Sceptics have also expressed concerns about whether London has the grid capacity to accommodate new data centres. The London Assembly says one data centre may use an amount of electricity equivalent ...

Proponents say LTNs – sections of road which are blocked off to cars but open to cyclists, emergency vehicles and waste vehicles – encourage people to choose more eco-friendly methods of transport and ...

Ozsen is not the first Hackney councillor to resign from the Party. In 2024, three former Labour councillors – Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru – left after being suspended by ...

There is especially a lack of affordable family-sized and accessible homes in the capital, with Sir Sadiq Khan told to adopt new measures to enable and incentivise these types of properties, despite ...

London’s new Nightlife Commission is an “evolution” of City Hall’s plan to ensure the capital thrives as a 24-hour city rather than an admission that the former controversial ‘Night Czar’ failed in ...

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) was the subject of a Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) published last month, which found the school’s “uncompromising culture” was, in some cases ...

A record 206 e-bike and e-scooter fires were recorded in London in 2025, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal. Two Londoners lost their lives in tragic blazes, taking the total ...

Hackney residents last week took control of a community meeting to accuse their council of “riding roughshod” over concerns about the redevelopment of a nearby housing estate. On Thursday (January 22) ...

Hackney Independent Socialist Collective (HISC) is joining forces with four other organisations to form the Hackney Community Alliance (HCA). HISC — which last month became the newest political party ...

In future years, the government will extend Awaab’s Law to private rentals – forcing landlords to act fast when homes are unsafe – as well as imposing a Decent Homes Standard to ensure landlords keep ...