Posts Tagged ‘clapton’
‘Shellshocked’ and ‘exhausted’: The Mount residents raise concerns over safety and council support after Clapton blaze
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
Read More70 firefighters tackle blaze at Clapton residential block
One maisonette was destroyed while five others were partly damaged
Read MoreLast surviving disinfecting station in England at risk, charity says
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
Read MoreClapton station gets major revamp in restoration project that honours Victorian heritage
The Weaver Line station has been open since 1872
Read More‘Outdated’ Clapton leisure centre closes for three years for ‘ambitious’ renovations
Kings Hall Leisure Centre will close later this month before renovation work starts at the beginning of next year
Read MoreHackney residents slam landlord’s plan for two large HMOs
Council rejects seven- and nine-bedroom shared homes following complaints from neighbours and politicians
Read MoreIndefinite ban for Hackney man who left dogs in crates without food or water
Matthew Berry handed lifetime ban following RSPCA investigation
Read MoreCouncil asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’
Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue
Read MoreTwo arrests made after ‘man on mobility scooter’ fatally stabbed in Hackney
Two men, aged 21 and 28, in custody after victim in his 30s died on Rushmore Road in Clapton yesterday
Read MoreMan arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire
The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road
Read MoreCharity for African communities celebrates new home at council property in Clapton – with Hackney Mayor welcoming ‘brilliant’ organisation
AFRIDAC selected as new tenant at one of the 50 council buildings reserved for the voluntary sector
Read More‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success
Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year
Read MoreNew cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest
Borough’s transport boss hails ‘ambitious safe route’ through Millfields Park
Read MorePeek through the looking-glass: Homerton’s second annual Window Wanderland festival to take place next month
Organisers of the community art event reveal ‘Our Earth’ theme in effort to draw attention to global warming
Read More‘Listen to reason’: Royal Mail urged not to close Brooke Road sorting office
Councillors united in support of campaigners fighting to save an ‘E5 icon’
Read MoreMuch-debated school in former police station wants to double student numbers
Olive School hopes to open with 180 pupils as residents warn of ‘intolerable conflict’ between needs of pupils and ongoing construction
Read MoreTown Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service
Read MoreLegal row brewing between campaigners and council over Clapton garden build-over
Town Hall accused of ‘riding roughshod’ over local people but states legal challenge to plans has no grounds
Read MoreCampaigners call for greater ambition from council on housing
Figures show Hackney could lose 653 council homes under planned redevelopments
Read More‘The scene in east London is a jungle’: Street artist speaks out after unveiling Clapton murals
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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