Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Town Hall celebrates 33 Green Flag awards – the joint best haul in London
Mayor praises ‘dedicated’ parks team and volunteers for accolades that recognise well-maintained public spaces
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Read MoreCouncil warned of ‘damaging’ school behaviour policies and ‘racism’ towards pupils
Town Hall reviewing behaviour policies in bid to bring down suspensions and exclusions
Read MoreHackney residents crowdfund to save climbing frame before council scraps it
Parents at Linzell Estate launch £3.5k appeal to repair ageing playset
Read MoreWest Reservoir swimmers fight to save communal changing rooms as council revamp gets underway
Petition launched by campaigners who worry community ethos will be lost
Read MoreMoth Club campaigners in dark over plans for neighbouring block – as 20,000 sign petition
Manager of popular venue fears flats next door could ‘jeopardise’ its future
Read MoreHave your say on Hackney’s education plans as council launches consultation
Residents encouraged to get involved as council responds to ‘significant challenges’
Read MoreHousing protesters descend on Town Hall after entire block loses hot water
Residents furious over ‘inhumane’ conditions as temporary showers put in their courtyard after delays
Read MoreEstate residents accuse ‘mystery’ housing staff of ripping down petitions
De Beauvoir housing woes continue as tenants say drivers urinating in faulty lifts
Read MoreTown Hall admits to causing ‘stress and confusion’ over council tax bills
Opposition councillor slams ‘bureaucratic maze’ as resident says experience shattered her trust
Read MoreTown Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans
Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out
Read MoreTown Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year
Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months
Read MoreStamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms
Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry
Read More‘Freeze the fees’: Hike in nursery charges prompts parents’ campaign
Council to axe subsidies for households with combined income of 55k and over in September
Read MoreMayor says Hackney ‘rising to challenge’ amid ‘perilous’ strain on local authorities
Report from Parliament warns there are signs that quality of local authorities’ services are in decline
Read More‘Release the passenger’: Fury at council as more residents stuck in lifts
De Beauvoir estate dwellers say council needs ‘permanent solution’
Read MoreTown Hall risked contempt of court in legal disrepair case, says judge
Council apologises for missing deadline that saw it refused an extension to carry out maintenance works
Read MoreLocal politicians pay tribute to late Pedro Club founder James Cook MBE
The community ‘legend’ passed away earlier this month following a bladder cancer diagnosis
Read MoreHackney an ‘outlier’ on housing failures, says watchdog
Social housing ombudsman tells Town Hall to strengthen the basics as mayor promises to ‘turns things around’
Read MoreCitizens Advice asks council tenants about heating issues following Hackney estate failures
Service launching new district heating advice service following persistent heating and hot water outages
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