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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

Greens and Independents unite in bid to oust Tories as largest opposition in Hackney

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 30 August 2024 at 19:06

Next month’s polls will make it eight by-elections in two years for the council

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Morning Lane campaigners accuse council of ‘excluding residents from key decisions’ on future of Tesco site

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 2 August 2024 at 18:44

Activists say Town Hall has ‘insulted community’ in row over future of major development in Hackney Central

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Homeless man left psychologically ‘wounded’ after losing everything at Town Hall protest camp

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 2 August 2024 at 18:02

Daemeon, 38, says he has had to ‘start again from the ground up’

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Only a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 August 2024 at 18:10
Waste truck

Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’

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‘Inspire residents’: Activists plead with Hackney Council to commit to fully plant-based catering

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 1 August 2024 at 09:37
Louisa Hillwood

Town Hall urged to follow other councils in signing up to Plant Based Treaty

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Campaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 17:54
Pride of Britain finalist Janette Collins

Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions

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Jan Fuscoe: Why people should get behind volunteer-led plans for a water park in East London

By Jan Fuscoe | Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 16:16

The local writer urges more residents to support the vision for community-owned wild swimming ponds and a conservation hub

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Titbits – Swipes, stripes and reputational gripes

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 29 July 2024 at 07:55
Titbits bird

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

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‘Traumatising’: Resident on award-winning Hackney estate speaks out about leaks, mould and a silverfish infestation

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 22:04

Woman and her family complain of ‘stress and grief’ over conditions inside their Kings Crescent flat

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Labour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 22 July 2024 at 15:39
Caroline Woodley and Mete Coban

Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week

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Palestine campaigners accuse council of ‘carelessly’ dismantling protest camp – along with tents belonging to homeless people

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 July 2024 at 18:14
Camped out: protestors at Hackney Town Hall, Friday 10 May 2024.

Town Hall refutes accusations that it carried out an illegal eviction on final date of longstanding protest

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‘Lack of proper security’ at Hackney Council led to 2020 cyber attack, UK data watchdog finds

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 July 2024 at 11:43
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall refutes ICO’s findings, accusing it of ‘misunderstanding the facts’ in a strongly worded response

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Hackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 July 2024 at 20:31

Lee Laudat-Scott, 48, appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13

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Majority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 July 2024 at 11:16
Camped out: protestors at Hackney Town Hall, Friday 10 May 2024.

‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary

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Palestine supporters condemn ‘shocking’ placards as pro-Israeli group gatecrashes Town Hall rally

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10 July 2024 at 19:00

Police made three arrests as protesters gathered for tense pensions committee meeting

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‘Filthy, unmanaged and neglected’: Hackney residents march on Town Hall to protest living conditions on their estate

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 17:55

People from Exbury House say they feel ‘let down’ by the council

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Pro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 9 July 2024 at 11:31
Camped out: protestors at Hackney Town Hall, Friday 10 May 2024.

The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months

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Campaigners’ joy as council blocks plan to turn 400-year-old pub into flats

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 5 July 2024 at 11:30

‘Any suggestion that the Albion is not viable holds no water,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative

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Anger at lack of transparency over council’s new garden waste charges

By Josef Steen | Thursday 27 June 2024 at 13:28

The borough moved to a subscription-only model in May, but one resident says it has not been properly explained

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Hackney Council ‘delighted’ after winning planning award for its low carbon guide

By Josef Steen | Tuesday 25 June 2024 at 11:49

Town Hall’s sustainability toolkit for council planners across London recognised at Planning Awards 2024

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