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Hackney Council shells out £15.6 million on fire safety consultants
The Town Hall has appointed contractors to identify ‘potentially combustible’ materials in its housing stock by the 2029 deadline
Read MoreOpinion: ‘The campaign for divestment in Hackney may yet be won’
‘As Hackney goes to the polls, at issue is not only divestment, but whether the council’s fundamental decision-making structures are actually fit for purpose’ says Gwen Jones
Read MoreHolborn Studios closes after going into administration
The Hoxton photography studio has permanently closed its doors after 37 years
Read MoreResidents petition council to reopen London Fields paddling pool
While Clissold Park has seen its facilities restored, the London Fields site remains a storage depot
Read MoreMoth Club gets reprieve as council blocks planning bid – but venue ‘not out of the woods’
Venue celebrates a ‘huge win’ following a 30,000-strong petition to block a controversial flat development on Morning Lane
Read MoreCouncil’s uncollected £850k debt leaves leaseholders ‘trapped’ in their building
The freeholder, Restoration Hackney Ltd, owes almost £1 million to the local authority
Read MoreFresh proposals for traffic measures in Hoxton face local backlash
The strongest opposition comes from car users who live within the scheme area, caregivers, disabled people and renters
Read More‘Not what was needed’: Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review
The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local councillor have hit out at ‘disappointing’ announcement
Read MoreHackney Council ignored tenant’s concerns over safety of her autistic child in social housing
The council has paid the family £500 to recognise the “distress, uncertainty and frustration” it had caused
Read MoreCouncil suggests taking autistic boy on bus ride to ‘prove’ he can’t use public transport
The council suggested taking the child on a bus ride so they can test his family’s claim that travelling by public transport would prove distressing for him
Read More‘The destruction of our livelihoods’ – Ridley Road Shopping Village traders to hold public meeting as ‘evictions’ loom
Traders told to leave by 31 March as their landlord has declined to renew their tenancies
Read MoreHomerton for Homerton: Cambridge University college to support Hackney ward where it was founded 257 years ago
Homerton College launches scheme to inspire young people from the borough to aim for the best universities
Read MoreMother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says
Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation
Read MoreOpposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review
They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published
Read MoreHackney tower block hit by flooding days after fire breaks out
Residents have called for the block to be evacuated
Read MoreCouncil responds to watchdog review over social care delays
A recent Care Quality Commission review gave Hackney’s adult social care services a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating
Read MoreHackney family facing eviction given reprieve as council warrant suspended
Charity Oppong and her children have lived at the property for nearly two decades
Read MoreHackney Council budget – what it means for you
The council agreed its budget on Wednesday (4 March)
Read MoreFire at council-run flat reignites safety fears
A fire on 27 February has reignited safety fears at the housing block
Read MoreCampaigners accuse council of downplaying risks to SEND children in unsafe housing
At a council meeting, a parent of a SEND child warned that under the council’s ‘traumatising’ housing needs assessment process, people are ‘falling through the gaps’
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