Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Titbits – Echoes, waves and Britpop faves
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreFear and frustration over rising anti-social behaviour in Hackney Downs
Police have requested ongoing assistance from council enforcement officers to patrol park
Read MoreTown Hall commits £24 million over four years to upgrade ‘aged’ lift stock
Council admits many lifts have been in use beyond their “natural life cycle”
Read MoreCyber attack: Hackney residents’ anger over ongoing council tax ‘mess’
Council confronts ongoing impact of 2020 cyber attack on services and bill delays
Read MoreHackney Council pushes for DBS checks for elected members
Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures
Read MoreGreens and Independents unite in bid to oust Tories as largest opposition in Hackney
Next month’s polls will make it eight by-elections in two years for the council
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners accuse council of ‘excluding residents from key decisions’ on future of Tesco site
Activists say Town Hall has ‘insulted community’ in row over future of major development in Hackney Central
Read MoreHomeless man left psychologically ‘wounded’ after losing everything at Town Hall protest camp
Daemeon, 38, says he has had to ‘start again from the ground up’
Read MoreOnly a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
Read More‘Inspire residents’: Activists plead with Hackney Council to commit to fully plant-based catering
Town Hall urged to follow other councils in signing up to Plant Based Treaty
Read MoreCampaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies
Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions
Read MoreJan Fuscoe: Why people should get behind volunteer-led plans for a water park in East London
The local writer urges more residents to support the vision for community-owned wild swimming ponds and a conservation hub
Read MoreTitbits – Swipes, stripes and reputational gripes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Traumatising’: Resident on award-winning Hackney estate speaks out about leaks, mould and a silverfish infestation
Woman and her family complain of ‘stress and grief’ over conditions inside their Kings Crescent flat
Read MoreLabour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
Read MorePalestine campaigners accuse council of ‘carelessly’ dismantling protest camp – along with tents belonging to homeless people
Town Hall refutes accusations that it carried out an illegal eviction on final date of longstanding protest
Read More‘Lack of proper security’ at Hackney Council led to 2020 cyber attack, UK data watchdog finds
Town Hall refutes ICO’s findings, accusing it of ‘misunderstanding the facts’ in a strongly worded response
Read MoreHackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation
Lee Laudat-Scott, 48, appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
Read MoreMajority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds
‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary
Read MorePalestine supporters condemn ‘shocking’ placards as pro-Israeli group gatecrashes Town Hall rally
Police made three arrests as protesters gathered for tense pensions committee meeting
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