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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

‘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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Israeli flag removed from Speaker’s office inside Town Hall, council confirms

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 15 June 2024 at 16:58

The flag has been put away, along with two others representing Hackney’s twinning relationships

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Windrush grant winner Wayne Snooze to have his art displayed on billboards across Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 13:52

The artist’s Jamaica-inspired screen prints will be on show from next week

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Pitcairn House resident feels ‘gaslit’ by council over constant humming noise in his flat

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 6 June 2024 at 19:23

Man on problem estate says he hasn’t had a good night’s sleep for 18 months – only to be told there was no evidence of the problem

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Council refutes ‘laziness’ claim after woman on troubled estate was left with ‘stinking’ leak

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 6 June 2024 at 18:55

‘We have dedicated and hard-working officers across the service striving to deliver the best possible service for our tenants,’ says Town Hall spokesperson

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Titbits – selective voices and multiple choices

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 3 June 2024 at 11:10
Titbits bird

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

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Children’s centre campaigners to launch legal action over ‘misleading’ council consultation

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 May 2024 at 15:51

Families fighting plans to close two centres expect to issue urgent judicial review proceedings next week

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Disgraced ex-Labour councillor has child contact ban lifted following appeal

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 25 May 2024 at 14:42

Lawyers for Tom Dewey successfully argued that the restriction was ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’

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Campaigners bid to stop 400-year-old Hackney pub from being turned into a house

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 24 May 2024 at 22:35

‘I had hoped that the days of developers coming after Hackney’s pubs were behind us,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative

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Clissold councillor Sade Etti given housing needs brief in minor cabinet reshuffle

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 24 May 2024 at 10:32
Cllr Sade Etti

Cllrs Sam Pallis and Joe Walker become deputy cabinet members as Mayor Woodley opts for continuity

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‘Shame and disgust’: Stamford Hill residents launch campaign to clean up ‘unsanitary’ streets

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 23 May 2024 at 21:37

Member of residents’ group Stamford Hill Unites says dumped waste is becoming an ‘increasing problem’

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Pro-Palestinian protesters camped outside Town Hall vow to stay ‘until council divests’

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 23 May 2024 at 21:03

Campaigners, who have already spent two weeks in their tents, are prepared for the long haul if their demands are not met

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Councillors hit out at ‘lily-livered’ Labour in first press conference since quitting party

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 17 May 2024 at 14:05

Three newly independent councillors addressed pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Town Hall this morning

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Dawn Carter-McDonald to be appointed as chief executive of Hackney Council

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 May 2024 at 14:33

Carter-McDonald has filled the role temporarily for the past 10 months

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Petition to salvage plans for wild swimming park in East London reaches 10,000 signatures

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 May 2024 at 13:44

Campaigners are trying to save the site from being turned into a ‘secure children’s home’

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Critics round on Woodberry Down plans as next phase narrowly wins approval

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 15 May 2024 at 11:18

A Labour schism meant plans for more than 500 new homes passed by a hair

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