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Grenfell: Diane Abbott urges retro-fitting of sprinklers in Hackney blocks
Shadow Home Secretary calls for Lakanal coroner’s recommendations to be implemented
Read MoreEighty-five new FGM cases in Hackney and City last year, NHS figures show
Annual report reveals number of FGM attendances dropped by just 0.5 per cent in 2016
Read MoreCardinal Pole pupils raise £760 for Grenfell victims
‘Proactive’ Year Nine students organise non-uniform day for entire school
Read MoreHackney’s homeless denied ‘appropriate’ end-of-life care
Study published today finds homeless people ‘do not have same access to support as others’
Read MoreResidents up in arms over Northwold Estate ‘dumping ground’
Landlord under fire as rubbish including fridges, furniture and building materials is left outside people’s homes
Read MorePicturehouse investigates allegations of ‘cyber attacks’ by union members
Screen giant claims an email sent from a union address ‘instructed employees to encourage attacks’ on its website in support of long-running strike action
Read MoreGrenfell fire alarms firm in fraud probe over ‘defective’ work in Hackney
Allegations relate to fire safety work carried out by Lakehouse between 2011 and 2014, including ‘incorrectly fitted’ alarms
Read MoreLondon Fields Brewery snapped up by Carlsberg ahead of founder’s fraud trial
Julian Whiteway-Wilkinson denies charges of tax evasion and is set for court appearance this month
Read MorePeople’s Parking Bay founder urges council to reverse removal threat
Brenda Puech’s parking space garden could be driven out following complaint from car owner
Read MoreIt should take just ‘two days’ to test cladding, says former council health and safety officer
Town Hall said today – nearly two weeks after Grenfell disaster – that independent cladding tests “will begin this week”
Read MoreHackney Council holds secret £6,000 bash to celebrate ex-Mayor and Town Hall makeover
No media were invited to catered event packed with London council leaders
Read MoreCladding similar to Grenfell Tower found on Woodberry Down estate block
Mayor Glanville says cladding is being removed ‘immediately’ as a precaution
Read MoreGrenfell fire: Hackney Council is ‘dragging its heels’ on fire safety, say local Liberal Democrats
Mayor promises action with little detail as sprinkers petition gathers pace
Read More‘Selfless’ Diane Abbott celebrated at Queen of Hoxton after hashtag craze
#AbbottAppreciation creator Stephanie Ozuo honours Hackney MP
Read MoreResidents feel ‘ignored’ over cladding proposals for Parkside Estate
Campaign group says concerns are ‘falling on deaf ears’
Read MoreHomerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims
Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle
Read MoreSign our petition: we call on the Mayor and council to fit fire sprinklers in all of Hackney’s tower blocks
Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the Hackney Citizen urges immediate action to protect residents living in the borough’s high rises
Read MoreGrenfell Fire: Cladding to be inspected as Hackney plans ‘independent review’
Tower blocks will be checked for fire safety following Grenfell disaster
Read MoreGrenfell fire: Only two Hackney tower blocks have sprinklers – both on the same estate
Council confirms 99 per cent of borough’s 181 housing blocks have no sprinklers
Read MoreFewer bins…less litter? Canal & River Trust plan to remove receptacles from towpaths meets concern
40 per-cent of litter bins could be removed from along the River Lea in a bid to prevent fly-tipping and “mistreatment”
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