Grenfell Tower - Hackney Citizen

Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding

‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding

Grenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council

Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

Council tackles 3,000 urgent fire safety issues discovered post-Grenfell

Mayor says council is ‘working flat out’ to act on FRAs as front doors are checked on estates

Author: Adam Barnett

Council tackles 3,000 urgent fire safety issues discovered post-Grenfell

Leader – Hackney Council now must put fire safety first

To take a lackadaisical approach – missed deadlines, delays to checks, a trickle of information – is to neglect one of the council’s absolute duties

Author: Hackney Citizen

Avant-garde musicians lend support to Grenfell Tower victims as Cafe Oto benefit announced

The Dalston event comprises two performances – a matinee and an evening show – and attendees will hear a dizzying range of genres from free jazz piano to avant-garde techno

Author: Hackney Citizen

Grenfell fire alarms firm in fraud probe over ‘defective’ work in Hackney

Allegations relate to fire safety work carried out by Lakehouse between 2011 and 2014, including ‘incorrectly fitted’ alarms

Author: Hackney Citizen

Titbits – council fiddles with freesheet as fire safety response put on ice

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Leader – Grenfell questions must not be deflected

Providing incomplete information is no substitute for transparency and action

Author: Hackney Citizen

Grenfell fire: Hackney Council is ‘dragging its heels’ on fire safety, say local Liberal Democrats

Mayor promises action with little detail as sprinkers petition gathers pace

Author: Hackney Citizen

Homerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims

Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle

Author: Hackney Citizen

Support: the children of Berger Primary have crafted promotional material for their charitable fair

Sign our petition: we call on the Mayor and council to fit fire sprinklers in all of Hackney’s tower blocks

Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, the Hackney Citizen urges immediate action to protect residents living in the borough’s high rises

Author: Hackney Citizen

Grenfell Tower fire: Hackney mayor reveals number of council high rises that have sprinklers installed

Philip Glanville says fitting was based on fire risk assessments carried out by council

Author: Hackney Citizen