Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Akwaaba – a place of welcome for Hackney’s migrants
Social centre helps immigrants and asylum seekers integrate into community life, writes Michael Boyle
Read MoreTitbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreHackney Council redacted ‘secret’ payments worth £14m in one month, report finds
Anti-corruption charity accuses local authorities of ‘lacking transparency’ over spending
Read MoreStopping traffic ‘critical’ to Chatsworth Road market survival, organisers warn
Residents’ survey reveals 80 per cent support vehicle ban between the Dunlace and Rushmore Road junctions during Sunday market hours
Read MoreMother and disabled child inappropriately housed after fleeing domestic violence, council admits
Hackney woman, who declined to be named, had to carry her wheelchair-using child up stairs to reach bathroom
Read MoreAnntoinette Bramble to become deputy mayor of Hackney
Leaked list shows makeup of new top team of politicians in charge at Town Hall
Read MoreSisters Uncut activists climb onto Town Hall balcony to set off flares
Group used ladders to stage action in order to put pressure on newly-elected Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville
Read MoreHackney elects Philip Glanville as mayor
Labour candidate triumphs by landslide despite low turnout
Read MoreDog dies after eating ‘poisoned’ bread on Hackney Downs
Pet is one of three animals believed to have consumed the food, thought to have been laced with rat poison
Read More‘There’s such a great spirit!’ Hackney One Carnival set to return this Sunday
Annual street party is back this weekend with music, costumes, dancing and food from around the world
Read More‘Lobbying’ twist in Holborn Studios saga after demolition plans given go-ahead
Photography studio boss claims councillors have not followed their own official procedures in giving green light to development
Read MoreDivest Hackney demands council show ‘true leadership’ by shifting cash from fossil fuels
Campaign group is turning up the heat on council ahead of key meeting this month
Read MoreNew benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’
Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures
Read MoreSave Haggerston Park group fights council over community garden “land grab” plan
Hackney Council “unable to provide assurance” that parkland will be reintegrated after use as temporary school site
Read MoreYouth caught vandalising council vehicle with warden inside
Young man caught red-handed graffitiing a council van
Read MoreBenefits claimants face spike in ‘aggressive and intimidating’ bailiffs over unpaid council tax
New figures show council using greater number of enforcement agents to recover debt from residents already on council tax support
Read MorePeaceful getaway or Fort Knox? Council seeks fewer CCTV cameras at £1.25m mansion for ‘at risk’ families
Stringent security measures proposed for Oxfordshire retreat include ‘anti-climb metal mesh fencing’ and six dome cameras
Read MoreCouncil urged not to ask about gender on official forms
‘Tiny changes to the current processes would be a step in the right direction to be more inclusive,’ says London Assembly Member Sian Berry
Read MoreBattersea Dogs & Cats Home to hold Healthy Pet Day on August 16
Free advice and services for dog and cat lovers will feature at the event, to be held at Morning Lane Tesco
Read MoreProject inspired by Obama’s favourite ‘cradle to career’ scheme marks first anniversary
A lot has changed on the Pembury Estate in the years since the 2011 riots, writes Tara Joshi
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