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Hackney Council's new electric car club pilot, with Zipcar and Zest Charging, offers fifteen new electric vehicles plus seventy new on-street fast chargers across the borough.

Thousands of new jobs and businesses have been created in Hackney in the last eight years, making it London’s fastest growing local economy.

Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley, has announced changes to her Cabinet to help deliver on her priorities to tackle the housing crisis, combat poverty, and maintain Hackney’s position as a climate leader.

Once-in-a-generation transformation of Hackney Museum given green light

Hackney Council is set to refurbish three more play areas in 2026 at Clissold Park, London Fields (north), and Millfields, making them more exciting, more inclusive and suitable for older as well as younger children. Design work will commence this autumn.

All public toilets in Hackney’s parks and green spaces have now been refurbished in time for spring and summer, completing a programme of improvements over the past few years. 

Hackney Council has adopted a new plan to ensure that as Dalston continues to grow, the town centre community will benefit.

Young people’s achievements were marked at an annual award ceremony yesterday evening at Hackney Town Hall.