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Hackney elects new Speaker

Councillor Antoinette Fernandez is announced as the new Speaker of Hackney.

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Help provide secondary school supplies for local children this September

Hackney Youth Parliament is asking residents to support its Pack to School Appeal, an initiative providing brand new school equipment to Hackney children starting secondary school in September.

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Statement on murder in Towpath Walk

A statement from Mayor of Hackney, Zoë Garbett, and Deputy Mayor, Cllr Dylan Law, following last night’s tragic murder in Towpath Walk, Hackney:

Crisis and Resilience Fund grant programme

New £3.5 million fund opens to help residents facing rising costs

New grants will fund voluntary groups to give much-needed help to low-income families.

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£1,500 funding available for setting up a repair café

Local non-profit groups and organisations can apply for up to £1,500 funding to run community repair events. 

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Mayor Garbett: Standing in solidarity with the trans community

A statement from Zoë Garbett, Mayor of Hackney, in response to the updated Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) code of practice.

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Who really owns Hackney? The borough’s new mayor is finding out

Who Owns Hackney is a new investigation into land use and ownership, aiming to reclaim spaces to benefit Hackney’s communities.

Mayor Zoë Garbett's new cabinet - L-R Cllr Abi Kingston, Cllr Soraya Adejare, Cllr Sam Mathys, Cllr Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, Cllr Florence Schechter, Cllr Jacob Cable, Mayor Zoe Garbett, Cllr Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo, Deputy Mayor Dylan Law, Cllr Sally Zlotowitz, Cllr Laura-Louise Fairley

Hackney Mayor Zoë Garbett’s final Cabinet team confirmed

The new Mayor has appointed her full Cabinet team following this month's local elections.

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Mayor Garbett: "We need a government that backs rent controls"

A response from Zoë Garbett, Mayor of Hackney, to the King's Speech 2026.

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Zoë Garbett is the new Mayor of Hackney

The Green Party candidate is elected with 46.9% of the vote.

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A statement on the fire in Cazenove Road

A message to the Stamford Hill community from Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, following a fire at a property on Cazenove Road

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A statement on the terrorist attack in Golders Green

A message from Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney