Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Hackney Greens distance themselves from Burnham effigy protest
Cabinet members were named as attending a trans rights demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was stabbed — but the party insists they witnessed no violence
Read MoreThe graveyard at Hackney Wick: sunken boats left to rot
Where the Hertford Union Canal meets the River Lee at Hackney Wick, two sunken narrow boats lie within touching distance of one another
Read MoreCouncil spent £10,000 on parking charges in a year
Hackney employees clocked up more than £10,000 in parking penalties and road charges over 12 months
Read MoreGreens accused of U-turn as they approve Woodberry Down ‘double decant’ to avoid £13.5m overrun
Up to 32 council households face being moved twice under a schedule signed off at Mayor Zoë Garbett’s first cabinet — despite the Greens’ past attacks on the estate’s demolition-led regeneration
Read MoreRevealed: Hackney went nearly seven years without a housing repairs contract as homes decayed
Council missed an entire structural repairs cycle after its main contractor deal lapsed in 2019 — a gap insiders say left tenants in damp and mould
Read MoreLabour accuses Mayor Garbett of claiming credit for gym plans it drew up
Opposition says the conversion of ’empty’ Christopher Addison House into a stopgap gym predates the Green administration’s Who Owns Hackney project
Read MoreDalston by-election: Greens win by-election triggered by Zoë Garbett’s mayoral victory
Manal Massalha elected as councillor for Dalston ward after winning 549 votes at the poll held on Thursday 25 June
Read MoreHackney Central by-election: Greens hold seat in close race with Labour
Noah Birksted-Breen wins by a margin of 52 votes, with Labour’s Sheila Suso-Runge in second place
Read MoreResident ‘wins’ £150 from Hackney Council after year-long wait for medical assessment
Watchdog specifically criticised the council for taking four months to send her assessment forms, and for taking another five months to tell her the outcome – while the council sat on this information
Read MoreLast phase of Britannia Project on hold as council contractor enters administration
The final stage of a major regeneration project in Hackney has stalled after the lead contractor fell into administration following a High Court ruling.
Read MoreCouncil pays £200 to Hackney woman after two-year delay wiping benefit debt
A watchdog has rebuked Hackney Council for taking two years to write off a resident’s benefit debt and recovering over £1,000 from her while her appeal was ongoing
Read MoreFellows Court residents urge Mayor Garbett to act over ‘atrocious’ conditions in ‘dehumanising’ estate block
Frustrated social housing residents call on the new Mayor to address longstanding leaks, filth, and disrepairs
Read MoreHackney Central by-election candidates announced
Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections
Read MoreDalston by-election candidates announced
A little more than seven weeks after the local elections, residents of this ward will be heading to the polls to cast their votes once again
Read MoreHackney’s new Green mayor signals break with previous administration over ‘clinical’ use of performance targets
Zoë Garbett took aim at previous Labour regime’s reliance on KPIs in maiden speech
Read MoreCouncil admits restructure worsened backlog of 15,000 overdue housing safety checks
Watchdog sounded alarm nearly two years ago — yet problem has spiralled
Read MoreWhat’s next after the Greens’ historic takeover of Hackney?
Hackney’s new mayor Zoë Garbett pledged to ‘change the system’ as she claimed victory at the local elections. What has she promised to do, and how will she try to achieve her goals?
Read MoreNew Hackney Half route is bad for business, traders warn council
Hackney businesses have warned they are losing one of their best trading days of the year following changes to the route
Read MoreGreen party councillor quits straight after election victory following breach of local government rules
James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes
Read MoreGreen mayoral candidate accused of ‘blocking’ letter praising police for Golders Green response to knife attacks
Cllr Zoë Garbett raised objections to a proposed missive from the London Assembly’s police and crime committee
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