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Posts Tagged ‘Michael Levy’

Charedi orthodox children missing out on free school meals

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 24 August 2023 at 18:17
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble and cabinet member for education, young people and children’s social care and Mayor Philip Glanville enjoy a school dinner at Mandeville primary school (a maintained school).

‘No child should have just bread for their lunch. It’s very upsetting.’

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‘Farce’: Motorcyclists and opposition councillors blast decision to press ahead with new parking charges

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 April 2023 at 14:18

Town Hall scrutiny panel backs cabinet’s approval of scheme after it was called into question

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Local elections 2022: ‘Exhilarated’ Greens celebrate winning two seats in Hackney as Labour maintains firm hold

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 May 2022 at 19:27

Zoë Garbett and Alastair Binnie-Lubbock elected in Dalston and Hackney Downs – two wards where the party narrowly missed out in 2018

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Plan for 76 retirement homes in Woodberry Down gets thumbs-up

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 12:37

Anchor Hanover development on Newnton Close wins approval from councillors

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Changing of the guard at the Town Hall as new Speaker elected and chief executive departs

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 29 April 2021 at 11:39
Hackney Town Hall

Cllr Michael Desmond to occupy Speaker’s chair for rare second term as former finance boss Ian Williams to serve as acting chief exec

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Council ‘reflecting’ on implications of City Hall traffic scheme judgment

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 January 2021 at 14:04

Opposition leader points to parallels with council’s own transport measures as Hackney Mayor promises ‘equality at heart of what comes next’

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Conservative councillors call for ‘immediate end’ to Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 October 2020 at 20:32
LTN

Transport chief Cllr Burke responds to criticism by saying voters who ‘want to make roads less safe and air more polluted’ now have a choice

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Mayor voices anger at ‘morally repugnant’ cyber attackers as services remain disrupted

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 October 2020 at 19:49

More details emerge of damage inflicted on council systems as opposition joins in condemnation of ‘cowardly’ act

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Titbits – Soporific stories and disappearing Tories

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 6 February 2019 at 11:45
Titbits bird

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

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Dispute blows up over opposition leader’s special allowance

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 6 August 2018 at 14:31
Councillor Simche Steinberger

Cllr Levy’s pay as first opposition group leader has remained substantially unchanged since 2015

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Residents ‘relieved’ after derelict Mecca Bingo hall wins council reprieve

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 7 April 2017 at 11:43
Poster

“We are glad that the decision to permit this damaging scheme has been deferred”

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Titbits – GCHQ, artful dodgers and in praise of Mao

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 December 2015 at 10:54

One Hackney MP leaps to the defence of Chairman Mao and GCHQ breaks the rules

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Hackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 27 May 2014 at 12:27

Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney

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Hackney Council meeting ends in farce amid accusations of Standards Committee ‘bias’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 30 January 2014 at 11:59

Dalston Special Policy Area plans voted through earlier in evening

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We’ll play no part in ‘biased’ standards committee, say Hackney Conservatives

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 11 December 2013 at 17:53

Tories withdraw from group they brand ‘nakedly partisan’

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Conservative councillor Michael Levy censured for breaching codes of conduct

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 November 2013 at 17:48

Standards committee found he had ‘prejudicial interest’ in application to extend property in Stamford Hill

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New academies plan will bring chaos, say MPs

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 August 2010 at 20:16
Diane Abbott, MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington

Concerns over education proposals which may leave schools less accountable to local parents and elected representatives

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