Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Hackney manhole leak flowing for ‘four years’
Thames Water has been accused of incompetence and failing to address the ongoing hazard
Read MoreMoth Club gets reprieve as council blocks planning bid – but venue ‘not out of the woods’
Venue celebrates a ‘huge win’ following a 30,000-strong petition to block a controversial flat development on Morning Lane
Read MoreEstate regeneration actually leading to ‘degeneration’ – London mayor warned
In her new report, Green party Assembly Member Zoë Garbett claims Londoners are still suffering from the ‘same failed approach’ despite recent City Hall reforms
Read MoreCouncil’s uncollected £850k debt leaves leaseholders ‘trapped’ in their building
The freeholder, Restoration Hackney Ltd, owes almost £1 million to the local authority
Read MoreFresh proposals for traffic measures in Hoxton face local backlash
The strongest opposition comes from car users who live within the scheme area, caregivers, disabled people and renters
Read MoreCouncil closes in on ‘ambitious’ 2026 social housing goal
Plans for more than 100 new social rent homes have been rubber-stamped in a bid to meet housing targets
Read MoreHackney has lowest meningitis B vaccine rate in London as parents share outbreak concerns
The meningitis outbreak which started in Kent spread to London last week
Read MoreRidley Road indoor market traders fear permanent ‘eviction’ – but landlord says they could return ‘as early as June’
Those businesses deemed not to have been ‘involved in antisocial behaviour’ and with no substantial rent arrears will be invited back
Read MoreHackney Council ignored tenant’s concerns over safety of her autistic child in social housing
The council has paid the family £500 to recognise the “distress, uncertainty and frustration” it had caused
Read MoreCouncil suggests taking autistic boy on bus ride to ‘prove’ he can’t use public transport
The council suggested taking the child on a bus ride so they can test his family’s claim that travelling by public transport would prove distressing for him
Read MoreMother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says
Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation
Read MoreHackney tower block hit by flooding days after fire breaks out
Residents have called for the block to be evacuated
Read MoreCouncil responds to watchdog review over social care delays
A recent Care Quality Commission review gave Hackney’s adult social care services a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating
Read MoreHackney family facing eviction given reprieve as council warrant suspended
Charity Oppong and her children have lived at the property for nearly two decades
Read MoreHackney Council budget – what it means for you
The council agreed its budget on Wednesday (4 March)
Read MoreFire at council-run flat reignites safety fears
A fire on 27 February has reignited safety fears at the housing block
Read MoreNew Shoreditch growth plan could create ‘up to 11,000 jobs’ says council
The proposals could provide Shoreditch with ’30 aircraft hangars’ worth of commercial floorspace and hundreds of new homes
Read MoreTfL Dial-a-Ride service criticised for cancelled journeys
Residents claim the service is not meeting their needs
Read MoreHackney could be poised for ‘shock’ in May local elections
Labour has had control of the council for all but seven years since 1965
Read MoreCampaigners accuse council of downplaying risks to SEND children in unsafe housing
At a council meeting, a parent of a SEND child warned that under the council’s ‘traumatising’ housing needs assessment process, people are ‘falling through the gaps’
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