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Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

‘What are they afraid of?’: Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 April 2025 at 19:21
L-R: Cllrs Penny Wrout, Claudia Turbet-Delof and Fliss Premru.

Independent Socialists say they are being ‘punished for being an effective opposition’

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Council asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 14:57
Middleton Road LTN

Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue

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Locals restart campaign to ban ‘intimidating’ HGVs from Victoria Park Road

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 11:30
Penny Wrout, Christine Jackson and Claudia Turbet-Delof

Residents warn of lorries gridlocking congestion zones and point to recent fatalities

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Wetland volunteers honoured with plaque on Hackney Marshes

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 April 2025 at 18:33

Cabinet member for culture praises local groups’ work restoring Middlesex Filter Beds

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Greens pile pressure on Town Hall over tougher rules for Hackney landlords

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 April 2025 at 18:28

Opposition urges council to use new powers to make property owners apply for permit to let out homes

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Town Hall presses ahead with King’s Hall revamp

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 April 2025 at 11:32

Designs to upgrade deteriorating Grade II-listed building rubber-stamped by council

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Stoke Newington traders fear loss of business rate relief could be ‘final straw’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 April 2025 at 09:15

Council rebuffs shopkeepers’ plea for discount despite warnings over ‘triple whammy’ with tax and wage hikes

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Dalston councillor slams ‘discriminatory’ use of facial recognition

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 2 April 2025 at 11:46

Green co-leader Zoë Garbett criticises police as data shows face scanners mostly used in boroughs with large Black populace

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Cuts to falls prevention service trigger Healthwatch ‘gagging’ row

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 1 April 2025 at 22:39

Board member suspended after criticising director for supporting council’s scrapping of Staying Steady programme

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Police hand out doorbell cameras in hunt for mystery tree vandals

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 1 April 2025 at 12:55

Community safety lead says police’s decision not to arrest suspected arboreal wrecker is now under review

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Opposition parties slam government’s ‘cruel’ welfare cuts

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 28 March 2025 at 11:58

Hackney mayor defends Labour, saying she sees ‘strong direction of travel’ in Whitehall policy

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Hackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 March 2025 at 17:22

Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them

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Fears over ‘private sector carve-up’ as council agrees to sell off ‘creative quarter’ sites

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 18:09

Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture

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Council to exercise more control over Hackney’s leisure centres

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 14:23

Tax break prompts Town Hall to take ownership of income from gyms and other facilities outsourced to Better Health in 2009

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Hackney yoga studio fears eviction after Transport for London ‘quadruples’ rent

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 March 2025 at 19:50

Owners scramble to raise £25k as trades guild warns small businesses are being ‘killed off’

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Council rejects Shoreditch nightclub mogul’s latest bid for new venue

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 March 2025 at 13:59

Town Hall said it did not have confidence in owner Shmail Khan after previously revoking his licence twice

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Council spending on agency staff expected to rise by nearly £1m

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 11:18
Waste truck

Town Hall revises forecasts after health and environment costs fuel temporary recruitment drive

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‘Full support’: Opposition councillors back Town Hall’s green jobs drive – but stress need for extra cash

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 10:34

Green councillors welcome Town Hall’s target to help 60 people find jobs in next year

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Hackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 13:50

Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London

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School streets vandalised in ‘appalling criminal sabotage’ across Hackney

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 March 2025 at 15:13

More than 20 incidents of damage to cameras, street signs and speed restrictions recorded since June 2024

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