Posts by Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter
Hackney Citizen Mayoral Hustings 2018: live blog
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Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new
Hackney Liberal Democrats say Violence Reduction Unit would ‘treat violence like a disease’
Read MoreHackney’s Deputy Mayor welcomes MPs’ SEND inquiry – but campaigners dismiss probe as PR effort
‘We don’t need an inquiry to tell us what’s going wrong’
Read MorePaper Dress Vintage seeks late licence for music and drinks – as police fear ‘nuisance on the streets’
Mare Street venue says changes would ‘have a positive impact on the area’
Read MoreTown Hall ‘considering options’ after new Hackney Today crackdown order
Latest letter tells council to switch to quarterly by September 2018
Read MoreVideo: Hackney’s mayoral candidates debate at Muslim Centre hustings
Watch the candidates square off at last night’s event in Cazenove
Read MoreNew Shoreditch restaurant Mamarosa’s alcohol and music licence goes to vote
Police ask sub-committee for half hour between last orders and closing time
Read MoreTown Hall events after refurb raise £97k as council hails £12m surplus
Hackney says cost of revamp covered by upkeep savings and rent from off-site buildings
Read MoreGreen Party’s Alastair Binnie-Lubbock would ‘give power back’ to residents if elected Hackney Mayor
‘If you want to see a change in Hackney you’re going to have to vote for it’
Read MoreWomen’s Equality’s Harini Iyengar would apply ‘gender lens’ to policy if elected Hackney Mayor
‘We have a monolith in Hackney Council and women’s political voices have not been heard’
Read More‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce vows to tackle knife crime if elected Mayor
‘I don’t want it to be the norm in Hackney. Not on my watch’
Read MoreConservative Imtiaz Lunat says he would empower residents if elected Hackney Mayor
‘Everything would be done through local people’
Read MoreClapton Common synagogue revamp approved by Hackney planning chiefs
Fifty orthodox Jewish men attend meeting on future of local house of worship
Read MoreMore than 1,000 fire safety jobs in Hackney could still be outstanding on Grenfell anniversary
Forty per cent of priority works breach one-month window as council says it is tackling issues ‘as quickly as we can’
Read MoreParents and carers raise £3,000 to fight SEND cuts in a judicial review
Hackney Council has offered to work with campaigners to manage the cuts
Read MoreMayor ‘disappointed’ about council’s cladding report U-turn – which he discovered reading the Hackney Citizen
Philip Glanville says he did not agree with the decision and will release a ‘hybrid report’ later this year
Read MoreHackney Mayor promises ‘council-owned energy company’ if re-elected
Philip Glanville gives Citizen a preview of what’s in his election manifesto
Read MoreHate crimes strategy: Hackney Council invites residents to have their say
Public consultation on borough’s draft hate crimes strategy closes 23 March
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