Posts by Claudia Lee
‘I’ve had to boil the kettle and fill the sink for a flannel wash’ – council leaves woman without hot water for a month
‘Hackney is treating a 30-day delay in restoring hot water as reasonable’
Read MoreCouncil’s £51 million budget gap likely to increase if ‘Fair Funding Review’ left unchanged
Concerns raised over ‘detrimental’ impact of government’s review on council finances
Read MoreDe-selection of ‘excellent’ councillors sparks allegations of Labour ‘lack of transparency’
Petition launched to ‘save Hackney councillors Soraya Adejare and M Can Ozsen’
Read More‘Mould kills! Safe council homes now!’ – Protesters call for housing reform on first day of Awaab’s Law
Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who died as a result of a severe respiratory condition
Read More‘Excessive’ sanctions at Hackney school left children ‘demoralised, without clear improvement in behaviour’
In the four months from September 2024 to February 2025, the school dished out 29,914 next-day detentions
Read More‘A litany of concerns’: Hackney councillors discuss Palantir contract with Homerton
‘We are in touch with workers in many trusts across all levels who want to resist the rollout’
Read MoreHackney Council CEO faces contempt of court charges in ongoing leaseholder dispute
Dawn Carter-McDonald has been ordered to attend the first hearing, which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
Read MorePlan for secure children’s home progresses despite opposition from Save Lea Marshes
The proposal is ‘the wrong project in the wrong place’
Read MoreCouncil left child without care plan for more than a year, ombudsman finds
Town Hall received professional advice late – but still did not issue the plan for around another 10 months.
Read MoreHackney Council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own
The local authority sold one property for £95,050 in 2014, only to buy it back for £365,000 in 2021
Read MoreBakery workers pave the way for hospitality organising with ‘landmark’ union recognition
E5 Bakehouse founder Ben Mackinnon has welcomed the agreement as a ‘really positive move’
Read MoreRaising the colour: Hackney flies flag for Black History Season
Following a summer where flag wars have polarised the country, the borough is ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’
Read MoreRidley Road traders are back up and running – but uncertainty remains
A number of traders referred to the council as “hostile”, saying it is overseeing the ‘managed decline’ of Ridley Road
Read MoreCampaigners urge Homerton NHS Trust to eschew contract with controversial US data firm
‘There are widely-held concerns about the inadequate safeguards Palantir offers regarding the confidentiality of our personal health records’
Read MoreCollection of iconic Hackney Empire statue sculptor goes up for auction
‘The clays, the heat, the oxides and even the water used to form the things I make are in many ways equivalent to the forces which originally shaped the earth’
Read MoreDisabled man denied access to train at Homerton station over ‘made-up rule’
‘Nobody else’s journey takes half an hour longer because they’re with four other people’
Read MoreCake to celebrate: ‘lifeline’ Laburnum Boat Club marks its massive makeover
‘It’s a space where young people feel heard and valued and supported to be the best they can be’
Read More‘She can’t vanish’: Community mourns death of beloved local homeless woman
Fundraiser launched for a bench or plaque to honour Tracey O’Brien
Read MoreFinal Woodberry Down plans win approval despite fears over ‘staggering’ loss of wildlife
Campaigners have raised concerns over biodiversity and cuts to social housing
Read MoreClubs boycott Saucony Run Shoreditch 10km over event sponsor’s links to Israel
‘We cannot allow the sport we love to be used to gloss over oppression’
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