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Posts Tagged ‘Eric Pickles’

‘We want a clear, loud Islamic voice’ Eric Pickles tells Hackney mosque

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 March 2015 at 17:42

Communities Secretary addresses the ‘bit of bother’ surrounding controversial letter sent to Muslim leaders across UK

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Leader — Dog’s breakfast of a ‘resurrected’ campaign

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 4 November 2014 at 15:27

Plot thickens over Head of Regeneration’s last-gasp call to arms as pow-wows on petition do not add up

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‘Eleventh hour’ for Hackney Today as Pickles threatens legal action

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 October 2014 at 10:22

Mayor Pipe responds by slamming Government’s ‘absurd war’ against Town Hall freesheets

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Council chief launches petition against ‘damaging’ Government consultation

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 September 2014 at 09:45

Head of Regeneration Andrew Sissons challenges Eric Pickles MP over proposed reforms to permitted development rights

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Hackney Today under fire from Eric Pickles and rivals for Mayor of Hackney post

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 1 May 2014 at 09:35

Local Government Secretary’s deadline to Hackney Council expires as Jules Pipe’s rivals attack freesheet

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Secretary of State Eric Pickles threatens Town Hall over continuing publication of Hackney Today ‘newspaper’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 17 April 2014 at 15:41

Hackney Council given just two weeks to explain its non-compliance with Publicity Code for local authorities

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Leader – Hackney Council’s gesture politics over betting shops

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 March 2014 at 21:57

Town Hall asks Pickles for more power to restrict where bookies can open, but Labour itself opened the floodgates

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Council ‘Pravda’ Hackney Today operating at loss

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 February 2014 at 21:04

Town Hall says printing freesheet still makes financial sense due to ‘absurd’ government rules

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Leader – Mayor Pipe’s policy is Pickles’ dream

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 5 February 2014 at 18:48

Does Hackney’s Labour leader see Tories’ council tax vote-winner as measure of his success?

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Controversial Sainsbury’s application passed (again) by Hackney Council

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 11 December 2013 at 23:20

Campaigners begin letter-writing drive against development in Stoke Newington

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Yes he can-can! Eric Pickles takes to dance floor

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 6 August 2013 at 14:35

Localism head honcho enjoys ‘first dance for a long time’ in Stamford Hill

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Hackney Today – here tomorrow?

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 14 January 2013 at 18:03

Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles plans to clamp down on the publication of ‘town hall Pravdas’ by ‘hard core authorities’

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Councillors’ fury at Hackney Today decision

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 20 June 2011 at 22:46
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

The council decides to continue publication of its free ‘newspaper’ – one of the very few local authorities to do so

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Council to decide future of Hackney Today

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 17 June 2011 at 13:27
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

The Cabinet is to consider retention of its freesheet in defiance of criticism that it is simply ’propaganda on the rates’

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Hackney Council paid director over £200k per year

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 6 April 2011 at 11:08
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

Local authority ‘fat cat’ pay is revealed whilst the government mulls plans to give councillors the power to veto town hall salaries over £100,000

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Hackney Liberal Democrats join row over cost of Town Hall ‘Pravda’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 April 2011 at 13:34
Hackney Town Hall. Photograph: Hackney Citizen

The council may be overestimating the amount of savings it makes by publishing its own ‘newspaper’, claim critics

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Eric Pickles imposes curbs on council PR spending

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 12 February 2011 at 12:57
Eric Pickles

Communities secretary has banned councils from publishing their own newspapers more than four times a year

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Hackney publishes council spending over £500

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 January 2011 at 11:22
Hackney mayor Jules Pipe

Just two weeks before the government’s deadline, the Town Hall has made available its data online

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Hackney Council yet to publish spending over £500

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 January 2011 at 21:30
Eric Pickles

With just two weeks until the government’s deadline, Hackney is one of ten London councils that have still to make available their data online

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Interview: Ken Livingstone

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 January 2011 at 11:33
Ken Livingstone

The Labour party’s candidate for London mayor talks budgets, students, crime and the Olympics

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