Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Benefits 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
Read MoreResidents launch campaign against plan to cut cars on Wordsworth Road
“It exacerbates danger to pedestrians, especially children, from speeding cyclists near Butterfield Green”
Read More‘Tear down eco-friendly beach house’, council tells artists
Experiment has ‘unacceptable impact’ on Haggerston Baths, which has been empty for 14 years
Read MoreQuitters a ‘priority’ but council failing to kick its own tobacco habit
No cuts to Stop Smoking services in Hackney despite council investing millions in tobacco through pension fund
Read MoreLondon Fields BBQ area reopens after accident
The zone was shut after a sunbather was run over by a council vehicle
Read MoreLondon Fields BBQ area closed ‘until further notice’ after sunbather run over by council vehicle
Man injured after parks truck runs over his head in London Fields BBQ area
Read More‘Absurd’ charge on selling alcohol after midnight edges closer
Consultation on a late-night levy to go ahead, but critics warn that ‘punitive measures on hardworking businesses’ could prove detrimental
Read MoreSadiq Khan pledges millions to tackle Hackney’s toxic air
London mayor announces the borough will be part of new Low Emissions Neighbourhood
Read MoreHolborn Studios: ‘act of betrayal’ leads campaigners to call for judicial review
‘We’re massively disappointed with the decision’
Read MoreNew late night licences under threat amid warnings of ‘clampdown on culture’
Residents in last chance saloon to have their say on the future of borough’s burgeoning nightlife
Read MoreTech City start-up faces £3,000 bill over Shoreditch pavements ads
App founder Rich Pleeth says it is a “shame” the council has chosen to pursue and punish a small local business
Read MoreKingsland Fire Station to be demolished under plans for free school and luxury flats
Plans include an 11-storey residential development, but none of the 68 new homes will be affordable
Read MoreSisters Uncut seize Homerton flat in protest against lack of housing for domestic violence victims
Two out of three domestic violence victims who need rehousing are being turned away, direct action group claims
Read MoreGeffrye Museum expansion plans given green light by council
Redevelopment approved three years after council threw out original plans
Read MorePedal power: kids set world record for annual Bike Around the Borough
After narrowly missed out last year, Hackney schoolchildren break world record with mammoth ‘bike bus’ at council event
Read MoreStoke Newington residents furious over ‘noisy festival’ in Clissold Park
Residents take to social media to complain about noise levels at last Sunday’s DayMer Festival and to question priorities of the council
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