Posts Tagged ‘Jules Pipe’
‘Disgusted’ Jules Pipe blasts City Hall’s intervention in Goodsyard scheme
Hackney Mayor says decision to bypass local authorities shows ‘complete contempt’ for local businesses and residents
Read MoreBoris Johnson ‘calls in’ decision on controversial Goodsyard proposals
Campaigners say ‘developers are panicking’ ahead of London Mayoral election as Boris Johnson steps in again
Read MoreCouncil calls for 100 extra police officers on the streets
Report by Deputy Mayor says loss of 173 officers over five years is ‘excessive, disproportionate and counter-productive’
Read MoreIconic Holborn Studios under renewed threat of development
Objectors say plans to develop ‘heritage asset’ canal-side studios will force out local businesses
Read MoreHackney Mayor calls on government to ‘step up’ funding for refugees
The prime minister has pledged the UK will take 20,000 refugees by 2020 but funding only announced for one year
Read MoreHackney Mayor blasts Goodsyard changes as ‘superficial tinkering’
Jules Pipe urges residents to ‘speak out’ against redevelopment of Bishopsgate Goodsyard in Shoreditch
Read MoreBy the bookie: council declares victory over betting shops
Changes which came into effect in April make betting shops ‘most regulated industry on high street’
Read MoreTributes pour in following death of Joe Lobenstein MBE aged 88
Diane Abbott leads tributes to long-serving councillor and first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Hackney
Read MoreCampaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Read MoreJules Pipe re-elected as chair of London Councils
Hackney’s mayor secures sixth term as chair of local government lobbying group
Read MoreVicious cycle: Improvements for bikes could lead to rent hikes, say experts
Gentrification hot topic at Hackney Cycling Conference as Councillor Feryal Demirci says cycling must benefit all residents
Read MoreHaggerston Pools Trust calls on Council to reopen derelict swimming baths
Council has announced it is looking for ‘expressions of interest’ in heritage pool meaning it could be turned into flats or a hotel
Read MoreTown Hall launches investigation into ‘corruption’ by Hackney Homes staff
Council’s audit and anti-fraud department investigating allegations against ‘small number’ of housing workers
Read MoreTitbits — Hubs and ramps
Musings on the expanding Fashion Hub and a classic case of ‘partisan ramp’ at a Hackney polling station
Read MoreTitbits— Croatians, consultants and over-involved residents
A Croatian surge at the polls narrowly avoided, confusion reigns over interim consultants, and doth ‘citizen’ Pipe protest too much?
Read MoreCharities urge end to ‘devastating’ policy as ‘no recourse’ families triple in Hackney
Hackney Migrant Centre and Project 17 warn that a growing number of families are living in ‘extreme poverty’
Read MoreHackney pulls out of joint borough devolution bid at eleventh hour
Council withdraws from nine borough bid to focus on ‘pan-London approach’ led by London Councils
Read MoreTitbits – Beards, budgets and a broken statue
Find out who’s namechecked in this month’s diary column
Read MoreHackney Mayor accused over tower plans for Shoreditch and Hackney Downs
Consistency of the mayor’s position on tall buildings questioned
Read MoreLeader – Mayor must stand tall to block towers
‘Excessively’ tall buildings are being flung up across the borough – the Mayor should take more of a stand against them
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