Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Sadiq Khan set to fall short of affordable housing target
The Greater London Authority and Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government last year agreed to lower London’s affordable housing target
Read MoreAdult social care services in Hackney ‘need improvement’ with some waiting two years for assessment
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) concluded the borough’s service ‘requires improvement’ in its most recent report
Read MoreCuts to library opening hours to be reversed as council’s ‘financial outlook’ improves
The decision comes days after a public consultation on the proposals closed
Read MoreDecision on Shoreditch development postponed as its future hangs in balance
Initial plans for the Shoreditch Works project were set to provide office space for 4,150 workers and 40 new homes
Read MoreOfsted tells Hackney Council to act quickly as too many SEND children excluded from school
A report published on 5 February the watchdog found the number of SEND children excluded from Hackney secondary schools had been high for “too long”
Read MoreCouncil sets out new plans to reduce air pollution amid LTN controversy
The move comes following a demonstration outside Hackney Town Hall last week which saw residents call on the council to ‘open our roads’
Read MoreCause of council worker’s ‘untimely’ death still unclear after inquest
Daniel Rhoden died in hospital on June 21, 2025, at the age of 57
Read MoreCampaigners urge Hackney NHS Trust to to reject ‘shocking’ data sharing program
Campaigners gathered outside the town hall last week to urge Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to reject a new information-sharing system currently being rolled out nationwide
Read MoreHackney residents stand up to council over ‘unlawful’ plans for Marian Court
Redevelopment of the site had stalled amid changes to safety regulations and financial woes, but plans were revived in late November last year
Read MoreHousing loophole puts domestic abuse victims at risk even if they leave home, council warns
Hackney is one of many councils pushing for regulations that would allow it to evict domestic abusers
Read MoreRidley Road fee hikes could ‘break’ historic market, council hears
This year the council increased the cost for traders selling at street markets across the borough
Read MoreRecord store owner vows to fight council in court over noise enforcement
Rob Smith opened Recycle Vinyl off Dalston’s Kingsland High Street in late 2024
Read MoreHackney Council rubber-stamps ‘anti-racism’ strategy for schools amid concerns over risk of harm to vulnerable pupils
Earlier this week the council rubber-stamped its education strategy which pledges to further inclusion and build a ‘child-centred and anti-racist’ model for schools
Read MoreMayor of Hackney ‘deeply concerned’ as Mossbourne ‘punishment no matter what’ regime exposed in review
A review published earlier this week found behaviour policies at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) had fostered a ‘no excuses’ culture
Read MoreCoroner warns Hackney landlord to act following six-month-old boy’s death
An inquest into the death of Baby Abdullah Ali prompted the coroner to flag concerns over knee-high thick and black mould in his family’s overcrowded flat
Read More‘Not your typical high street’ – residents express concern over new Aldi on Hackney Road
A group of locals have said they are ‘extremely worried’ about the plans
Read MoreCouncil’s call for rent controls ‘would not lead to the skies collapsing’
Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents
Read More‘We’re being pushed to outskirts of our borough’ – residents slam LTNs in calls for ‘key roads’ to be reopened
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition criticising Hackney Council for following “urban theory and not real life” when establishing its 19 LTNs.
Read MoreLandlord ordered to repay tenants £11,000 of rent after failed court bid
Joseph Campbell was taken to court by his former tenants and was found to be running an unlicensed HMO.
Read MoreHackney Green mayoral candidate calls to ‘break up the Met’ following report into ‘systemic’ racism
Green councillor Zoë Garbett called for the Met’s directorates to be separated and for London residents to “rethink how we keep each other safe.”
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