Posts by Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter
Deputy Mayor scolds William Patten parents over pollution ‘publicity stunts’
Campaigners hit back at Cllr Feryal Demirci’s ‘ill-informed and personal attack on constituents’
Read MoreTown Hall defends Marian Court publicity amid claims of ‘spinning the truth’ on housing
Homerton scheme means fewer social rent homes – but is this clear from council publicity?
Read MoreHackney Council to mount legal challenge against government over freesheet
Mayor Glanville said it is right to defend Hackney Today in court
Read MoreCalls for SEND cuts ‘moratorium’ as Hackney Council signs letter urging funding boost
Parents and carers says special needs cuts should be stopped ‘now’
Read MoreTown Hall says half of £20m in Section 106 money is earmarked for affordable homes and transport
Hackney Council rejects claims of ‘sitting on’ millions in unspent housing money
Read MoreMore than 600 Hackney council homes sold under right-to-buy in six years
Mayor urges government to end ‘arbitrary regulations’ on housing
Read MoreMarian Court demolition and revamp approved with fewer social rent homes
Twelve-storey council scheme green-lit by planning chiefs
Read MoreTown Hall moots taking government to court over freesheet Hackney Today
Judicial review ‘one option’ after direction to cut paper back to quarterly
Read More‘Overbearing’ London Fields block approved despite neighbour’s privacy fears
Helen Mead said the scheme would mean ‘a wall of windows watching my every move’
Read MoreDalston towers over Eastern Curve Garden approved despite loss of sunlight
Former Speaker calls decision ‘disappointing’ and worries about garden’s future
Read MoreTowers ‘overshadowing’ Dalston Eastern Curve Garden go before planning chiefs
Eight-storey housing scheme has faced public opposition
Read More178 urgent fire safety issues in Hackney blocks ‘outstanding’ ahead of Grenfell anniversary
Council says 94 per cent of issues in housing blocks have been addressed
Read MoreNeighbour slams ‘horrible’ three-storey London Fields apartment block ahead of planning decision
Resident ‘disappointed’ after council officers recommend granting permission
Read MoreCleaners at Hackney Learning Trust keep jobs and terms after Carillion collapse
Staff have switched to OSC Group with the same working conditions, says council
Read MoreJunior doctors at Homerton Hospital are scared to report extra hours
Concerns raised at hospital board meeting about ‘under-reporting’
Read MoreGrenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council
Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation
Read MoreTown Hall clarifies air pollution policy after Mayor corrects meeting minutes
Demirci says Hackney Council is committed to ‘decreasing’ air pollution
Read MoreHackney Today ‘broke purdah rules’ says election law expert – but council defends ‘purely factual’ page
Local Government Association backs up council position
Read MoreHackney Council to hold public SEND meeting – but campaigners call it a front for more cuts
Parents’ group dismisses event a ‘consultation in name only’
Read MoreMayor reaffirms housing pledge after sale of £1m homes in Hackney rises 1,700 per cent
A senior council figure called the finding an ‘unwelcome statistic’
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