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Posts Tagged ‘Chris Kennedy’

Council accused of ‘salami slicing’ library budgets

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 1 November 2025 at 08:56
Hackney Unison library protest

‘It is about time this Labour council called on the central government to provide more funding’

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‘It’s not f***ing okay’ – Tempers flare at council debate over Hackney’s ‘ties’ with Israel

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:49
Protestors outside Hackney Town Hall

The council has faced pressure from Green party and Independent Socialist councillors to end its twinning relationship with Haifa, but Hackney Labour party has accused its opponents of political game-playing

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African grill restaurant at centre of ‘shadow licence’ row

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 July 2025 at 11:20

Hackney Wick residents suspicious of landlord after sexual assault in Newham nightclub

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Ten Blue Badges for each disabled parking bay in Hackney, data reveals

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 16 June 2025 at 22:59

UK-wide research by finds 3.2 million permit holders across the nation but only 63,000 ‘accessible’ bays

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Titbits – Tale of two halves

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 30 May 2025 at 10:23
Titbits bird

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

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Town Hall to consult on changing ‘generous’ social care charges

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 17:01
Hackney Town Hall

Health and social care chief says policy currently subsidises wealthiest residents as opposition argues ‘no good will come’ of engagement on draft changes

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Mayor joins ‘record number’ of runners for Hackney Half

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 11:17

Greens say Wizz Air sponsorship of race ‘flies in the face’ of borough’s net-zero commitments

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Hundreds denied Blue Badges under ‘flawed policy’, council admits

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 20 May 2025 at 18:09
Cllr Chris Kennedy

Local government watchdog said council defied guidelines with scoring system that caused ‘injustice’

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GP funding boost to free up 55,000 more appointments in Hackney – council says

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 15 May 2025 at 12:10
Cllr Chris Kennedy

Local health chief says millions to refurbish two surgeries in borough will ‘take pressure off’ other local healthcare providers

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Town Hall scores £2m for Hackney Museum revamp

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 April 2025 at 20:48
Design ideas for the new museum

Centre will close this year to for transformation works including new exhibition spaces

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Wetland volunteers honoured with plaque on Hackney Marshes

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 April 2025 at 18:33

Cabinet member for culture praises local groups’ work restoring Middlesex Filter Beds

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Hackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 March 2025 at 17:22

Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them

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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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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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Town Hall mulls options amid pleas to preserve St Mary’s Secret Garden

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 December 2024 at 16:16
St Mary's Secret Garden

Campaigners are seeking to secure urban haven as a community asset after financial woes led to insolvency

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St Mary’s Secret Garden ‘very likely’ to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 November 2024 at 17:26
St Mary's Secret Garden

Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades

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‘Deeply worrying’: Campaigners blame ‘feeble’ repairs system for Hackney woman’s death

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 November 2024 at 14:02

Coroner’s report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance

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‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 November 2024 at 15:05

Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk

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Workers warn council of ‘excessive’ heat in Hackney’s libraries

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 10 September 2024 at 17:34

Staff concerned as temperatures surpass ‘extreme’ level of 29.4C

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‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 11 March 2024 at 14:15

The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade

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