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Watch: Mayor Philip Glanville quizzed by public at Hackney Question Time
Last night’s Town Hall event was streamed live on Facebook
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Council says Red-Amber-Green ratings are ‘not intended for public use’
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Popular swimming spot had been due to re-open this weekend after months of repair work
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Mayor Glanville unveils new ‘I Love Hackney’ badge modelled on EU flag
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Town Hall says its Destination Hackney website is ‘migrating’
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Hackney’s cabinet member for health has been a councillor for 13 years
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More than half of towpath users now steer clear due to safety fears, a recent survey found
Read MoreHackney Mayor Philip Glanville criticised for ‘remaining shtum’ on Vittoria Wharf demolition
Save Hackney Wick calls on Mayor to use influence over LLDC plans
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Town Hall had previously rejected Freedom of Information requests on grounds it would publish FRAs
Read MoreRashan Charles: Family ‘concerned and disappointed’ following Metropolitan Police decision not to suspend officer
Relatives say Charles died ‘within minutes’ of the officer ‘throwing him to the ground’ and vow to push for a criminal investigation
Read MoreNew landlord licensing measures will ‘drive up standards’, say campaigners
Community action group Citizens UK welcomes Town Hall consultation on scheme that will ‘bring rogue landlords to book’
Read MoreHackney Stand Up to Racism drops speaker over ‘racism’ – but defends group linked to Jihadi John
Rashan Charles’s father was booked to speak alongside group banned by NUS
Read MoreFire Risk Assessment error blamed on bungling safety expert
According to the council, a surveyor wrongly put 24 June 2017 as the date of an FRA for one of its blocks – despite carrying out the test on 4 October 2016
Read MoreSchool funding reforms ‘designed to confuse parents and quash protests’, say Hackney campaigners
Education Secretary Justine Greening revealed further changes to the controversial national funding formula last week
Read MoreHackney Council confirms identity of freesheet’s publishers after delay to ‘get to the bottom of that’
Hackney Burgesses mystery solved – with a little help from Citizen readers
Read MoreDiane Abbott slammed for recounting racist abuse on live TV
The Shadow Home Secretary told ITV’s Good Morning Britain she has been called a ‘nigger bitch’ – prompting a frenzied reaction on social media
Read MoreHackney Mayor faces public grilling in Question Time event at Town Hall
Hackney Citizen has been offered one vetted question for the Mayor
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