Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney forces Sadiq Khan retreat on affordable housing cuts
Zoë Garbett claims victory after London mayor agrees to scrap his 20 per cent affordable housing floor and restore Hackney’s threshold to 35 per cent — though not until 2028
Read MoreHomerton community garden wins fifth Green Flag award
A community garden run by a Homerton mental-health charity has been awarded a Green Flag for the fifth year running, as the organisation behind the national scheme warns that access to safe, well-kept parks is increasingly a matter of postcode.
Read MoreSTIK print raises over £4,000 for the Homerton
The Hackney artist’s signed Holding Hands set sold at Bonhams, with the full proceeds going to the hospital where, as he put it, much of Hackney was born
Read MoreCouncil says no eviction warrant sought as it defends handling of SEND family’s case
Hackney Council has said it has not applied for a warrant to remove a family with an autistic child from a home they have occupied for nearly 20 years, disputing several accounts of a case the borough’s Green Mayor backed before taking office.
Read MoreFormer Hackney mayor joins call to restore whip to Diane Abbott
More than 30 party members write to Andy Burnham on the eve of his likely premiership, arguing that the year-long suspension may have cost Labour votes in May’s elections
Read MoreMossbourne refuses to apologise to pupils as academy trust defends record before councillors
Academy trust leaders said they would not say sorry to children the safeguarding review found were harmed
Read MoreHackney to open two children’s homes as council moves to end reliance on private care
Partnership with charity Action for Children aims to keep looked-after children in the borough
Read MoreHackney Council looks to divest pension fund from firms linked to human rights abuses
Council’s Green administration begins overhauling its investment strategy to exclude companies operating in territories condemned by international bodies
Read MoreThe long road to the landslide: how Hackney turned Green
The Greens took 42 of Hackney’s 57 seats in May — but the landslide was a decade in the making
Read MoreSeventy firefighters tackle Hackney Central Travelodge blaze
Sixteen people were evacuated and taken to a rest centre after a fire tore through two upper-floor rooms — but no one was hurt.
Read MoreLeader: Fix the politics — and the plumbing
Labour rewrote Hackney’s rulebook to suit itself. Then it lost. The Greens should learn the lesson, not repeat it
Read MoreHackney Green councillor takes the helm at North London Waste Authority — as Edmonton incinerator delayed
Cllr Jacob Cable takes charge as the authority approves an upbeat annual report — while the £1.2bn Edmonton incinerator at the heart of its operations runs late and the ageing old plant is kept burning
Read MoreLondon mayor unveils capital’s first heat plan as city swelters under rare red alert
‘Heat Ready London’ calls on partners to protect the vulnerable and retrofit a million at-risk homes — but Greens warn it lacks funding, urgency and protection for workers
Read MoreHackney mayor takes Sadiq Khan to court over slashed affordable homes target
Zoë Garbett accuses Sir Sadiq of bowing to developers as Hackney joins Tower Hamlets and Lewisham in a judicial review
Read MoreSadiq Khan issues high pollution alert as 40C heat looms over the capital
A “high” air pollution alert has been triggered for the capital as the Met Office warns of record-breaking 40C heat — with Hackney’s new Green administration pledging to act “early” and “ambitiously” on toxic air
Read MoreMore than 20 Hackney schools close early in heatwave
Headteachers across the borough have shortened the school day or shut entirely to protect pupils and staff. Parents are urged to check directly with schools
Read MoreGreen party leader Zack Polanski cleared by ethics inquiry as Hackney link draws fresh scrutiny
The Greater London Authority’s monitoring officer has found that the Green party leader, who lives in the borough with Hackney Downs councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, did not breach the code of conduct over council tax on his east London houseboat
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor Patrick Vernon knighted for services to racial equality
The Windrush Day campaigner, who served as a Labour councillor in the borough and now chairs Hackney Thinking Spaces, has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours after three decades of work on race, health and social justice
Read MoreArtists open their doors for return of E8 Art and Craft Trail
The free weekend trail, now in its fifth year, sees Dalston artists and makers show work in homes, studios and venues across the neighbourhood on 20–21 June
Read MoreStoke Newington community rallies to save Old Church with all-day midsummer festival
Residents have raised three-quarters of a £30,000 repair fund and hope a 12-hour programme of music, poetry and comedy on 14 June will close the gap
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