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Grenfell: Confusion as experts contradict Hackney Council on Fire Risk Assessment gaps

Surveyors and Town Hall at odds over documents which appear to counter Mayor’s claim that FRAs are ‘up to date’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Grenfell Tower fire

Council pension fund owns £27 million in tobacco firms – Happy Stoptober!

Hackney Council defends doubling of assets, saying it has a ‘legal duty to maximise investments’

Author: Adam Barnett

NHS stop smoking service

Pupils and parents ‘hug their schools’ in protest against funding cuts

Hackney joins in national ‘Arms Around Our Schools’ event

Author: Hackney Citizen

Pupils and parents ‘hug their schools’ in protest against funding cuts

Baby box scheme ‘put on hold’ by council over safety concerns

Town Hall delays launch following ‘cautionary advice’ from infant death charity, but the Baby Box Company insists its products ‘exceed standards’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Baby box

Watch: Mayor Philip Glanville quizzed by public at Hackney Question Time

Last night’s Town Hall event was streamed live on Facebook

Author: Hackney Citizen

Watch: Mayor Philip Glanville quizzed by public at Hackney Question Time

Grenfell: Hackney Council has no deadline for expert cladding tests and is ‘unsure’ of cost

CladTech Associates ‘have not given a specific date’ for report ordered in June

Author: Hackney Citizen

Grenfell Tower fire. Photograph: Natalie Oxford via Twitter

Winterville activists celebrate Haggerston Park victory as festival withdraws

Residents worried about noise, litter and anti-social behaviour

Author: Hackney Citizen

Winterville activists celebrate Haggerston Park victory as festival withdraws

Grenfell: Town Hall refuses to release fire safety ratings for Hackney schools

Council says Red-Amber-Green ratings are ‘not intended for public use’

Author: Adam Barnett

Grenfell Tower fire. Photograph: Natalie Oxford via Twitter

London Fields Lido: New delay could last ‘several weeks’

Popular swimming spot had been due to re-open this weekend after months of repair work

Author: Hackney Citizen

London Fields Lido: New delay could last ‘several weeks’

Hackney primary schools to take part in London’s first ‘toxic air audits’

William Patten and De Beauvoir among 50 schools chosen for Sadiq Khan’s pilot project that aims to reduce impact of pollution on pupils

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney primary schools to take part in London’s first ‘toxic air audits’

Mayor launches #HackneyLovesYou campaign to make EU nationals feel welcome amid Brexit debate

Mayor Glanville unveils new ‘I Love Hackney’ badge modelled on EU flag

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mayor launches #HackneyLovesYou campaign to make EU nationals feel welcome amid Brexit debate

Council’s local culture website derelict since April – but still being plugged in Hackney Today

Town Hall says its Destination Hackney website is ‘migrating’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Council’s local culture website derelict since April – but still being plugged in Hackney Today