Posts Tagged ‘London Assembly’
Leader – why scrutiny of the council’s freesheet is in the public interest
Hackney Today threatens the Citizen’s ability to cover the issues readers value most
Read MoreClissold House “could close down” warns User Group head, as financial hole widens
With Clissold House losing some £100,000 annually and politicians concerned about cuts, could now be the time for more private events?
Read MoreRise in knife crime blamed on declining use of stop and search
Two Hackney youth workers at the Crib say figures show stabbings spike coincided with dwindling use of the police powers
Read MoreCouncil launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’
Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’
Read More‘Soon there’ll be nowhere left to go’ – Hackney residents reveal ‘bad landlord’ experiences
Constant rent increases and unfinished repairs are among Hackney residents’ complaints following a survey of the capital’s renters
Read MoreLetter – ‘Keep up the pressure on London City Airport’
HACAN East wants reversal of decision to concentrate all flight paths over East London
Read MoreLandlord problems? Sian Berry launches Big Renters Survey to look into London’s private renting crisis
‘My flat’s toilet is never properly fixed by my landlord and has just broken again’
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 MoreHackney environmental lawyers welcome London Mayor’s vow to combat air pollution
‘Today’s announcement should send a clear message to the UK government,’ says ClientEarth
Read MoreLabour’s Jennette Arnold wins fourth term on London Assembly with landslide majority
Ms Arnold was backed by almost 60 per cent of voters
Read MoreHackney voters in multiple polling cards mix-up
Duplicate entries on electoral register remain despite efforts to remove them
Read MoreVoters complain of ballot problems at Hackney polling stations
Hackney residents had problems as they tried to cast their votes this morning for a new London mayor and London Assembly members
Read More‘Unacceptable’ plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard hit setback
Boris Johnson’s own planning officers recommend that he reject the controversial scheme
Read MoreZero carbon homes target remains in place – for now
London Mayor indicates carbon neutral commitment despite Whitehall opposition
Read MoreExtension of Right to Buy will force council home sell-off, warns housing chief
Government calls on housing associations to become ‘champions of aspiration’ as it plans to extend Right to Buy
Read MoreVictory for New Era estate as Westbrook sells to charitable foundation
New owners Dolphin Square Foundation say they wish to ‘develop a rent policy that is demonstrably fair’
Read MoreBulk of London Mayor’s riot fund still unspent
Report by London Assembly claims the 70m Mayor’s Regeneration Fund is not being spent fast enough
Read MoreUproar over council’s plans for Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Previous experience leaves many in Hackney cold over marshes’ ‘commercialisation’
Read MoreGovernment’s ‘worse than useless’ Work Programme fails Hackney residents
Disappointing results as less than three per cent of residents find jobs
Read MoreCampaigners fear post-Olympic ‘toxic’ legacy on Leyton Marshes
As Leyton Marsh returns to the public post-Olympics, campaigners fear the excavated land will never be the same again
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