Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Plans afoot for Free School for Hackney
Parents and teachers have put forward ideas for a state-funded school that is free from local authority control
Read MoreStoke Newington traders slam Town Hall red tape
The reality of a bungling bureaucracy belies the council’s claim to be the friend of local business
Read MoreClissold Park: time to close the ‘zoo’
All the animals need an environment appropriate to their needs and welfare – which means they should be re-homed somewhere else
Read MorePowers that be act to end HGV blind spots
More measures are being put in place to increase cyclist safety around heavy goods vehicles
Read MoreProtesters criticise Hackney Council over cuts budget
Hackney councillors are accused of taking the easy option and making life harder for residents
Read MoreHackney Council passes 2011 budget amid protests
Spending plans for the year were approved by councillors last night as campaigners slammed the government-imposed cuts
Read MoreLabour councillors call on Hackney Council to refuse cuts budget
The Town Hall is setting its finances for the coming year in the face of calls to reject government-enforced reductions
Read MoreHackney café culture under threat as table and chairs charge rockets
Local traders say the council’s demand for shop front trading licence fees will make providing outdoor seating for their customers unaffordable
Read MoreHave your say: Hackney Council consults on congestion, cycling, walking and buses
Residents are being asked about what improvements they want to see to the borough’s transport system
Read MoreHackney Alliance protest against council cuts
5.30pm Wednesday 2 March 2011, outside Hackney Town Hall
Read MoreHackney residents stuck on wrong side of digital divide
Whilst council estates in some other boroughs enjoy free internet access, here they are not yet benefiting from such innovative broadband schemes
Read MoreProtesters march through Hackney against public spending cuts
Hundreds demonstrated on Saturday over government’s decision to reduce the grant it provides to local councils
Read MoreAnother deer found dead in Clissold Park
Pressure mounts on Hackney Council to re-home the herd
Read MoreFriends of the Earth slams Hackney Council’s mixed-up recycling plan
Whilst recycling rates on council estates is improving, local environmental campaigners are concerned about the Town Hall’s proposal to move to a ‘commingled’ system
Read MoreLaw experts urge Hackney Council to join campaign to fight legal aid cuts
Councillors are warned that the borough’s Citizens Advice Bureau and Community Law Centre will be hit hard by government proposals to reduce funding
Read MoreResidents slam council’s ‘flawed’ consultation over plan to build school on Hackney Downs
Locals have expressed concern about the lack of information available on a controversial proposal to ‘plonk a school in the middle of a park’
Read MoreCampaigners call for coalition cash for local eco-initiatives
Friends of the Earth is pressing the ‘greenest government ever’ to support carbon budgets for Hackney and other local councils
Read MoreHackney Council yet to join the good eggs
Town Hall’s commitment to sustainable food production is yet to bear fruit
Read MoreWinners and losers as Hackney Council hands out community cash
Finsbury Park Homeless Family Project, the Alevi Cultural Centre and Cemvi, the Arcola Theatre and the Hackney Society all miss out on funding
Read MoreEssex Wharf tower blocks decision looms large
“Disgraceful” development expected to impact on Hackney
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