Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Town Hall admits to causing ‘stress and confusion’ over council tax bills
Opposition councillor slams ‘bureaucratic maze’ as resident says experience shattered her trust
Read MoreCouncil casts doubt on ruling that race was ‘not a factor’ in Child Q incident
Police complaints body says sacked Child Q officers guilty of ‘gross misconduct’ but teenage girl’s ‘humiliating’ strip-search was not prompted by her race
Read MoreTown Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans
Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out
Read MoreTown Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year
Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months
Read MoreWindrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal
Hackney’s equalities chief warns of the world ‘regressing’ from past recognition of structural racism
Read MoreStamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms
Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry
Read More‘Freeze the fees’: Hike in nursery charges prompts parents’ campaign
Council to axe subsidies for households with combined income of 55k and over in September
Read MoreMayor says Hackney ‘rising to challenge’ amid ‘perilous’ strain on local authorities
Report from Parliament warns there are signs that quality of local authorities’ services are in decline
Read More‘Release the passenger’: Fury at council as more residents stuck in lifts
De Beauvoir estate dwellers say council needs ‘permanent solution’
Read MoreTown Hall risked contempt of court in legal disrepair case, says judge
Council apologises for missing deadline that saw it refused an extension to carry out maintenance works
Read MoreLocal politicians pay tribute to late Pedro Club founder James Cook MBE
The community ‘legend’ passed away earlier this month following a bladder cancer diagnosis
Read MoreHackney an ‘outlier’ on housing failures, says watchdog
Social housing ombudsman tells Town Hall to strengthen the basics as mayor promises to ‘turns things around’
Read MoreTen Blue Badges for each disabled parking bay in Hackney, data reveals
UK-wide research by finds 3.2 million permit holders across the nation but only 63,000 ‘accessible’ bays
Read MoreCitizens Advice asks council tenants about heating issues following Hackney estate failures
Service launching new district heating advice service following persistent heating and hot water outages
Read More‘Held hostage’: Residents slam ‘dangerous’ lift failures at council block
Rozel Court dwellers say lifts have been ‘constant problem’ in last decade and lambast services fees as ‘money down the drain’
Read MoreHackney Bath House facing closure amid rent dispute
Town Hall orders Civic Estate to surrender lease over community spaces due to rent arrears – but management calls for ‘full transparency’
Read MorePlans for Kingsland tower blocks ignite affordable housing concerns
Criterion Capital lodges application to demolish Matalan store and build 254 flats at rear of Dalston bazaar
Read MoreNew Era residents to be rehoused this summer as landlord picks developer
Hill Group to rebuild 1930s redbrick estate over a decade after public campaign against rent hikes
Read MoreBSix teachers to strike as sixth-form college mulls A-level cuts
Educators to stage 16-day walkout as local politicians decry New City College’s ‘money-making agenda’
Read MoreArtist collective buys ‘creative quarter’ studios from council for £1.1m
Council sells to V22 following fears that disposal would lead to ‘private sector carve-up’ and pose risks to Curve Garden
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