Department for Communities and Local Government

Hackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 November 2017 at 15:06

Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter

Government rejects Hackney Council’s defence of ‘fortnightly’ freesheet

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 9 November 2017 at 17:31

Senior civil servant explains DCLG notice ordering Town Hall to cut back Hackney Today

Government’s ‘laughable’ £36,000 handout ‘won’t do anything’ to fix housing crisis

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 23 January 2017 at 11:29

Protest: Meg Hillier MP pictured last year at a protest by renters group Digs Photograph: Digs

MP Meg Hillier describes sum as “laughable” while Mayor Philip Glanville calls for councils to be given more power to build affordable homes amid crisis of families living in homeless hostels

Tussle over Hackney Today continues after council rapped by DCLG

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 5 January 2017 at 15:24

Hackney Today has been competing with local newspapers for advertising

Town Hall says it won’t share contents of letter to Whitehall as it again insists freesheet provides value for money for taxpayers who subsidise it

Revealed: How Hackney Today competes aggressively with local papers

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 December 2016 at 11:44

Town Hall cancels odd relationship with Royal Borough of Greenwich after government puts the screws on Hackney Council in a letter that could serve as a prelude to court action

Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 26 October 2016 at 12:51

Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’

Hackney restricts office-to-residential developments to ‘protect’ high streets

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 June 2015 at 12:43

Council votes to adopt a wide-ranging Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights

Hackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 29 December 2014 at 15:43

Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent

Gypsies and Travellers in uproar over proposals to redefine their ethnic status

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 26 November 2014 at 15:47

Government proposes that only those with ‘genuine nomadic lifestyles’ should be defined as Travellers

‘Eleventh hour’ for Hackney Today as Pickles threatens legal action

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 October 2014 at 10:22

Mayor Pipe responds by slamming Government’s ‘absurd war’ against Town Hall freesheets

Council chief launches petition against ‘damaging’ Government consultation

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 September 2014 at 09:45

Head of Regeneration Andrew Sissons challenges Eric Pickles MP over proposed reforms to permitted development rights