Posts Tagged ‘Jon Burke’
Town Hall warned not to include gas-fired boilers in future housing schemes
Housing scheme on Pedro Street comes under scrutiny as council attempts move towards green heating
Read MoreHackney gets six new water fountains as council continues fight against plastic waste
The refill stations have been installed at libraries and leisure centres across the borough
Read MoreTitbits – Cleaning up the air with Burke and Square
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Silvertown blues
Why is near unanimous opposition to the controversial £1bn tunnel not being reflected by political leaders? Londoners deserve an answer
Read MoreRevealed: Hackney’s last-ditch attempt to stop Silvertown Tunnel rebuffed by other councils
Greenwich and Waltham Forest refuse offer to join forces in opposition to avoid efforts being ‘used by political opponents’
Read MoreCouncil promises three football pitches worth of new trees in two years
Public realm boss puts out call for ‘army’ of tree planters to tackle climate emergency
Read MoreTitbits – Applesauce and idle talk
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Don’t tie yourself to one set of options’: Greens accidentally reveal unvarnished position on road closures
Labour transport boss accuses Greens of using contentious road closure scheme as ‘political football’
Read MoreCouncil aiming for an electric vehicle charge point on every residential street
Transport boss says current pledge for 80 per cent of locals to be within 500 metres of a charge point by 2022 ‘not good enough’
Read MoreGreens wade into road closure debate with suggestions for wider scheme
Campaign groups remain divided in their reaction to proposals as transport chief says he is ‘up for doing what works’
Read MoreUK first as Town Hall trials ‘reverse vending machine’ on Hoxton estate
The contraption allows residents to recycle cans and plastic bottles in exchange for discounts at two local shops
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘My friend’s dad used to say a garden is made in winter’
Kate Poland on how to use the cold months to renew your garden, why leaves should be left alone, and how growing spaces can help tackle food poverty
Read MoreTitbits – Selective memoir and a chuting spar
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreOutrage at Town Hall as antisemitism claims follow Stamford Hill parking debate
Orthodox Jewish community representatives walk out of council meeting
Read MoreTown Hall puts month-long brake on consultation for Walford Road closure scheme
Delay made in interests of ‘openness, transparency and accountability’ as campaigns remain split over closures
Read More48 bus to be withdrawn this weekend – as number 30 goes two-way on Wick Road
All change as TfL pushes ahead with controversial scrapping of the 48 route despite local opposition
Read MoreCouncil unveils plan to pare back waste collections in effort to boost recycling
Non-recyclable rubbish pick-ups could move from weekly to fortnightly as Town Hall asks residents to have their say
Read MoreHackney Central could get a second entrance in plans unveiled by Town Hall and TfL
Proposals aimed at easing overcrowding raise question mark over future of Extinction Rebellion’s community garden
Read More‘Requiem for a Bee’: Extinction Rebels to hold Clissold Park funeral march
Town Hall set to employ biodiversity officer starting next year
Read MoreHackney to celebrate International Car-Free Day
Stoke Newington Church Street will be closed along with ‘Play Streets’ across the borough
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