Alastair Binnie-Lubbock - Hackney Citizen

Greens reject Labour bid to spare Woodberry Down tenants second move

Council papers show Labour planned double decants on the same estate in 2010

Author: Viktor Schlatte

Greens reject Labour bid to spare Woodberry Down tenants second move

Residents fight Town Hall plan to build on Hoxton community garden

Campaigners say the 16-year-old kitchen garden on St John's Estate cannot be moved, as Hackney Council proposes 32 social rent homes on the site

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents fight Town Hall plan to build on Hoxton community garden

Hackney Greens distance themselves from Burnham effigy protest

Cabinet members were named as attending a trans rights demonstration where an effigy of the incoming Prime Minister was stabbed — but the party insists they witnessed no violence

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Greens distance themselves from Burnham effigy protest

Greens to ‘align’ future Hackney planning with climate goals after Woodberry Down row

The estate’s redevelopment is subject to a 2005 Labour-era agreement that sits outside the council’s climate plan

Author: Patrick Cardwell

Greens to ‘align’ future Hackney planning with climate goals after Woodberry Down row

Mayor Garbett unveils first Green cabinet as new era begins at the Town Hall

New mayor announces the first members of her cabinet, just days after sweeping the Greens to an historic victory at the Town Hall

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘It’s not f***ing okay’ - Tempers flare at council debate over Hackney’s 'ties' with Israel

The council has faced pressure from Green party and Independent Socialist councillors to end its twinning relationship with Haifa, but Hackney Labour party has accused its opponents of political game-playing

Author: Hackney Citizen

London Mayor joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped

Sadiq Khan 'is appalled that the capital is being used as a marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons'

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Green party London Assembly Members and councillors protest against DSEI arms fair

Hackney an 'outlier' on housing failures, says watchdog

Social housing ombudsman tells Town Hall to strengthen the basics as mayor promises to 'turns things around'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney an 'outlier' on housing failures, says watchdog

Popular Hackney soft play centre launches £60k fundraiser to kit out new home

Clapton's Kidzmania says the money will 'go a long way to making sure the space is as enjoyable as possible'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Popular Hackney soft play centre launches £60k fundraiser to kit out new home

Opposition groups stage Council AGM walkout over 'assault on democracy'

Green party and Independent councillors slam Labour for 'stifling criticism', attacking service failures and position on Israel-Gaza war

Author: Hackney Citizen

Cabinet reshuffle triggers opposition concerns over housing failures

Greens welcome housing chief's resignation as Independent Socialists warn of overloading new boss

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Downs councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock

'What are they afraid of?': Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution

Independent Socialists say they are being 'punished for being an effective opposition'

Author: Hackney Citizen

L-R: Cllrs Penny Wrout, Claudia Turbet-Delof and Fliss Premru.