News - Hackney Citizen (Page 36)

Man who killed partner in car then confessed to brother is detained under Mental Health Act

Gogoa Lois Tape was sentenced to a hospital order for the manslaughter of Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche

Author: Hackney Citizen

London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning

City Hall has told developers to prioritise 'passive ventilation' and avoid air conditioning unless 'unavoidable'

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Betrayal in Berlin, Michael Shew, book review: 'Full-throttle narrative'

The local author's new thriller sees a scientist 'torn between love and defence of the realm'

Author: Sarah Birch

Betrayal in Berlin, Michael Shew, book review: 'Full-throttle narrative'

'Disappointed': Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan

Loss of social homes and biodiversity among complaints as new proposals set to be put in front of councillors

Author: Catriona Harrison

'Disappointed': Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan

'One of life's true optimists': Film about popular local rabbi to be screened at Abney Park

How to Get On with Everybody, a portrait of Rabbi Herschel Gluck, will be shown on 9 September - followed by a Q&A with the man himself

Author: Hackney Citizen

Concerns raised over progress of controversial Edmonton incinerator

Campaigners now believe the £1.5bn incinerator will 'never be built'

Author: Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter

Concerns raised over progress of controversial Edmonton incinerator

Redundancies at Sutton House could have 'dramatic impact', warns heritage group

Hackney Society alarmed over plans, which National Trust says are still under consultation

Author: Catriona Harrison

"A kingdom of her own in Hackney": Sutton House. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Families warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes

Parents say the borough has become an unaffordable place to raise children

Author: Hackney Citizen

Families warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes

Housing officers halt imminent strikes in hope of ‘good faith’ talks

Three further strikes set for late August 'still on the table' in case negotiations break down

Author: Hackney Citizen

Man guilty over Dalston shooting that left nine-year-old girl with bullet lodged in brain

Javon Riley, 33, had denied three charges of attempted murder, relating to three men, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl

Author: Hackney Citizen

Javon Riley was found guilty of three charges of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent

'Treating us all as suspects' - Doubts over success of Met Police’s Live Facial Recognition technology

Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person's unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an 'erosion of civil liberties

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Critical: Green party London Assembly Member and Dalston councillor Cllr Zoë Garbett

Hackney Council staff set strike dates over 'Deliveroo-style' housing service

Housing officers are fearful of the Town Hall's restructure plans and claim around 9 in 10 jobs in their team are at risk

Author: Hackney Citizen