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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

Find out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 24 March 2022 at 09:51

Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers

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Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation celebrates £250k premises overhaul

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 11:43

Hackney Mayor says refurbishment will see the long-standing charity continue its work for ‘many years to come’

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Child Q: Councillors call for resignation of Hackney police borough commander

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 18 March 2022 at 18:35
Hackney’s police commander Marcus Barnett

‘We no longer see you occupying the role of Borough Commander as a tenable option for our borough’

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 March 2022 at 15:10

Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present

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Council tax to rise by over four per cent in Hackney – with warning of more ‘hard choices’ to come

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 3 March 2022 at 17:59

Mayor blames a number of factors, including austerity, the hostile environment, welfare reforms and Covid

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Council transport chief grilled on impact of Hackney’s 19 low traffic neighbourhoods

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 1 March 2022 at 18:51

Cllr Mete Coban faced questions from campaigners who fear the schemes are disproportionately affecting vulnerable residents

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‘As tall as St Paul’s cathedral’: Hoxton residents condemn council’s plan to build four towers next to Shoreditch Park

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 1 March 2022 at 18:24

Latest phase of Britannia redevelopment includes 387 homes that will be sold on the open market

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Council set to convert Dalston hostel into temporary homes to help tackle ‘severe housing crisis’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 25 February 2022 at 15:33
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall wants to take on lease at Cape House to create 70 homes

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‘On autopilot without a map’: Hackney Mayor condemns government decision to end free Covid testing

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 22 February 2022 at 18:09

Philip Glanville says move is ‘wrong and unsupported by the science’

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Sundae walk? Council floats idea of ice cream stalls in Hackney parks

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 15 February 2022 at 13:20

Move could lead to a steady drip of income for Town Hall, and tempt people outside

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Hackney schools in line for extra government support to tackle Covid outbreaks

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 February 2022 at 13:59
Dr Sandra Husbands

Department of Health and Social Care exploring ‘specific help’ for certain London boroughs

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Pet owners beware! Treats mixed with rat poison discovered across Hackney

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 8 February 2022 at 17:55

Social media users report finding treats mixed with blue pellets in various places, including London Fields

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Hackney Council in wrangle with UK data watchdog after refusing to answer questions on 2020 cyber attack

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 February 2022 at 17:16

Information Commissioner looking into the Town Hall’s failure to respond to Freedom of Information request

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Council rents to shoot up by 4.1 per cent in April as Town Hall tries to balance the books

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 January 2022 at 19:58
Saying sorry: Councillor Clayeon Mckenzie

Housing services boss says pandemic has seen council income fall and costs increase

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Fast food couriers stage Town Hall protest as they fight for better parking near Dalston McDonald’s

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 January 2022 at 13:54

Community safety boss says ‘it is not council’s job to help large-scale private companies get more business’

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Anti-LTN campaigners to hold ‘people’s assembly’ outside Hackney Town Hall

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 January 2022 at 17:47

Hackney Together group says it wants to show the council that ‘open, honest and constructive’ engagement is possible

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Outpouring of sexual abuse allegations from UK students acted as a ‘wake-up call’ in Hackney, say education bosses

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 January 2022 at 14:28

Testimonies involving two local schools are among 54,000 on website where survivors can share their stories

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‘There’s a good reason for this’: Two local nurses on vaccine hesitancy and efforts to make the jab a ‘positive experience’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 January 2022 at 18:22

Gemma Evans and colleague Gemma Davies say there is a wealth of experience and support on offer to people who are nervous

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Campaigners stage mass rally in last-minute bid to stop deal for controversial new incinerator

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 January 2022 at 13:22

Over 600 people are said to have joined the march yesterday from Edmonton to the North Circular

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Harassment and poor lighting among concerns as women respond to council safety survey

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 10 January 2022 at 17:36

Over 200 people have reported issues since Town Hall put out the call last month

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