Posts by Hackney Citizen
Titbits – ALMOs, Sudokus and mysterious burgesses
More on the Town Hall’s puzzling behaviour in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Hackney Council now must put fire safety first
To take a lackadaisical approach – missed deadlines, delays to checks, a trickle of information – is to neglect one of the council’s absolute duties
Read MoreTown Hall misses high priority blaze threat targets three times
Guidance set by safety experts on dealing with ‘P1’ risks is that they must be fixed within a month
Read MoreHackney Council’s letting agency does not exist, Town Hall admits
Priority Homes scheme billed as a social letting agency ‘because that’s how most people would understand its function’
Read MoreBusiness rates: Town Hall launches consultation on £7m relief fund
Residents can have a say on how money is dished out to local businesses, which were hit hard by this year’s rates hike
Read MoreWalking on eggshells: Gillian Riley on eggs, featuring global recipes and some cracking history
Through the eyes of Gillian Riley’s “always hungry” Roman legionary (who this month is picking up some eggs from Stamford Hill for the journey north), take a tour of the world’s unbeatable eggy dishes
Read MoreFire risks at council property left unchecked for over five years
When an assessment was eventually carried out this year, it found there was no fire detection or alarm system.
Read MoreCharity’s River Lea reedbed drive hits 1000-metre landmark
Thames 21’s volunteer project creates habitats for wildlife and helps to reduce pollution
Read MoreWandsworth Sash Windows: redesigning entire properties, not just windows
When calling in the window experts these clients were not expecting the complete transformation of their home
Read MoreAmateur hour: 85-year-old AmDram group Tower Theatre Company set sights on Stoke Newington
Booze license approved for site on Northwold Road despite objections from locals
Read MoreHackney One Carnival returns on 10 September – we have all the details
Find out the new route, what’s on, the prospective weather and more in our guide to next weekend’s festivities
Read MoreWorking age households could face extra £100 a year burden under new council tax proposals
Mayor Glanville says planned change to tax reduction scheme is the ‘fairest option’ amid ‘massive funding shortfall’
Read MoreDisability campaign group slams council’s user-unfriendly fire risk map
Lack of accessibility is ‘denying disabled people the opportunity to play a full role in Hackney life’
Read MoreFluffer Pit Party, Dalston Epic, review: Deap Vally attack from all angles
The vaunted 360-degree stage may dilute their energy slightly, but LA’s Deap Vally were still able to blow the crowd away when they hit Dalston last week
Read MoreJust two letting agents sign up to council’s fee-scrapping scheme in its first month
Town Hall is asking local agents to stop charging letting fees voluntarily ahead of expected government ban
Read MoreLondon Fields Lido finally gets reopening date – after end of summer
The pool will throw its doors back open to swimmers on the last day of September
Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for September
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Read MoreHackney among worst boroughs in London for health inequality, new figures show
Only residents in Tower Hamlets and Haringey spend longer in ill health, as Town Hall cites ‘financial deprivation’ and better life expectancy
Read MoreBattersea Dogs & Cats Home to hold Hackney pet drop-in on Saturday 9 September
Free advice and services for dog and cat lovers will feature at the event, to be held at Pembury Community Centre off Dalston Lane
Read MoreGCSE results: Hackney students ‘excel yet again’ in face of major reforms
Borough’s deputy mayor sings praises of students after they outperform national figures
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