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Residents across the borough are once again being given the chance to bring their neighbours together as part of the national Big Lunch initiative.

Hackney Council and the police are warning residents to be on alert for phone thieves on mopeds and bicycles. Last week, community safety officers joined TfL, the Met Police, and British Transport Police outside Manor House station for the London-wide "Look Up, Look Out" campaign, engaging with the public on how to stay safe when using their phones in public spaces. 

Hackney Council is looking for parents’ opinions on the future of education in the borough, as part of the work on a new strategy highlighting the borough’s top priorities for the next three years. 

Residents are being asked to help shape the future of transport in Hackney after an ambitious previous plan saw the borough become a leader in sustainable travel. 

A first-of-its-kind expert panel has been launched in Hackney to look at how more housing can be provided for middle income and key workers. 

The annual Jewish festival, Purim, will take place from the evening of Thursday, 13 March, until the evening of Friday, 14 March. 

The Government has released the snapshot figures for the number of individuals sleeping rough on the nation’s streets, giving an indication of the Housing Emergency across the country, with a 20% increase in 2024.  

Parking fines and other penalty charges and fees will go up in Hackney from 7 April 2025, in line with increases across London.

Hackney Council’s partnership with the London Legacy Development Corporation, Build East Skills Centre, is creating exciting opportunities for local residents to develop skills in retrofitting and sustainable construction -  key areas in the rapidly growing green economy.

In Hackney, we continue to call for an end to the death, destruction and suffering we’ve witnessed throughout the conflict in Israel and Palestine, and that continues despite the current status of ceasefire and the desperate need for humanitarian aid.

Residents and businesses can again invest in local sustainability projects while earning a fixed annual interest rate of 4.2%. 

Hackney Council’s housing service will continue to give ‘maximum effort’ to improving the satisfaction levels of tenants in the service.