Local power starts here in Hackney! Our Hackney Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social welcomed Ed Miliband to Hoxton Hall tonight to launch Labour’s #localpowerplan with Sadiq Khan & community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.

Joined a lively panel tonight where @sustainablehackney screened the beautiful and powerful film about the campaign to save Woodberry Down’s Happy Man Tree and we discussed how to protect the environment and build the homes we need.

Fantastic to see 1,000 new council homes completed in Haringey.

On Kenworthy Rd today with residents. Too many terrible accidents here. It’s obvious that we need safe crossings. @hackneycouncil.bsky.social cllrs, @londonassembly.bsky.social Members & @londoncycling.bsky.social all told TfL. @willnorman.co.uk updated us & we can’t wait to see it happen.

Sustainable Hackney screening of the ‘Happy Man Tree' Fri 6 Feb ticket www.sustainablehackney.org.uk/event-detail.... Campaign to save a Plane tree. Panel agreed: katymcgahan.com www.noticethistree.org @paulpowlesland.bsky.social Paul Wood thestreettree.substack.com @sarahwoodberrydown.bsky.social

If you live or work near Well Street, have a look at these two travel surveys which will feed into Hackney Council developing travel plans around here. Resident travel survey: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/streetscene/... Business travel survey: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/streetscene/...

Hackney Cycling Campaign’s Burns’ Night Ceilidh - always a great night out with haggis n neaps a plenty and Hackney’s version even has Burns poems in Polish. Great to work with @hackneylcc.bsky.social in delivering so many schemes to reduce traffic in Hackney.

What a week internationally. Meanwhile back at home, our Government is putting funding back into the arts. Hallelujah! www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

So good to see that safer streets in Tower Hamlets will stay in place:

This is great and important for London’s nature recovery.

I want every Londoner to know that from April 2026, your rights at work are changing with improvements to sick pay, parental leave and strengthened worker protections. Stay informed with my online Employment Rights Hub. www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

Visiting @hackneycouncil.bsky.social solar panels on our council estates, giving residents cheaper electricity from the sun. Looking forward to seeing how @edmilibandmp.bsky.social’s Warm Homes Plan can help us to do more for Hackney residents.

This is a brilliant show at the gorgeous newly renovated Soho Walthamstow theatre. It’s an absolute whirlwind. www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

Sun going down over solar panels on Whiston Estate as we chat to BBC’s Climate Ed Justin Rowlatt about how these panels are putting money back into Hackney residents’ pockets. It’s exciting to see residents signing up to be Hackney Light and Power customers for cleaner, greener, cheaper energy.

This is why we’re committed to reducing pesticides in Hackney and have already gone a long way towards phasing out glyphosate and other dangerous chemical use in our parks, on our estates and on our streets. If you see more moss and weeds, that’s why: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Out in Woodberry Down talking to people about tomorrow evening’s meeting about community safety around Manor House and Woodberry Down Estate. *Community safety, crime and anti-social behaviour - Woodberry Down ward forum* ⏰ Thurs 15 Jan, 6:00pm 📍 Redmond Community Centre, Kayani Ave, N4

At Stamford Hill Stationu he with @sampallis.bsky.social - @woodberrydowncllrs.bsky.social campaigning for lift access to get down to platforms safely and easily. It’s a struggle to use your local station at Stamford Hill with buggies, wheelchairs or if you’re a little less steady on your feet.

Just deactivated my x/Twitter account. Feel quite relieved.

Do you or your children go to school in Hackney? Have a look at this survey: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/children-edu...

New year boost for Hackney high streets: Apply for £1,500-£5,000 to fund a new initiative or event on your high street Deadline for applications: 5pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026: hackneybusinessnetwork.co.uk/area-activat...

Amhurst Road reopened today to buses & bikes (7am-7pm) & other traffic outside those times. It’s looking great - thank you Marlborough Highways and @hackneycouncil.bsky.social. Please bear with us as TfL adjust traffic light timings to get the flow of traffic right over the next few days.

Taking down the decorations? 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 In Hackney you can: - Take your Christmas tree to one of our drop-off points - Use the bulky waste service to book a collection - Sign up for garden waste collections 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 🌲 More info here: hackney.gov.uk/christmas-tr...

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... So many great energy projects in Hackney, cutting bills for community organisations and residents and producing cleaner energy. Our brilliant residential solar project is mentioned here too. @hackneycouncil.bsky.social

Really enjoying David Attenborough’s cwlebrqtion of London’s animal life. Hackney is filled with wildlife and a huge amount of work goes into nature recovery here. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Great to see @hackneycitizen.bsky.social celebrating @hackneycouncil.bsky.social’s ground-breaking project saving council tenants & residents money on energy bills with power on council blocks of flats: www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/12/22/c...

Hear hear!

Out delivering Christmas cards on Woodberry Down Estate today with Woodberry Down Labour and WDCO residents. If you would like to donate this Christmas, look at www.hackneygiving.org.uk/stories/dona.... If you’re struggling with the cost of living, contact Here to Help on 020 8356 3111.

Music in the Ville is one of the most hopeful and uplifting projects I’ve ever seen - bringing music and creativity to men in Pentonville Prison. Watch the film: m.youtube.com/watch?si=vOc... And if you have any spare cash to donate please support this work: donate.justgiving.com/charity/east...

Christmas and New Year’s rubbish and recycling collection days @hackney council and how to ♻️ recycle ♻️ your 🎄 Christmas tree 🎄 hackney.gov.uk/christmas-tr...

Enjoying cycling across the new rain garden at the bottom of Hackney Downs.

I’ve signed this letter because we need a local duty with funding for climate and nature recovery in our boroughs to support the essential work we’re doing to and take it further, making sure Hackney is a joy to live in now and in the future.

A treat to be at @uk100.bsky.social event in the Palace of Westminster this evening, hearing cross-party commitment to net zero in local government and how much we’ve all achieved this year: www.uk100.org/sites/defaul...

Please contribute: consultation.hackney.gov.uk/children-edu...

Amhurst Road Festive Market this weekend Sat 13 & Sun 14 Dec www.lovehackney.uk/whats-on/amh...

Just heard that there are bus strikes this weekend (and potentially Jan 8th and 9th) affecting routes 135, 236, 276, 308 and 488. tfl.gov.uk/campaign/str...

Congratulations to Nnena Kalu for smashing through that glass ceiling. An important moment for learning disabled artists. www.bbc.com/news/article...

@mayoroflondon.bsky.social Green Roots Fund is supporting rewilding the Old River Lea @hackneycouncil.bsky.social and our brilliant partners, restoring the waterway into a nature-rich environment for Londoners of all ages with water shrews, kingfishers and others. www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

Enjoying reading Love Hackney online: www.lovehackney.uk

At ⁦‪@connectNLWA‬⁩ meeting today - 250k each year available through the Community Fund www.nlwa.gov.uk/article/nort... for waste prevention projects in N London. Could you apply?

At Lauriston School this morning celebrating solar panels cutting electricity bills for the school with green energy. Great to be working with all of these people to make Hackney even better for our kids.

💼 IN THE BUDGET: Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirms a call for evidence on support for co-op growth, as part of our shared mission to double the size of the co-operative sector.

Went to see London Renters Union showing of their film Hostile Housing today - powerful stories of pain and suffering in the housing crisis. Good to see many Hackney Labour policies align with Renters Union’s work - calling for rent controls and landlord licensing in Hackney. www.hostilehousing.org

I’ve signed www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...

At the @nebriefing.bsky.social in a packed Westminster Central Hall. We have to stop using fossil fuels. That’s it.

At @younghackney’s The Edge Youth Hub in Woodberry Down yesterday where @hackneycouncil are running advice sessions for local families. So good that we have youth centres in Hackney that offer a huge range of support for young people locally. www.younghackney.org

I’ve joined councillors and council climate leads in signing @uk100.org Climate Pledge - we’re calling on @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social to include a climate and nature duty in English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill and the funding to deliver it. We’re tackling climate change right now.

Showing on Tuesday 12:30pm in Abney Park. If you’re free, come along: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/featured-f...