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Mayor Woodley building

Mayor Woodley: How I'm tackling the housing crisis head-on

Building Council homes, protecting private renters and improving the homes we manage 

Nye Bevan Estate garages - view from Millfields Road and Glyn Road (credit Citizens Design Bureau)

New Council homes approved for Nye Bevan Estate

A new terrace of nine homes along Millfields Road in Clapton are the first of a fresh wave of more than 300 Council homes to get the go ahead.

Ann-Marie, founder of Kindhaus, a participant in the last round of Hackney Impact-2

New round of support for Hackney’s small businesses

More than ninety entrepreneurs and small businesses in Hackney are set to be offered support to scale-up and access new business opportunities as the latest phase of Hackney Impact launches this week.

Islamophobia Awareness Month-2

We stand united with Hackney’s Muslim communities this Islamophobia Awareness Month

This November marks Islamophobia Awareness Month, under the powerful theme ‘Flip the Script’. 

Proposed new entrance to the school approached from Powell Road - illustration created by Gollifer Langston Architects as part of the feasibility study for the Baden Powell site

Vacant Hackney primary school set to re-open as specialist facility for children and young people with SEND

The former Baden Powell Primary School would be repurposed to offer 48 new special school places 

Remembrance Sunday Parade marching past Hackney Town Hall 2024

Hackney pays respects to the fallen on Remembrance Sunday

Our Remembrance Sunday parade takes place on 9 November at 9.30am from Town Hall followed by the Remembrance Day church service at 10am in St John at Hackney Church.

Mayor Woodley on the site of new Council homes at the Britannia development

Mayor responds to London housebuilding announcement

Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley, responds to the joint announcement by the UK Government and the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, on measures to kickstart housebuilding in London

Cllr Carole Williams, Cabinet Member for Employment, Human Resources and Equalities

Living Wage Rates rise providing boost for Hackney workforce

Councillor Carole Williams, Cabinet Member for Employment, Human Resources and Equalities, has released a statement on this week’s announcement about new Living Wage Rates for 2025/2026

Cllr Anya Sizer, Deputy cabinet member for families, early years and SEND, Cllr Carole Williams, Cabinet member for employment, human resources and equalities, and Mayor of Hackney Caroline Woodley

Supporting our children and young people with SEND

A message from Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney, and Cllr Anya Sizer, Deputy cabinet member for families, early years and SEND

Deliberative engagement facilitated discussion-2

“Bringing residents together to make our main roads work for everyone”

People from across Hackney’s communities are working together to help shape the future of the borough's main roads as part of an innovative new engagement approach to ensure they work for everyone.

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Hackney Museum’s latest display celebrates the local youth-led campaign for afro hair representation

Stories Woven In Strands, a free display at Hackney Museum explores texturism and the Hackney youth group campaign for better hair representation through emojis.