week of activities to raise awareness of the risks posed by increasingly dangerous drugs, provide support to residents, and remember those lost to overdose.

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“Our students just needed a lot of love”

Hackney students celebrate their resilience and hard work as they receive their GCSE results

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Hackney’s historic market is about to get a whole lot more strollable

Chatsworth Road Sunday market is about to be transformed into a fully pedestrianised shopping and eating zone, making it safer, more spacious, and perfect for a Sunday walk. 

Hackney Council representatives with students receiving their A-level and BTEC results at Skinners Academy

“Believe in yourself”

Hackney students celebrate their A-Level and BTec results

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Apply now! Over £1 million for community organisations

More than £1.25 million will be invested in Hackney’s community organisations after the Council’s new Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) grants programme opened for applications.

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Clapton neighbourhood set for greener, safer streets

Improvement work is set to begin on a new project to create safer, healthier and more welcoming streets, as part of the Council’s Liveable Neighbourhood programme.