Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint
Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed
Read MoreMayor’s Music Awards 2024: Borough’s young musicians impress at Hackney Empire
More than 350 local pupils performed at the annual gala celebrating Hackney’s finest aspiring artists
Read More‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover
New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family
Read MoreHackney Council apologises to elderly man forced to abandon his home after a leak
The Wenlock Barn Estate resident had to wait almost two months for a repair
Read More‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Read More‘They need to do their job’: Anger after leak on Shoreditch estate goes unfixed for weeks
A vulnerable elderly man has been forced to take refuge with family after his flat was left sodden
Read More‘We will oppose any closure’: Union vows to fight threat to libraries
Hackney Unison ‘concerned’ about the possibility of a library being axed, as council finance chief says ‘no decisions have been made’
Read More‘We can’t escape this mess’: Shoreditch residents hit out as venue wins new booze licence
Sandbox on Quaker Street has been granted permission to hold up to six events every month
Read MoreLibrary closure may be needed in Hackney, council report warns
Town Hall number-crunchers say libraries service needs £248k by 2026 to ward off a building closure
Read MoreHackney Council claws back nearly £1m following fraud investigations
A huge chunk of the recovered money comes from tenancy fraud cases
Read More‘Difficult decisions to come’: Hackney Council boss issues stark warning over £57m deficit
Dawn Carter-McDonald says the Town Hall ‘cannot rule out’ reducing the range or standard of services it provides
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Investigator reveals more details of probe into disgraced former councillor
John Henderson said there was a ‘mixture of disgust and shame’ from people he interviewed at the Town Hall
Read More‘Hands off our nurseries’: Parents kick off new battle against council plans to close children’s centres
Two centres that won a reprieve in 2021 following a hard-fought campaign are again at risk
Read MoreTom Dewey: Little could have been done to stop him becoming a councillor, concludes inquiry
‘Bail conditions are an agreement between the individual and the officer making bail to that person, and it’s no business of the council’s’
Read MoreCazenove by-election: Conservatives score upset to swipe seat from Labour
Ian Sharer, who previously represented the ward as a Liberal Democrat, wins with more than half of the vote
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Final report praises ‘cool heads and steady hands’ at Town Hall after arrest came to light
Chair John Henderson says ‘safeguarding systems worked perfectly’ but criticises ‘blurring of boundaries’ between politicians and council officers
Read More‘Frustrated’ parents challenge council’s decision to close four Hackney primary schools
Save Colvestone campaigners gear up for protracted battle over recently ratified plans
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Council refuses to make public the terms of reference
Town Hall bats away requests for more information about the limits of the investigation
Read More‘Hard to accept’: Community rallies around reservoir café at risk of closure
Residents launch petition to save West Reservoir Café in Woodberry Down after owner is served with closure notice
Read MoreThames Water to cut down 80 trees to protect pipes beneath Hackney woodland
Utility giant’s plans receive backing from local conservationists as it aims to ‘keep taps flowing for customers’
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