Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
De Beauvoir by-election: Six candidates vying for votes ahead of polling tomorrow
The by-election was called after the resignation of a Labour councillor just two weeks after May’s local elections
Read More‘Devastation’: Residents on Hackney estate urge council to stop using weedkiller after their herbs were destroyed
Calls for biodiversity training for Town Hall contractors after plants on Kingsgate estate were laid to waste
Read MoreArtist Thomas J Price prepares to unveil Hackney sculpture that ‘celebrates positive contribution of the Windrush Generation’
Price is installing two bronze figures outside Hackney Town Hall – ready for a big reveal on Windrush Day next week
Read More‘Lovely surprise’: Hackney’s long-serving libraries manager recognised in Queen’s honours
Sue Comitti awarded British Empire Medal – just months after celebrating 50 years of public service
Read More‘Disastrous’: Thames Water under pressure after residents spot trees being felled during nesting season
Utility giant says it stopped the work in Woodberry Down when it became aware of nesting activity
Read MoreWoman lived with mould and damp for two years after ‘unacceptable’ delays at Hackney Council
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay the woman £1,500 in compensation
Read MoreCouncil sorry after disabled candidate unable to mount stage for election results announcement
Independent Network candidate Peter Smorthit was stunned when he realised he would not be able to get on
Read MoreLocal and mayoral elections 2022: All the candidates vying for your votes on 5 May
With 57 seats up for grabs in 21 wards, the borough is set for a fierce contest
Read MoreChild Q: Metropolitan Police to bring in stricter rules for intimate searches of children
Hackney Council ‘cautiously welcomes’ Met’s response to strip-search of Black teenage girl at her school
Read MoreWhat exactly is a directly elected mayor? Find out more about Hackney’s highest political office
Too much power for one person or much-needed stability for a council? What’s the pay like? And how did a monkey end up running Hartlepool?
Read MoreFind out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week
Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers
Read MoreHackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation celebrates £250k premises overhaul
Hackney Mayor says refurbishment will see the long-standing charity continue its work for ‘many years to come’
Read MoreChild Q: Councillors call for resignation of Hackney police borough commander
‘We no longer see you occupying the role of Borough Commander as a tenable option for our borough’
Read MoreChild Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children
Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present
Read MoreCouncil tax to rise by over four per cent in Hackney – with warning of more ‘hard choices’ to come
Mayor blames a number of factors, including austerity, the hostile environment, welfare reforms and Covid
Read MoreCouncil transport chief grilled on impact of Hackney’s 19 low traffic neighbourhoods
Cllr Mete Coban faced questions from campaigners who fear the schemes are disproportionately affecting vulnerable residents
Read More‘As tall as St Paul’s cathedral’: Hoxton residents condemn council’s plan to build four towers next to Shoreditch Park
Latest phase of Britannia redevelopment includes 387 homes that will be sold on the open market
Read MoreCouncil set to convert Dalston hostel into temporary homes to help tackle ‘severe housing crisis’
Town Hall wants to take on lease at Cape House to create 70 homes
Read More‘On autopilot without a map’: Hackney Mayor condemns government decision to end free Covid testing
Philip Glanville says move is ‘wrong and unsupported by the science’
Read MoreSundae walk? Council floats idea of ice cream stalls in Hackney parks
Move could lead to a steady drip of income for Town Hall, and tempt people outside
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