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Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 February 2025 at 19:23

Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments

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Letter to the editor: In response to your article, ‘Council insider on Mossbourne’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 February 2025 at 14:57
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Readers express their disquiet at anonymous opinion piece

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‘Nightmare’: Families displaced by Dalston fire hit out at landlord over lack of support

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 February 2025 at 14:07

Tenants left on ‘tenterhooks’ after Peabody failed to renew temporary housing bookings

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Community groups bid to reopen Hackney primary school as ‘creative hub’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 February 2025 at 19:43

Local charities and artists are driving campaign to save ‘rich heritage’ of unused Colvestone building

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Man, 68, jumped to his death from phone booth inside Hackney police station

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 February 2025 at 14:28

Coroner urges Scotland Yard to act after Peter Jones committed suicide in the waiting area of its Stoke Newington branch

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The Citizen Gardener: ‘Foraging is such a lost art’

By Daniel Burke | Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 12:18

With plans taking shape for a herb garden at Mabley Green, our columnist sets out his vision for the project

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Short Road Pizza, Three Colts Tavern, food review: ‘Like Italy and New York have made sweet love’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 12 February 2025 at 10:15

A husband-and-wife team have turned their pandemic charity venture into an ‘exciting’ reality

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Future of Hackney Carnival under threat as Town Hall withdraws funding

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 15:13
Hackney Carnival, 2020

‘Despite the stark economic reality, we want to preserve hope and joy’

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Elderly residents left ‘trapped in lifts’ after repeated service failures

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2025 at 17:40

Leaseholders and residents of award-winning new-builds in Clapton feel ‘neglected’ by council over persistent malfunctions

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Andy Leary-May on Mossbourne: ‘Until 16 months ago, I would’ve been among the parents surprised by the extent of adverse experiences’

By Andy Leary-May | Friday 7 February 2025 at 13:53
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

The father-of-two, in his own words, on what led him to raise concerns about the multi-academy trust

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Ex-Mossbourne teacher blasts ‘silent subjugation’ of pupils

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2025 at 12:01

Trainee who spent five weeks at Hackney Downs ‘prison-school’ says he felt ‘ashamed’ for adhering to strict behaviour code

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Council insider on Mossbourne: ‘Leadership and culture are the problem’

By Anonymous | Thursday 6 February 2025 at 17:30

A staff member in the Town Hall’s Children and Families Directorate on the allegations facing the multi-academy trust

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Tree vandals strike again in ‘relentless onslaught’ across borough

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2025 at 19:02

Council supporting police to patrol criminal damage hotspots after more ‘shocking’ attacks on street trees

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Popular rooftop bar and ‘iconic’ heritage site at risk from ‘massive’ tower block plans

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2025 at 18:23

Netil 360 owner would take stock of venue’s ‘future and viability’ if contentious proposals go through

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Stamford Hill campaigners blast Hackney transport policies for ‘upending lives’ of Charedi community 

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2025 at 13:47

New task force launched amid ‘growing frustration’ with delays caused by LTNs, street closures and bus lanes

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Make Awaab’s Law apply to private landlords, council says

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 January 2025 at 18:35

New plans will see Town Hall lobby government to step up enforcement of damp and mould repairs

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Hackney Council votes to lobby government over ‘inhumane’ hostile environment

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 January 2025 at 18:15

Town Hall passes motion urging Home Secretary to drop ‘destructive’ measures in rare show of cross-party consensus

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Hackney’s social rent and service charges to rise

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 January 2025 at 12:22
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie

Council rents and maintenance fees to rise by 2.7 per cent and 4.8 per cent respectively from 7 April

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London mayor to attend ‘world’s leading real estate event’ on the French Riviera

By Noah Vickers, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 January 2025 at 10:24
London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Sir Sadiq Khan to make his first appearance at the annual MIPIM conference in Cannes

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Displaced Travellers dejected after setback in struggle for long-promised pitch

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 29 January 2025 at 14:25

Families moved ahead of 2012 Olympics have faced years of delay and trust has worn thin

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