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Posts Tagged ‘clapton’

‘Shellshocked’ and ‘exhausted’: The Mount residents raise concerns over safety and council support after Clapton blaze 

By Niall Holden | Thursday 14 May 2026 at 18:42
Photograph of Amanda Woodhead, one of the residents of The Mount

Tenants of a four-storey council block off Mount Pleasant Lane say the local authority has offered limited support since fire tore through their homes on 5 May — as health fears raised over asbestos, burnt plastics and a hoarded flat still strewn with scorched debris

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70 firefighters tackle blaze at Clapton residential block

By Niall Holden | Wednesday 6 May 2026 at 16:41
Photograph of Clapton fire 5 May 2026

One maisonette was destroyed while five others were partly damaged

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Last surviving disinfecting station in England at risk, charity says

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 28 April 2026 at 17:47

Hackney’s Grade II listed municipal disinfecting station, the last of its kind in England, has topped the Victorian Society’s list of the country’s most endangered buildings

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Clapton station gets major revamp in restoration project that honours Victorian heritage

By Elspeth Rees | Monday 12 January 2026 at 14:52
Clapton station

The Weaver Line station has been open since 1872

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‘Outdated’ Clapton leisure centre closes for three years for ‘ambitious’ renovations

By Gabriel Stewart | Friday 12 December 2025 at 13:41
Kings Hall CGI

Kings Hall Leisure Centre will close later this month before renovation work starts at the beginning of next year

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Hackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10:49

Council rejects seven- and nine-bedroom shared homes following complaints from neighbours and politicians

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Indefinite ban for Hackney man who left dogs in crates without food or water

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 21:52
Nipsy in crate

Matthew Berry handed lifetime ban following RSPCA investigation

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Council asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 14:57
Middleton Road LTN

Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue

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Two arrests made after ‘man on mobility scooter’ fatally stabbed in Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 29 August 2024 at 10:18

Two men, aged 21 and 28, in custody after victim in his 30s died on Rushmore Road in Clapton yesterday

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Man arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 March 2024 at 20:48

The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road

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Charity for African communities celebrates new home at council property in Clapton – with Hackney Mayor welcoming ‘brilliant’ organisation

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 28 September 2022 at 17:22

AFRIDAC selected as new tenant at one of the 50 council buildings reserved for the voluntary sector

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‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 20 September 2022 at 11:18

Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year

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New cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 September 2022 at 10:12

Borough’s transport boss hails ‘ambitious safe route’ through Millfields Park

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Peek through the looking-glass: Homerton’s second annual Window Wanderland festival to take place next month

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 21 January 2022 at 12:17

Organisers of the community art event reveal ‘Our Earth’ theme in effort to draw attention to global warming

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‘Listen to reason’: Royal Mail urged not to close Brooke Road sorting office

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 October 2020 at 20:49

Councillors united in support of campaigners fighting to save an ‘E5 icon’

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Much-debated school in former police station wants to double student numbers

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 16 April 2020 at 17:35

Olive School hopes to open with 180 pupils as residents warn of ‘intolerable conflict’ between needs of pupils and ongoing construction

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Town Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 July 2019 at 12:56

Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service

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Legal row brewing between campaigners and council over Clapton garden build-over

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 November 2018 at 23:52

Town Hall accused of ‘riding roughshod’ over local people but states legal challenge to plans has no grounds

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Campaigners call for greater ambition from council on housing

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 September 2018 at 18:18

Figures show Hackney could lose 653 council homes under planned redevelopments

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‘The scene in east London is a jungle’: Street artist speaks out after unveiling Clapton murals

By Max Eckersley | Tuesday 14 August 2018 at 13:10

Giacomo ‘RUN’ Bufarini says people are often surprised his work is self-funded as street art becomes a ‘lucrative tourist attraction’

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