Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Council left child without care plan for more than a year, ombudsman finds
Town Hall received professional advice late – but still did not issue the plan for around another 10 months.
Read MoreHackney Council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own
The local authority sold one property for £95,050 in 2014, only to buy it back for £365,000 in 2021
Read MoreRaising the colour: Hackney flies flag for Black History Season
Following a summer where flag wars have polarised the country, the borough is ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’
Read MoreRidley Road traders are back up and running – but uncertainty remains
A number of traders referred to the council as “hostile”, saying it is overseeing the ‘managed decline’ of Ridley Road
Read MoreHackney MP Meg Hillier joins judging panel of Kingsland Shopping Centre logo design competition
The MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch said the contest was about ‘capturing the story of Dalston’ and reflecting its ‘diversity, ambition and energy’
Read MoreFinal Woodberry Down plans win approval despite fears over ‘staggering’ loss of wildlife
Campaigners have raised concerns over biodiversity and cuts to social housing
Read MoreClimate campaigners urge council to ‘lead by example’ on plant-based catering
Plant-Based Hackney fears Town Hall is ‘nowhere near as ambitious as it claims to be’
Read More‘The spirit of a place’ – How Dalston painters and potters fought back to save studio block from closure
Hackney Council moved to sell off Ashwin Street’s creative workspaces earlier this year, but artists have now bought the site after refusing to give up
Read MoreCouncil says ‘no hard plans’ to close nurseries this year after legal challenge
Town Hall shelved plans to close two children’s centres, but questions linger over lessons learned from the debacle
Read MoreHackney Council more than doubles its debt in one year – but what is the Town Hall spending on?
Hackney Council’s borrowing is below average for London, but its debt burden is set to rise five-fold by 2028
Read MoreFormer councillor defends Morning Lane role following ‘insider’ claims
Vincent Stops responds to a report by campaigners that called his involvement an ‘egregious lack of transparency’
Read MoreIconic Hackney estate made famous by rent campaign set for sweeping regeneration
New Era residents took on their former landlord and won – now their homes are due for large-scale refurbishment
Read More‘Ridiculous’: Council blocks juice bar from putting tables outside due to ‘encroachment’ on nearby park
Owner of Faith in Nature’s Juices says he doesn’t understand why tables and chairs stretching five metres are not in line with council policy
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners accuse council of consultation ‘con job’ in scathing report
Morning Lane People’s Space urges Town Hall to ‘do better’, with ‘future of the town centre at stake’
Read MoreTitbits – Lording it up
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Disappointed’: Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan
Loss of social homes and biodiversity among complaints as new proposals set to be put in front of councillors
Read MoreFamilies warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes
Parents say the borough has become an unaffordable place to raise children
Read MoreHousing officers halt imminent strikes in hope of ‘good faith’ talks
Three further strikes set for late August ‘still on the table’ in case negotiations break down
Read MoreFor years we’ve fought’: Hackney studio branded ‘Abbey Road of photography’ beats third demolition bid
Holborn Studios is not to be demolished, after the High Court overruled the Planning Inspectorate
Read MoreWarehouse venue got twice as many supporters as objectors over dancefloor plan – it wasn’t enough
The number of representations made to the licensing committee in support of the application was double those opposing
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