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Tit-bits - whip it good

Read more from the bird that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

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Labour accuses Hackney Greens of hypocrisy over party whip

The role carries an extra £6,724.20 allowance, though Greens insist their leadership still saves residents money

Author: Elspeth Rees

Locks, frocks and five-year plans

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hoxton playgrounds locked for years as Labour councillor launches campaign to reopen them

Repairs are underway at one Wenlock Barn play area. The other needs more than a routine fix — and the council has set no timetable for it

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hoxton playgrounds locked for years as Labour councillor launches campaign to reopen them

Haifa mayor calls for ‘dialogue’ but leaves Citizen’s questions unanswered

Yona Yahav’s office sent a newspaper article and a statement from an interfaith forum convened under his own auspices

Author: Hackney Citizen

Haifa mayor calls for ‘dialogue’ but leaves Citizen’s questions unanswered

Greens set out plans for Hackney as Labour vows to 'hold new administration to account'

Greens are jubilant following their historic sweep in last Thursday's landslide victory that swept Labour from its 45-year dominant position in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Broken lifts, loss of hot water and overdue repairs: Hackney Council pays out 'astonishing' £572,000 in compensation

Hackney councillor told officers she had gone two months without hot water in her housing block

Author: Hackney Citizen

Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments

Author: Hackney Citizen

Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

Cries of 'betrayal' as Town Hall stands by twinning arrangement with Israeli city

Mayor says council is 'committed' to controversial relationship after thousands sign petition to cut ties with Haifa

Author: Hackney Citizen

Cries of 'betrayal' as Town Hall stands by twinning arrangement with Israeli city