Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Hoxton Citizens launches Shoreditch Park charter
Community action group uses first ever meeting to announce its demands over Town Hall’s park plans
Read MoreMayor announces council tax hike and £13.8m cuts
Philip Glanville blames ‘austerity years’ for tax rise but vows to protect key services in the face of further cuts
Read MoreHow Alice Burke cleaned up the Nightingale Estate
The once notorious estate is a far safer place now than it was 20 years ago – something many attribute to the bravery of a 79-year-old great grandmother
Read MoreLeader – Waking up to the problem of rough sleeping
Council plan to reduce rough sleeping numbers to zero is a noble aspiration in the face of rising homelessness in the borough
Read More“We aim to eradicate rough sleeping in just three years”
Council’s aim in new strategy for tackling most visible form of homelessness is very ambitious, admits mayoral adviser in charge of outreach work – but she insists setting target is right
Read MoreWhitehall gives Hackney Council final warning over ‘Town Hall Pravda’
Government minister cries foul over Hackney Today, accusing council of ‘not playing by the rules’
Read MoreChristmas climate change rally to mark Paris treaty
‘Santa’s arctic retreat is melting’, say organisers calling for the government and council to act
Read MoreCouncillor Harvey Odze hails Donald Trump’s climate change ‘myth’ comments
Conservative apparently holds President-elect in high regard – at least when it comes to his opinions about the environment
Read MoreSchoolboy injured by cyclist in hit-and-run on ‘dangerous’ superhighway in Stoke Newington
Boy’s mother criticises ‘rude’ police response and council’s new traffic scheme after 11–year-old was left with soft tissue damage in his shoulder
Read MoreCouncil clamps down on ‘illegal mega ads’ on Hackney’s buildings
Legislation ‘not fit for purpose’ to stop advertising without consent in borough, councillor claims
Read MoreCouncil under fire over use of ‘low pay employers’ in new recycling rewards scheme
‘Bitter irony’ that the scheme’s launch coincided with Mayor Glanville’s pledge to tackle poverty pay
Read MoreHackney’s economy ‘at risk of stagnation’ over rates hike, council warns
Town Hall urges government to delay ‘devastating’ increase in business rates amid Brexit fears
Read MoreHaggerston Park campaigners condemn decision to approve temporary school
Alternative vision for BMX track and nature reserve disregarded as council waves through temporary school plans
Read MoreHackney Walk: Residents demand action over ‘horrendous alarms’ and ‘endless pop-up parties’
Much-vaunted fashion hub accused of ‘breaking promises about noise and light pollution’ as council ‘drags its feet’
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Read MoreCouncil weighs up temporary school plans for Haggerston ‘parkland’ as campaigners set out alternative vision
Planning committee set to decide tonight whether to grant permission to create temporary school premises on the disputed site
Read MoreRough sleepers penalised via council loophole, group claims
CPNs stop antisocial activity as part of outreach work, Town Hall insists
Read MoreTitbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start
Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLondon Fields residents ‘deliberately sidelined’ over plans to fling up flats
Feud continues over plot of land that the council sold in 2013 in the face of local opposition
Read MoreDish up, dish out: Hackney restaurants sign up to ‘solidarity tax’ to fight food poverty
Restaurants can add a few optional pennies to a bill or menu item, with the proceeds going towards food supplies for Spitalfields Crypt Trust and Hackney Migrant Centre
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