Posts by Lizzie McAllister
Hackney bin collection days to change over Christmas period
Some residents will have to wait an extra two days for their bins to be collected
Read MoreKemi Badenoch slammed by community leader over ‘unacceptable’ two-child cap comment
Badenoch claimed lifting the two-child benefit cap for 1000 larger families in Hackney would cost the taxpayer £74million
Read MoreHunger strikers ‘likely to die if David Lammy doesn’t agree to meeting’ say lawyers
The MP, who represents the Hackney wards of Brownswood and Woodberry Down, is ‘as a senior government minister with oversight of His Majesty’s prison service, uniquely placed to bring about a resolution of the situation’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital staff walk out as five-day resident doctors’ strike begins
The strikes began this morning (Wednesday, 17 December) and are due to continue until Monday, 22 December
Read More‘We’d lose half our business overnight’ – beloved stationery shop launches campaign to stop relocation plans
Argun Printers & Stationers has been in business at the same location for more than 30 years
Read More‘So many layers of lies’ – police spied on Hackney organisation working to expose Met corruption, inquiry hears
The Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA) was the subject of police monitoring for a decade
Read MoreLondon Overground line serving five Hackney stations to close for 11 days over Christmas
The Mildmay Line will close for 11 days over Christmas and three weekends in the new year
Read MoreHackney primary school where ‘wellbeing is foundation of learning’ bags mental health award
Daubeney Primary School in Clapton prides itself on fostering an environment where every pupil is known, valued and supported
Read MoreNHS worker ‘at breaking point’ as noisy neighbour ‘stops her sleeping for 14 months’
The social tenant says her noisy neighbour keeps her up throughout the night and says it has been 14 months since she got a peaceful night’s sleep
Read MoreCommission investigating school inclusion and children’s wellbeing issues call for evidence
Hackney’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission is conducting a review into how the council and its partners can better support children and young people in the borough
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal hopes for festive miracle so every child can have a merry Christmas
With less than a fortnight before the donation window closes, members of the public are being asked to give away a new toy so children living in extreme hardship can have a special gift to open on Christmas Day
Read MoreScheme to stamp out rogue landlords approved by council
From May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let out
Read MoreMPs celebrate end of two-child benefit cap despite voting not to scrap it last year
Previously, almost all parents were prevented from claiming Universal Credit for more than two children
Read MoreHackney faces ‘complete exhaustion of reserves’ without ‘urgent funding’ in Budget says councillor
Campaigners descended on Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday (26 November), the same day the Chancellor made her Budget
Read MoreChristmas plans in turmoil as 13 East London bus routes impacted by strikes
More than 350 bus drivers are expected to walk out in two 48-hour strikes over the festive period, impacting several routes through Hackney
Read More‘There’s real concern’ – Hackney health campaigners hold first rally outside Homerton Hospital
Campaigners have expressed concerns over a potential contract between a Hackney hospital trust and a controversial US data company
Read MoreNine social houses to be built on Clapton estate as council tackles housing backlog
The social houses are the first to get the go-ahead of more than 300 the council plans to build in the coming years
Read MoreHackney Council issues urgent communication amid ‘critical’ cyber threat risk
Multiple London councils have been targeted in a cyber attack over the past 24 to 48 hours, and while Hackney is not thought to have been hit, staff are being warned to take precautions
Read MoreResidents slam ‘ill-considered’ council plans to close junction to cars
More than 3,000 vehicles drive along Scriven Street every day, which Hackney Council says creates a high risk of collisions between turning traffic and cyclists
Read MoreMossbourne Academy schools’ complaints and safeguarding procedures ‘generally fit for purpose’ according to review
Mossbourne Members’ Trust commissioned an independent review into its safeguarding and complaints procedures in April 2025, the results of which have now been shared.
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