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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

Cost-of-living crisis: Residents invited to raise concerns and seek advice at online council event next month

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 28 October 2022 at 18:56

Meeting on 9 November will feature experts from local organisations

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Morning Lane campaigners at odds with Hackney Mayor over ‘fresh start’ for major town centre redevelopment

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 28 October 2022 at 17:21

Members of Morning Lane People’s Space make deputation to the council calling for social rent housing pledge

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Union members prepared to strike over Town Hall’s plan to cut library service

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 October 2022 at 18:05

Hackney Council says it needs to save £250k to keep all local libraries open

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Borough leader ‘cannot guarantee’ that Hackney Carnival will return next year

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 October 2022 at 17:25
Hackney Carnival, 2020

The annual event was cancelled last month following the Queen’s death

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Town Hall to host Winter Warmer event for older residents in council housing – with advice on how to beat the cold and keep costs down

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 October 2022 at 10:44

Free massages and activities on offer as annual get-together returns for first time since 2019

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Cyber attack recovery effort cost Hackney Council over £12m last year

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 October 2022 at 21:28
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall thanks residents for ‘continued patience’, with October 2020 hack still under investigated at National Crime Agency

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‘Unjustified’: Hundreds of motorcyclists protest Hackney Council’s plans for ‘eye-watering’ parking charges

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 10 October 2022 at 17:35

Around 300 people gather at the Town Hall to condemn proposals that could see riders paying up to £6 an hour

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Hackney Council defends plan to restructure libraries as unions promise to fight any job losses

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 5 October 2022 at 10:36

Town Hall proposals, which it hopes will save £300,000, could lead to 19 jobs being scrapped

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‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 October 2022 at 16:37

Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’

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Council ‘determined’ to forge ahead with Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment despite ‘significant financial challenges’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 29 September 2022 at 13:53

Town Hall procurement committee set to approve £35m plans – with ‘doing nothing simply not an option’

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Charity for African communities celebrates new home at council property in Clapton – with Hackney Mayor welcoming ‘brilliant’ organisation

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 17:22

AFRIDAC selected as new tenant at one of the 50 council buildings reserved for the voluntary sector

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‘Easy and intuitive’: Meet the locals saving money and helping the environment by borrowing from the Library of Things

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 August 2022 at 18:50

Venues in Hackney Wick and Dalston are thought to have saved people around £33k – and their DIY skills are improving

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‘The council hasn’t learnt its lesson’: Angry business owners say drains should have been cleared before destructive flash floods in Stoke Newington

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 August 2022 at 18:03

One business owner is predicting a £100,000 hit after water damaged property and stock

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Chatsworth Road to host free one-day festival this Sunday – with food, fairground rides and music on offer

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 August 2022 at 11:09

ChatsWORLD Summer Fair is a celebration of the shopping street’s history

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‘Worried and depressed’: Traders at Ridley Road Shopping Village call for better communication as council prepares to take over the lease

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 August 2022 at 11:28

Business owners criticise uncertainty over the upcoming handover, as Town Hall moves to assuage their fears

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‘Distress and uncertainty’: Council apologises to Hackney family whose bid for a bigger home was hit by lengthy delays

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 4 August 2022 at 15:22
Hackney Town Hall

Local Government Ombudsman criticises ‘service failure’ while recognising the ‘unique challenges’ faced by the Town Hall following a 2020 cyber attack

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‘History will judge’: Morning Lane campaigners to fight on despite warning from Hackney Mayor over affordable housing

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 25 July 2022 at 15:26

Borough leader says major town centre development will struggle to make 50 per cent of homes available at social rent

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Nominations open for this year’s Hackney Design Awards – with two new categories added

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 09:07

The biennial celebration of the borough’s architecture will now recognise ‘innovative and low-carbon designs’

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‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 July 2022 at 20:35

London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’

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Hackney Council scraps this year’s Clissold fireworks with finances ‘under pressure’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 6 July 2022 at 18:20

Parks chief says the council has to ‘weigh up priorities’ as inflation and costs rise

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