Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
‘Disastrous’: Thames Water under pressure after residents spot trees being felled during nesting season
Utility giant says it stopped the work in Woodberry Down when it became aware of nesting activity
Read More‘Why destroy a beautiful wildlife corridor?’ Residents question Hackney Council over ‘weeding’ of tree pits
Locals in shock after the flowers they had planted around street trees were pulled up
Read MoreDelivery couriers stage rousing protest against ‘excessive policing’ in Hackney
Crowds took to the streets earlier in the month when police attempted to arrest a driver in Dalston
Read MoreWoman lived with mould and damp for two years after ‘unacceptable’ delays at Hackney Council
Housing Ombudsman orders Town Hall to pay the woman £1,500 in compensation
Read MoreHomerton Hospital boss warns it will take ‘months, not weeks’ to replace staff at beleaguered fertility unit
Acting chief executive Dylan Jones urges patients to get in touch with concerns after staff shortages forced the hospital to pause treatment
Read MoreSix patients with monkeypox are being treated at Homerton Hospital
Medics say virus ‘does not spread easily’ and the risk to the general population is ‘low’
Read MoreNewly-elected Hackney Labour councillor Tom Dewey resigns
De Beauvoir voters will be going to the polls again once by-election is called
Read More‘Violent disorder’ at Dalston protest: Met’s ‘disproportionate and inflammatory approach’ raises concerns over policing – again
Operation to clamp down on street robberies involving scooters escalated into ‘violent scenes’
Read MoreParents call for measures to tackle speeding motor traffic outside Hackney New School
Council ‘needs to act now and create a School Street’
Read MoreCalls for energy pre-payment meters in public places to help families in need with fuel bills
‘I would like it if food bank distribution centres had a way to pay for fuel donations’
Read MoreSaved for next time: Covid documents to be archived for ‘future generations’
The plans and operational paperwork will be kept available, should future public health officials need to learn lessons from the two-year crisis
Read MoreCouncil sorry after disabled candidate unable to mount stage for election results announcement
Independent Network candidate Peter Smorthit was stunned when he realised he would not be able to get on
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Parties drive home key pledges as Hackney gears up for some tight races
LTNs, housing, the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency are major battlegrounds
Read More‘We need to make violence against women and girls a political priority,’ says Women’s Equality Party candidate
Tabitha Morton, the party’s co-deputy leader, is competing for a council seat in Clissold
Read More‘It degraded me’: Election candidate opens up about ‘horrific’ strip-search following Child Q scandal
TUSC’s Victoria ward hopeful Margaret Trotter calls for police ‘overhaul’
Read More‘Hackney still not past Omicron peak,’ warn local medics
Doctors estimate that 8.2 per cent of local residents had Covid last week
Read MorePlan for 76 retirement homes in Woodberry Down gets thumbs-up
Anchor Hanover development on Newnton Close wins approval from councillors
Read MoreHostel set for refurbishment after council agrees lease for 163 homes
More than 100 rooms at the former Metropolitan hospital to be upgraded
Read MoreMore than 30,000 households to get extra £30 off council tax
Hackney’s cabinet approves one-off reduction to help tackle cost of living crisis
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Housing, racism and LTNs on the agenda for Hackney’s Independent Network
The Citizen caught up with the 11-strong group of candidates ahead of voting on 5 May
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