glyphosate – Hackney Citizen

De Beauvoir by-election: Green candidate vows to tackle digital divide and push for more action on climate change

Charity adviser Tyrone Scott wants to help people struggling with access to online services

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 17 December 2020 at 20:42

Town Hall bans controversial weedkiller for year-long trial as part of wider plans to encourage biodiversity and rewilding

By Kate Poland | Tuesday 8 October 2019 at 12:28

Kate Poland on pesticides, the launch of a gardening union, and putting community spaces on the map

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 3 September 2018 at 15:51

‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 6 October 2016 at 13:35

Weedkiller is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ according to World Health Organisation, but Town Hall says it has been declared safe by the EU

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 April 2016 at 11:58

Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 March 2015 at 09:40

Director of Public Health Dr Penny Bevan says council will ‘continue to follow government guidance’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 January 2015 at 18:04

2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 11:54

Huge bill racked up last year for colourful feature of park now at the centre of controversy over pesticide use

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 May 2014 at 15:00

Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 December 2013 at 12:27

Town Hall to continue using weed-killer despite fears about impact on wildlife and humans