Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive
Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’
Read MoreCouncil ‘determined’ to forge ahead with Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment despite ‘significant financial challenges’
Town Hall procurement committee set to approve £35m plans – with ‘doing nothing simply not an option’
Read MoreMayor apologises to campaigner who was told to move her pop-up parklet during ‘harmless community event’
Brenda Puech was approached by enforcement officers on Pop-up Parklet Day last weekend
Read MoreAnti-LTN campaigner stages silent protest after being told her question about air quality would not be considered at health meeting
Council says cabinet is ‘most appropriate body’ to respond to Clair Battaglino’s concerns
Read MoreHackney Foodbank in plea for support as residents speak out about cost-of-living crisis – including one mother who has stopped her son taking baths
Volunteers at the charity are ‘worried’, with food donations falling away despite demand doubling
Read MoreSt John at Hackney Church to host memorial service for the Queen this Sunday
Local MPs and councillors will join the event, which will be shown on screens outside the church
Read More‘Like losing a mother’: Hackney councillors unite to remember a Queen who ‘defined modern Britain’
Politicians from all parties used their full council meeting to pay tribute to the late monarch
Read MoreHackney Council to sell off seven-bedroom mansion it bought in 2015 for troubled families scheme
Counselling project closed at the start of the pandemic – as property expected to fetch £2m
Read More‘How is this allowed?’ Upper Clapton residents upset by plan to build a house in conservation area
Locals fear a loss of privacy and light if the development goes ahead
Read More‘Very silly indeed’: Campaigners blast council plans to cut library jobs amid cost-of-living crisis
Town Hall is already consulting with unions over proposals that could affect 99 roles
Read More‘Money is tight’: Hackney Giving launches cost-of-living appeal to ensure ‘nobody is left behind’
The local charity hopes to give out £25k in grants to organisations helping residents through the crisis
Read MoreBoys’ faith school could open at former convent in Amhurst Park
Town Hall planners considering application from BC Trust
Read MoreLondon Open House 2022: Hackney Town Hall among a number of local buildings offering people a peek behind the curtain
This year’s architecture festival includes tours of Dalston CLR James Library and the Hackney Empire
Read More‘Easy and intuitive’: Meet the locals saving money and helping the environment by borrowing from the Library of Things
Venues in Hackney Wick and Dalston are thought to have saved people around £33k – and their DIY skills are improving
Read More‘The council hasn’t learnt its lesson’: Angry business owners say drains should have been cleared before destructive flash floods in Stoke Newington
One business owner is predicting a £100,000 hit after water damaged property and stock
Read More‘We want to inspire’: Local entrepreneurs’ network announces plans for meetings and mentoring
Hackney Social Founders set to build on successful pilot event over the summer
Read More‘We can stop this’: Hackney Wick residents condemn GP surgery’s plan to build temporary extension on their local green
Trowbridge Surgery says its building is ‘not fit for purpose’, but neighbours are rallying to protect Wick Green
Read MoreHackney watering hole that was shut down after a stabbing could be reborn as a ‘happy pub’
Gokhan Yeter wants to open up a new place at the former Heart of Hackney on Mare Street
Read More‘Your life mattered’: Tributes paid to Hackney teenager stabbed to death in Highbury Fields
Police are urging anyone with information about the attack on 4 August to come forward
Read More‘Worried and depressed’: Traders at Ridley Road Shopping Village call for better communication as council prepares to take over the lease
Business owners criticise uncertainty over the upcoming handover, as Town Hall moves to assuage their fears
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