Hackney Co-op has been called out for taking years to fix damp and mould in people’s homes, in the same week that Awaab’s Law came into effect. Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway last week released ...

Hackney Council has been called out for taking months and years to fix damp and mould in people’s homes, in the same week that Awaab’s Law came into effect. Housing Ombudsman Richard Blakeway last ...

“I haven’t been able to have a proper wash because there’s no hot water. I’ve had to boil the kettle and fill the sink for a flannel wash, which means I can only wash myself once a day in the morning ...

Loose community group Friends of Rowley Gardens says its estate should not be demolished by Berkeley Group and instead should be renovated. The Woodberry Down regeneration plan, which covers the ...

Hackney Council’s £51 million budget gap is likely to increase as a result of government funding cuts, the Town Hall has warned. At a recent scrutiny panel meeting Naeem Ahmed, group director finance ...

Whilst Hackney Council has been investing in its libraries, with major refurbishments of Hackney Central Library and Stoke Newington Library building underway, Hackney Unison has warned that the new ...

These fabulations may be familiar to those of us who wince at the triviality of our own lives spent scrolling and shopping for trinkets while others wreak unbearable harm on our neighbours through ...

In response, Councillor Sital Punja, deputy leader of Hillingdon Labour, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that “Hillingdon Labour are focused on one thing and that is winning next year’s ...

Parents who fear their children’s lives are at risk due to unsuitable housing say they’ve been left “speechless” by their local council reportedly asking NHS staff to stop writing letters supporting ...

The year is 1862: the Cooke family built a temple to pies and eels just down from the newly built railway station on Kingsland Road. Art Nouveau embellishments and a flair for giving the people what ...

The images in this show are mainly drawn from the series Circling Saturn and Rollercoasting which recount the many minor mysteries of fraying English life in tucked-away spots. Why does a low concrete ...

To mark the first day of Awaab’s Law, the message ‘Mould Kills! Safe Council Homes Now!’ was projected onto the Town Hall building at 6pm. Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy ...