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London local elections 2026: How could Green Party policy impact the capital?

Zack Polanski’s policies will determine how local councils across the capital choose to control their borough

Evening Standard

Hackney Council election: Who should I vote for?

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7

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Pictured: Driver high on 'hippy crack' who hit and killed student cyclist in Hackney

Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, had taken nitrous oxide and was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone when she hit cyclist Harry Webb in September 2023

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'Vote Green, make history,' says Zack Polanski as he seeks major gains in London local elections

The Green Party leader said he was aiming to break Labour’s ‘stronghold’ grip on the capital

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‘I’ve used drugs’, admits Green Hackney Mayor hopeful as she vows to fight against London’s war on illicit substances

Zoe Garbett helped craft the Green Party’s drugs policy, which says substances should be ‘moved into the hands of health professionals’

Evening Standard

May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?

Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night

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Quirk Cycles wins best road bike at Bespoked London 2026

The Hackney builder’s Durmitor takes the prize from judge Robin Mather – with Bespoked Osaka next on the calendar in Japan

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London council spends £15.6 million on fire safety consultants

Hackney Council made several pledges to improve fire safety across its housing estates following the 2017 Grenfell disaster

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‘We’re pushing at an open door’: Why this London borough is the Greens’ top target

LOCAL ELECTIONS: Athena Stavrou joins campaigners in Zack Polanski’s home borough of Hackney, where the Greens are confident they can make a dent in Labour’s domination of the capital

The Independent UK

"Discharge meets GBH and Motörhead at an anti-Nazi demonstration after drinking cider all afternoon in a Hackney squat." Ten obscure and criminally under-rated UK punk albums

There's more to British punk rock than Never Mind The Bollocks and London Calling

Metal Hammer

Teal by Sally Abé, Hackney, review: A chef unbound — and astonishingly, masterfully good

Untethered from others’ expectations, Sally Abé’s new restaurant is unmistakable, idiosyncratic, singular

Evening Standard

‘We’re trapped’: developer’s unpaid debt leaves London flat owners unable to sell

Hackney leaseholders feel council made the problem worse by leaving £850,000 debt uncollected for eight years

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London Planned To Jack Motorcycle Parking Rates Sky-High, but Riders Fought Back

Hackney Council tried to jack motorcycle parking fees from nothing to around $16,500. Considering you can fit around five motorcycles in some parking spaces, the hike was decidedly unfair, and motorcyclists fought back.

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Forty London bus routes cut back in last two years as full extent of service reductions revealed

Inner London boroughs such as Camden, Islington, Hackney and Westminster have borne the brunt of the changes

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Hackney boozer bans children after unruly behaviour 'persists' with parents failing to step in

Children have been running around The Kenton, very nearly colliding with waiting staff, screaming and climbing on furniture

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London’s first drug testing facility for users opens amid growing concerns over synthetic opioids

Chemists and health professionals will allow Londoners to submit ‘substances of concern’ for free testing before they are taken

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Pink City Prints: Fashion designer Molly Russell's Hackney home is a riot of colour and pattern

After years of renting in Hackney, fashion designer Molly Russell bought a flat in Clapton and turned it into a vibrant cocoon

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Young Londoners call for 'bleed kits' to be trialled on high-risk bus routes and at bus stations

Areas such as Croydon, Hackney and Stratford suggested for pilot scheme - but TfL warns of danger if kits are used incorrectly

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94-year-old dies in Hackney crash as police appeal for witnesses

Ismail Bham died in hospital days after being struck by a van in Upper Clapton

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East London Labour councillor barred from standing for re-election accuses party of 'institutional racism' as she defects to Greens

An East London Labour councillor barred from standing for re-election has defected to the Green Party, accusing her former party of institutional racism.

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New growth plan could bring ‘up to 11,000 jobs’ to Shoreditch

Shoreditch could see ‘30 aircraft hangars’ worth of commercial floorspace and hundreds of new homes under the plans

Evening Standard

365 Property Girl: Charli xcx’s property portfolio - from LA glamour to a Hackney bolthole

From an Essex village to Hackney and LA, with a detour to Chelsea, here’s everywhere the Wuthering Heights soundtrack writer has lived

The Guardian - UK

La Bohème review – boutique modern-day Puccini travels to gentrified Hackney in good voice

New spin on the venerable opera survives the translation from 1890s Paris to 21st-century London well, with only a few details damaged in the crossing

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London's Sauna Scene Has Gone Design-y — These 3 Are the Best, and Serve Inspiration for Feeling Calm, Inspired, and Energized Even in Your Own Bathroom

We've rounded up our favorite relaxation addresses in the capital and spotlighted the interior details worth stealing to infuse a sense of peace in your home

Evening Standard

Mapped: London’s MMR vaccination rates as measles outbreak hits London

Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney and Hammersmith and Fulham reported the lowest uptake

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