Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Council declines to rule out further cuts if government funding falls short
Opposition councillors weigh in with their proposals to help address Hackney’s financial woes
Read MoreIndependent Socialists launch Hackney People’s Forum in challenge to council’s ‘top-down’ approach
Ex-Labour councillors say ‘people power is coming’ as they champion grassroots-led initiative
Read MoreTitbits – New year, old habits
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreDame Meg Hillier MP alerts Hackney Mayor to key worker Airbnb holiday home ‘scandal’
Victoria Park residents raise alarm after council-funded, fully-accessible flat for disabled key worker listed on rental site
Read MoreCouncil postpones meeting with displaced Travellers following confusion over new home
Community shares its disappointment after Hackney loses control of £2 million in ring-fenced money for long-promised site
Read MoreTown Hall to keep council tax exemption for poorest pensioners
Despite finance ‘challenges’, low-income households will still get support, says finance chief Robert Chapman
Read MoreParents reignite pleas for safer crossings near Clapton school following two collisions
Town Hall has submitted plans for a zebra crossing near Southwold Primary School, but parents say the area needs at least three
Read MoreHackney caregivers praise ‘empowering’ council-backed sewing scheme
Kundakala’s ‘Make and Mend’ programme aims to support women in gaining financial independence
Read MoreDisplaced Travellers outraged as confusion reigns over funding for long-promised site
Families displaced by 2012 Olympics still in temporary housing after years of waiting for new residential area
Read MoreHackney Council backs Edmonton incinerator despite fears over ‘dirtiest form of power’
Scientists warn that burning non-food waste is a ‘disaster’ for the climate
Read MoreTitbits – Information superslowway
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Cost-of-greed crisis’: Opposition councillors urge Town Hall to back ‘immediate’ wealth tax
Debate on Green motion calling for redistribution pushed to January
Read MoreHelp ensure every child has a festive present to unwrap as the Winter Toy Appeal returns
The annual appeal distributes new toys to thousands of children who would otherwise go without
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘openness’ as council picks architect for Morning Lane rebuild
Morning Lane People’s Space wants to know council’s ‘red lines’ for contoversial regeneration of Tesco site
Read More‘Disgusting’: Parents accuse rival faith school of trying to ‘poach’ children as council plans spark ‘bunfight’
Council urged to intervene after ‘egregious’ visit to Catholic school earmarked for closure
Read MoreSt Mary’s Secret Garden ‘very likely’ to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal
Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades
Read More‘In this life, you have to help yourself’: Janette Collins MBE on 25 years of The Crib
The famous youth club’s founder sits down with the Citizen to mark a quarter of a century since it all began
Read MoreCries of ‘betrayal’ as Town Hall stands by twinning arrangement with Israeli city
Mayor says council is ‘committed’ to controversial relationship after thousands sign petition to cut ties with Haifa
Read More‘It’s going to get better’: Hackney mayor sanguine as she marks one year in office
Caroline Woodley says ‘we’re still holding onto our hats’ following election of Labour government
Read MoreStoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
Decision by government body Historic England follows rescue of Abney Park cemetery and chapel
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