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Posts Tagged ‘stamford hill’

Conservative councillor under investigation as homophobic taunts continue

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 January 2020 at 19:40

Media receive email with subject heading ‘It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ as Stonewall deplores ‘offensive language’

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Medics vaccinate over 500 children in move to contain measles outbreak

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 24 November 2018 at 11:23

“Vaccination works and is safe. We urge parents to contact their GP for advice if you think your child is unvaccinated”

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Hackney Labour party call for resignation of Conservative councillor Aron Klein

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 November 2018 at 11:36
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Parties clash over Stamford Hill West councillor’s alleged application to join Labour

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‘Local shops will suffer’: Traders speak out over Stamford Hill cycle lane plans

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 24 October 2018 at 15:51

Council defends proposed route as part of commitment to safer roads and cleaner air

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Shootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 September 2018 at 15:19

Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’

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Gasps as Conservative councillor accuses Deputy Mayor of lying in row over fate of 73 bus route

By Emma Snaith | Thursday 19 July 2018 at 17:36
Cllr Harvey Odze

Feryal Demirci’s claim that the opposition failed to lobby against the curtailment of the route was robustly challenged by Cllr Harvey Odze

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‘Antisemitism’ row erupts between campaigner and Lib Dem councillor

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 May 2018 at 17:25

Cazenove residents’ complaints about ‘lawless’ high street spark war of words ahead of tomorrow’s local elections

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Unregulated schools: ‘Government must act urgently’, says Hackney Mayor

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 January 2018 at 11:24
jewish family hackney credit kafka4prez via flickr

Town Hall report finds up to 1,500 orthodox Jewish boys are being educated without proper safeguards

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Artist behind ‘beware of Jews’ signs in Stamford Hill apologises

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 15 March 2017 at 14:22
Anti-semitic sign

Franck Allais says sign reported to police as a hate crime was not intended as an antisemitic statement

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Bus brouhaha: Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ over fate of number 73

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 February 2017 at 12:58
Simche Steinberger

Tory Stamford Hill councillor says London Mayor is effectively being let off the hook following amendment to motion calling for original route of 73 to be restored

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Brawl between orthodox Jews and traffic warden in Stamford Hill probed by police

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 January 2017 at 17:16
A still from footage of the incident which has been circulating online

Parking has been a contentious issue in Stamford Hill. Hackney Council has said the warden did nothing wrong and was subjected to threats

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Rabbi on unregistered Jewish schools: ‘I’m confident there’s no scandal waiting to break out’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 11 January 2017 at 13:26
Rabbi Pinter (Photograph: Hackney Council)

Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, a leader of the Stamford Hill community, says he fears ‘liberalism is becoming intolerant’ as he makes plea for people to respect others’ way of life amid row over education

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2016 – A look back on the year we woke up as strangers in a strange land

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 28 December 2016 at 11:13
Rarity: A pro-Brexit poster in Hackney

What have we learnt? What has changed? And what is likely to stay the same? As the year draws to a close, we look back on a momentous 12 months

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Anger at council’s plan for new parking controls close to Stamford Hill

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 December 2016 at 17:28
Abraham Jacobson

Opposition politicians voice fears motorists are seen as cash cow – but council insists revenue will be reinvested in transport schemes

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Nazi swastikas painted on vans outside Jewish school in Stamford Hill

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 15 November 2016 at 13:02
Swastikas were discovered painted on vans on Monday morning. Photograph: Shomrim

Community safety chief acknowledges need for reassurance following spate of incidents, but councillor cautions against giving crimes too much publicity

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Unregistered Jewish school shut down by Ofsted ‘flouting order to close’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 24 October 2016 at 14:09
Talmud Torah Tashbar was operated from a site behind Stamford Hill’s New Synagogue

Department for Education’s investigation into Talmud Torah Tashbar still has not concluded eight months after it was launched, it has emerged

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Stamford Hill Haredi Jewish exodus to Essex gathers pace

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 12 September 2016 at 11:19
An aerial photo of Canvey Island. Photograph: Terry Joyce (Creative Commons)

Haredi families could be upping sticks to Canvey Island as a result of the lack of large, low-cost housing in inner-London

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Exhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 September 2016 at 16:05

Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling

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Exhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 September 2016 at 15:54
Malcolm Shears. Photograph: Hackney Museum

Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of the Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling

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Strictly orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill ‘raise £1 million’ to fight child custody battles

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 26 August 2016 at 16:29
Stamford Hill. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Critics raise fear of new barriers for women wishing to leave Haredi community

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