Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Hackney Council defends CLR James library ‘Starbucks cafe’ decision
‘It’s not a Starbucks’ says Hackney Council, but admits the cafe will sell Starbucks coffee and other Starbucks products
Read MoreHackney public sector workers strike over pensions
Strikes hit Hackney’s services as its public sector workers heed their union’s call to fight pension cuts
Read MoreBid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils
Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street
Read MoreHackney Council defends ‘slowest’ adoption rate
Hackney Council has been ‘named and shamed’ as having the ‘slowest’ adoption rate in the country – but the service is also one of the most sustainable
Read MoreSeeing through the spin: experts call for greater council transparency
Too dangerous, too complicated, too expensive: objections raised by councillors to open data and greater freedom of council information
Read MoreLetter: Deputy Mayor disputes cost saving of dumping green energy
Councillor Sophie Linden says Hackney Citizen is ‘misleading’ over the cash Hackney Council saved when it quietly dumped its ‘green’ electricity tariff
Read MoreLeader: Hackney makeovers and council make-believe
Real life events will always hamper Hackney Council’s efforts to manage the presentation of the borough
Read MoreLocals face battle with investors as Hackney rental costs continue to soar
The Hackney Citizen investigates the impact of a recent surge in property prices on Hackney rents
Read MoreLeader: talk is cheap
Do Hackney’s politicians always mean what they say?
Read MoreHackney Council to evict Dalston squatters
A squat in St Mark’s Rise is the latest in a string of properties to be emptied by bullish housing chiefs
Read MoreCouncil tax hike mooted as Hackney faces £60m budget hole
The Town Hall faces a funding shortfall of £60 million over the next three years – even if it raises council tax by 2.5% per year
Read MoreBritney Spears shoots Criminal video as council bars gang drama filming on Hackney estates
Replica gun used at Stoke Newington Town Hall as council fears residents risk having ‘neighbourhoods stigmatised’
Read MoreThe People’s Supermarket launches Hackney consultation
The member owned co-operative has launched a seven week consultation to find out if local people want such a store in Homerton
Read MoreHackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area
Read MoreHackney to be twinned with Scarborough for Olympic events
The borough is partnering with a North Yorkshire seaside town for a series of cultural and sporting activities
Read MoreAre you affected by the Hackney riots?
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau offers information to local residents on what to do
Read MoreHackney Council advises Dalston traders to shut up shop as riot fears hit businesses hard
Shopkeepers and stallholders tell the Citizen how concerns over more civil unrest is affecting them
Read MoreSainsbury’s PR company in Hackney Council contract row
Firm lobbying for controversial supermarket development hired to design new council website, Destination Hackney. Questions about Hackney councillors employed by company
Read MoreClissold Park cafe contract awarded
Company of Cooks bags five year deal
Read MoreUnion wins council rethink over Hackney libraries cuts
Campaigners gain concessions as town bosses shy away from forced redundancies in library services shake-up
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