Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
St Mary’s Secret Garden ‘very likely’ to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal
Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades
Read More‘In this life, you have to help yourself’: Janette Collins MBE on 25 years of The Crib
The famous youth club’s founder sits down with the Citizen to mark a quarter of a century since it all began
Read MoreCries of ‘betrayal’ as Town Hall stands by twinning arrangement with Israeli city
Mayor says council is ‘committed’ to controversial relationship after thousands sign petition to cut ties with Haifa
Read More‘It’s going to get better’: Hackney mayor sanguine as she marks one year in office
Caroline Woodley says ‘we’re still holding onto our hats’ following election of Labour government
Read MoreStoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
Decision by government body Historic England follows rescue of Abney Park cemetery and chapel
Read MoreCouncil unveils ‘safer’ Pembury junction – but campaigners accuse it of abandoning its ‘leadership on cycling’
Local cyclists, still reeling over decision to press on with controversial redesign, claim Town Hall is being ‘dishonest’
Read More‘Landmark day’: Abney Park cemetery saved from heritage risk register
Mayor Woodley welcomes ‘rewilding’ of Magnificent Seven burial ground
Read MoreFresh calls for Hackney to sever ties with Israeli city amid confusion over medical exchange
Homerton and Rambam hospitals’ relationship in doubt after campaigners probe ‘inactive’ arrangement
Read More‘History repeats’: School closures spark growing fears over special needs support
Staff and families to protest outside Hackney Town Hall on Tuesday
Read MoreHackney Council warned about elderly woman’s death just months before cutting falls prevention service
Anoush Summers died in hospital in January following fall at home two days earlier
Read More‘Deeply worrying’: Campaigners blame ‘feeble’ repairs system for Hackney woman’s death
Coroner’s report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance
Read More‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service
Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk
Read MoreHackney Council still has ‘no plans’ to bring in four-day working week
Town Hall unmoved as government drops objection to practice
Read MoreCouncil sticks with Pembury Circus design in blow to campaigners
Decision comes after opposition members called in Town Hall’s planned redesign of the junction
Read MoreHackney Council unlikely to hit target of switching to electric vehicles by 2030, officers admit
More ‘realistic’ transition date needed, says Town Hall’s fleet manager
Read More‘Failed experiment’: Dalston councillor challenges London mayor to bring in rent controls
Cllr Zoë Garbett AM calls out Sadiq Khan over failure to hold a rent commission despite 2019 promise
Read MoreHackney Council admits to unlawful consultation over children’s centre closures
Sebright and Fernbank shutdowns staved off after consultation is quashed
Read MoreCouncil to slash charity grants by more than £800k amid budget shortfall
The Town Hall is facing a projected £37m overspend
Read MoreCampaigners ‘pleased’ as council’s Pembury Circus decision ‘called in’ for review
Special scrutiny panel to judge council’s proposal on 11 November
Read MoreFunding for Hackney’s renowned Pedro Club to continue, council confirms
Finance chief Robert Chapman announces up to £1.5m to refurbish famed youth club
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