Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Sainsbury’s revised plan stokes fears
Residents encouraged to speak up over proposed Stoke Newington supermarket development
Read MoreCouncil tax discounts face axe
Hackney Council launches consultation on response to new government benefit cuts
Read MoreCouncil accused over Games parking ‘insanity’
Resident complains of ‘Kafkaesque’ experience, and demands apology and compensation
Read MoreTown Hall ‘snub’ to Paralympics
Disability rights activists criticise council after sports screen is removed
Read MoreCouncil offers £2,000 compensation to Hackney newsagent over Olympic bunting bungle
Respected trader Hamdy Shahein says he will give the money to charity
Read MoreMayor apologises to Hackney newsagent over Olympic bunting bungle
Stoke Newington newsagent is considering suing Hackney Council over ‘fake’ goods slur
Read MoreHackney betting shops back in spotlight
Hackney Council asks for residents’ comments on new draft paper on gambling
Read MoreHackney’s digital divide is worst in capital as council plans online-only services
Town Hall plans to move face-to-face and telephone services online are being frustrated by lack of money, ‘stubborn’ older people and the Olympics
Read MoreCenterprise eviction threat looms
Embattled Dalston community centre calls for support as an October date is revealed for the court hearing
Read MoreHackney newsagent’s bunting falls foul of Olympic brand policing
Hackney Council enforcement officers accused of overzealous behaviour in bid to protect Olympic brands on the torch relay route
Read MoreHackney’s population up by 19% in 10 years
The borough’s population has grown to almost a quarter of a million, according to 2011 census figures
Read MoreLeader – Hackney Council giving a monkey’s
Town Hall says it is taking a ‘common sense approach’ to communicating with residents but questions asked as to whether it is listening
Read MoreColville Estate tenants in Hoxton regeneration row
Town Hall meeting hears ‘rights and needs’ of residents are being ignored but council says wrecking ball plan is vital to combat estate overcrowding
Read MoreMonkey business afoot at Hackney council meetings
Constitutional questions asked as chirpy members tweet during meetings of full council
Read MoreControversy over Hackney Council’s dog control orders
Town Hall rolls out ‘dog exclusion zones’ and ‘dogs on leads’ orders amid confusion and consternation from owners
Read MoreTraveller family banned from Hackney
Travellers forced to move from Stoke Newington Common as council obtains temporary injunction against ‘unauthorised encampment’
Read MoreTravellers threatened with legal action after setting up camp on Stoke Newington Common
Hackney Council takes Traveller family to the High Court whilst critics of the ‘draconian’ measure draw Dale Farm comparison
Read MoreHackney WickED festival 2012 cancelled
Hackney WickED organisers forced to plan alternative events after festival fails to secure council and police backing
Read MoreHackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Read MoreHackney Council in climbdown over disabled woman’s ‘eviction’
Wheelchair user Agnes Parma given 48 hours to move to a flat unsuited to her needs or else be deemed ‘intentionally homeless’ if she refused
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