Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Coroner warns Hackney landlord to act following six-month-old boy’s death
An inquest into the death of Baby Abdullah Ali prompted the coroner to flag concerns over knee-high thick and black mould in his family’s overcrowded flat
Read MoreHackney faces ‘complete exhaustion of reserves’ without ‘urgent funding’ in Budget says councillor
Campaigners descended on Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday (26 November), the same day the Chancellor made her Budget
Read MoreCouncil’s call for rent controls ‘would not lead to the skies collapsing’
Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents
Read MoreNine social houses to be built on Clapton estate as council tackles housing backlog
The social houses are the first to get the go-ahead of more than 300 the council plans to build in the coming years
Read MoreHackney Council issues urgent communication amid ‘critical’ cyber threat risk
Multiple London councils have been targeted in a cyber attack over the past 24 to 48 hours, and while Hackney is not thought to have been hit, staff are being warned to take precautions
Read MoreResidents slam ‘ill-considered’ council plans to close junction to cars
More than 3,000 vehicles drive along Scriven Street every day, which Hackney Council says creates a high risk of collisions between turning traffic and cyclists
Read MoreFed-up residents call on councils and Thames Water to clean up ‘filthy’ New River
Campaigners say more needs to be done to keep the section of the New River that flows through Hackney clean and litter-free
Read MoreInside Hackney’s green economy six years after council declared climate emergency
In 2019, Hackney Council declared a climate emergency and vowed to rebuild a greener borough. Six years on, how close are they to fulfilling that pledge?
Read MoreTown Hall pays resident £1k after stopping care payments without back-up plan
Council apologises to vulnerable woman for causing distress in ‘complex case’
Read MoreHackney Council set to spend nearly £40m on agency staff
The Town Hall has cut expenditure on temporary staff since last year, but admits to ongoing recruitment challenges
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 MoreEmpty primary school poised to reopen as specialist facility for SEND children
Baden Powell school was closed by the council last year due to falling pupil numbers
Read MoreHackney couple could end up paying more in service charges despite High Court victory
John and Adenike Williams were previously awarded £20,000 in damages by Hackney Council for wrongly placing their children in foster care
Read More‘I’ve had to boil the kettle and fill the sink for a flannel wash’ – council leaves woman without hot water for a month
‘Hackney is treating a 30-day delay in restoring hot water as reasonable’
Read MoreHackney Co-op slammed for damp and mould failures as Awaab’s Law comes into force
Housing Ombudsman says his latest report shows the need for a new law requiring landlords to fix hazards sooner
Read MoreCommunity group condemns plans to demolish Rowley Gardens Estate for a ‘monolith as penetrable as Uluru’
Friends of Rowley Gardens calls for the block to be renovated rather than bulldozed as part of the Woodberry Down regeneration
Read MoreCouncil’s £51 million budget gap likely to increase if ‘Fair Funding Review’ left unchanged
Concerns raised over ‘detrimental’ impact of government’s review on council finances
Read More‘Mould kills! Safe council homes now!’ – Protesters call for housing reform on first day of Awaab’s Law
Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who died as a result of a severe respiratory condition
Read More‘Speechless’: Council tells NHS staff to stop writing letters in support of SEND families
Hackney parents whose children have special educational needs and disabilities say they are shocked by the request seen in leaked emails
Read MoreHackney Council CEO faces contempt of court charges in ongoing leaseholder dispute
Dawn Carter-McDonald has been ordered to attend the first hearing, which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
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