Grenfell Tower – Hackney Citizen

Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 December 2018 at 21:48

‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor

Grenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council

By Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 30 May 2018 at 16:45

Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation

Council tackles 3,000 urgent fire safety issues discovered post-Grenfell

By Adam Barnett | Friday 2 February 2018 at 07:57

Mayor says council is ‘working flat out’ to act on FRAs as front doors are checked on estates

Leader – Hackney Council now must put fire safety first

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 September 2017 at 12:38

To take a lackadaisical approach – missed deadlines, delays to checks, a trickle of information – is to neglect one of the council’s absolute duties

Avant-garde musicians lend support to Grenfell Tower victims as Cafe Oto benefit announced

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 July 2017 at 17:27

The Dalston event comprises two performances – a matinee and an evening show – and attendees will hear a dizzying range of genres from free jazz piano to avant-garde techno

Grenfell fire alarms firm in fraud probe over ‘defective’ work in Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 4 July 2017 at 13:13

Allegations relate to fire safety work carried out by Lakehouse between 2011 and 2014, including ‘incorrectly fitted’ alarms

Titbits – council fiddles with freesheet as fire safety response put on ice

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 30 June 2017 at 11:53

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

Leader – Grenfell questions must not be deflected

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 30 June 2017 at 10:24

Providing incomplete information is no substitute for transparency and action

Grenfell fire: Hackney Council is ‘dragging its heels’ on fire safety, say local Liberal Democrats

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 26 June 2017 at 12:43

Mayor promises action with little detail as sprinkers petition gathers pace

Homerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 22 June 2017 at 12:47

Support: the children of Berger Primary have crafted promotional material for their charitable fair

Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle

Sign our petition: we call on the Mayor and council to fit fire sprinklers in all of Hackney’s tower blocks

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 21 June 2017 at 22:14

Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the Hackney Citizen urges immediate action to protect residents living in the borough’s high rises

Grenfell Tower fire: Hackney mayor reveals number of council high rises that have sprinklers installed

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 17 June 2017 at 06:50

Philip Glanville says fitting was based on fire risk assessments carried out by council

Grenfell Tower fire: Hackney Council unable to say which of its high rise blocks have sprinklers installed

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 16 June 2017 at 18:56

Hackney Citizen quizzes council over fire safety measures for residential towers

Grenfell Tower fire: Mayor Philip Glanville seeks to reassure residents living in Hackney blocks

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 June 2017 at 21:33

Hackney Citizen quizzes council about its own fire safety checks on the borough’s estates