Posts Tagged ‘Caroline Woodley’
‘Filthy, unmanaged and neglected’: Hackney residents march on Town Hall to protest living conditions on their estate
People from Exbury House say they feel ‘let down’ by the council
Read MorePro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’
The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months
Read MoreCazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes
The ward elected a new councillor for the second time this year after the resignation of Eluzer Goldberg in May
Read MoreHackney Mayor says she supports ‘ethical divestment’ following meeting with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Caroline Woodley met with protesters camped outside Town Hall, including a woman who has lost more than 100 loved ones in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Read MoreTitbits – selective voices and multiple choices
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreClissold councillor Sade Etti given housing needs brief in minor cabinet reshuffle
Cllrs Sam Pallis and Joe Walker become deputy cabinet members as Mayor Woodley opts for continuity
Read MoreDawn Carter-McDonald to be appointed as chief executive of Hackney Council
Carter-McDonald has filled the role temporarily for the past 10 months
Read MoreMental health charity to open beautiful garden ‘sanctuary’ in Homerton
Core Landscapes, part of Core Arts, is inviting residents to a big launch event on 8 June
Read MoreLabour’s Sem Moema re-elected as Assembly Member for north-east London
Moema took more than 50 per cent of the vote in a dominant performance
Read MoreHackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres
Hackney South Meg Hillier met with parents at Sebright, one of the centres under threat
Read More‘False economy’: Protesters again urge Hackney Council to rethink children’s centre closures
Diane Abbott MP joined demonstrators outside Hackney Town Hall last night
Read MoreLeaks, mould, broken alarms, duct-taped windows: Residents on Hackney estate plagued with issues put criticisms directly to council chief executive
‘Residents have been ignored, and many feel like the block has been abandoned,’ said one person who lives at Pitcairn House
Read More‘What have I done?’ Hackney Mayor Caroline Woodley on her first 100 days in office
The former parks chief says a sense of duty overtook her initial reticence to run for the borough’s highest office
Read MoreCampaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers
East London Waterworks Park is rallying support for its vision of a ‘brownfield rainforest’
Read MoreFirst electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton
Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest
Read More‘Unequivocally racist’: Hackney politicians unite in condemnation of Tory donor’s abuse of Diane Abbott
Flood of public support for Hackney North MP, who was later forced to cancel an appearance at a protest over safety fears
Read More‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September
The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade
Read MoreLetter: ‘The suppression of dissent in Hackney is an alarming pattern’
Members of two local campaign groups condemn council’s ‘refusal to listen to citizens’
Read MoreCampaigners blast council cuts to children’s services as ‘massive attack’ on those most in need
Local MP Diane Abbott said there are ‘other ways to save money’ at a protest attended by families and unions
Read MoreCouncil tax hike confirmed as Mayor Woodley’s first budget is voted through
Hackney’s new leader praised the ‘ambitious’ finance plan in the face of criticism from opposition councillors
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