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New Popeyes restaurant to stay open until 2am despite opposition
Local residents warned Camden Council that later hours would ’erode the residential character of the local area’
'Beloved’ Hackney sweeper to stay in her patch after community outcry
Kim Archer has served the streets of Dalston Square in Hackney for more than 15 years
Council admits restructure led to backlog in housing safety checks
The council has now agreed to shell out £2.2m to specialist contractors
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Parents urge council to save ‘amazing’ London nursery facing closure
The council’s announcement came days after 29 staff were told their jobs were at risk
First look at plans to turn London's BT Tower into luxury hotel
Opened in 1965 by then Prime Minister Harold Wilson, the 177-metre tower in Fitzrovia served as a major telecommunications hub for decades
Green councillor quits straight after election win for breaking rules
James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes following the council elections last Thursday, but his party failed to realise this breached electoral law
Green candidate under fire for ‘blocking’ letter praising police
Councillor Zoë Garbett, who co-leads the Green Party in Hackney, raised objections to the proposed missive
Who should I vote for in the local elections? Spotlight on Hackney
Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7
London local elections 2026: What are the parties promising in Camden?
Labour has held control of the north London borough for all but four years in the last five decades
Greens drop London candidate over Golders Green 'false flag' claims
A post shared by Aziz Rahman Hakimi suggested the torching of Hatzola ambulances in March was carried out by Israel
Islington Council election: Who should I vote for?
Labour is defending its hefty majority in the north London borough against an insurgent Green Party
Green candidate suspended over Golders Green 'false flag' claims
An account linked to Camden candidate Aziz Rahman Hakimi also reposted allegations that ‘Zionists’ were responsible for 9/11
London prison warned after ex-police officer takes own life in cell
Rickie Poon, 38, took his own life in HMP Pentonville while awaiting trial for alleged sexual offences
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
Owners of ‘worthless’ £850k Camden flats tell of 'trauma'
Leaseholders at 53 Agar Grove have been locked in a legal battle over properties worth nothing due to structural disrepair
London Green candidate shares 'false flag' ambulance attack claim
Aziz Rahman Hakimi, a candidate for Haverstock ward in Camden, has been accused of ‘abhorrent and anti-Semitic’ conduct over his social media activity, including reposting allegations that ‘Zionists’ were behind the 9/11 attacks
London council steps in over ‘worthless’ luxury flats debacle
The High Court ruled the insurer was liable to pay up to £1.5m towards repairs or rebuild works for the entire building
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
North London GP suspended for sending colleague Islamophobic messages
Dr Cinderella Nonoo-Cohen was suspended for four months over remarks she made following the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 2023
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London's 'greenest' council cuts back net-zero schemes
Borough considered the best local authority in the UK for its climate change actions says it has been hamstrung by a lack of government cash