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Town Hall ‘agreed to disagree’ with Home Office on counter-terror strategy

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 July 2019 at 15:21

Criticism by government over lack of radicalisation referrals ends in ‘stalemate’

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Hackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 July 2019 at 14:42

Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton

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Town Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 July 2019 at 12:56

Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service

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The Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 17:36

Renowned outdoor artist Ali Pretty, who lives in London Fields, wants to create a ‘new story’ for Thurrock

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Council apology over care failings condemned by SEND campaigners as ‘lukewarm’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 17:25

Mother in Ombudsman case calls for greater understanding from council on impact of delays

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Charity behind Hackney Winter Night Shelter wins funding to pilot a local women-only refuge

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 July 2019 at 12:57
Hackney Winter Night Shelter volunteers

Hackney Doorways reveals successful bid for support from Mayor of London’s rough sleeping fund

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Hackney locals to get ‘first dibs’ on new council living rent homes in Homerton

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 19:05

Town Hall markets three-year tenancies to those who cannot afford a home but do not qualify for social housing

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Councillor calls for more Town Hall support for ‘collapsing’ residents’ associations

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 July 2019 at 18:58

Unspent money in Community Development Fund questioned as Housing Services called upon to be more ‘proactive’

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Town Hall spends thousands in seven-year quest to cut down and poison tenant’s trees

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 July 2019 at 17:35

Council confirms poisoning of stumps not ‘general policy’ as resident complains tenants are treated as ‘third class citizens’

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‘The Future is Ours’: Young Extinction Rebels call for change at East London Uprising

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 July 2019 at 16:22

Hackney Mayor promises ‘at least one annual occasion’ in which community will hold Town Hall to account on climate emergency action

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Over 13,500 cigarettes seized in raid on Hoxton shop amid council crackdown on illegal tobacco

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 July 2019 at 14:08

Sniffer dog Pippa helps trading standards officers track down the stash, hidden in a sink unit and under the chocolate stand

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Over 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 July 2019 at 13:22

Personal Bests, run by the Town Hall’s youth service, saw the most-improved pupils from 14 schools compete to break their own records

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Medics urged to prepare for ‘destabilising’ effect of private firm’s virtual consultations

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 18:19

NHS App mocked at council meeting as councillors continue to warn of systemic risks from GP At Hand

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Top GP praises ‘alcohol hubs’ as part of decentralised Neighbourhoods care plan

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 18:03

Borough to see 30 ‘social prescribers’ put in place over next five years

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Join a free six-week course St Mary’s Secret Garden

By Advertising Feature | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 16:33

Improve your wellbeing through gardening and food growing at a beautiful sanctuary in the heart of Hackney

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Daubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 12:47

The school is hoping to transform an underused part of its playground and now needs just £800 to get the project off the ground

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Town Hall ‘highly commended’ for commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 July 2019 at 12:27

Hackney Green Party calls for further action on fossil fuel divestment and glyphosate use

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Activists express alarm as number of ‘hazardous’ council-owned homes spikes 350 per cent in a year

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 19:55

Town Hall fails to explain sudden rise in ‘Category 1’ hazards as Liberal Democrats and Greens call for ‘action’

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Sisters Uncut rips into Town Hall with ‘gross negligence’ claims as Marian Court residents left in limbo

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 18:19

Town Hall apologises for offering one woman a property viewing on same estate as violent ex-partner

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Hackney pupils show off their pedal power for 2019’s Bike Around The Borough

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 July 2019 at 17:52

Nine hundred children from 42 schools joined in the annual ‘bike bus’ earlier this month

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