News - Hackney Citizen (Page 8)

Greens to ‘align’ future Hackney planning with climate goals after Woodberry Down row

The estate’s redevelopment is subject to a 2005 Labour-era agreement that sits outside the council’s climate plan

Author: Patrick Cardwell

Greens to ‘align’ future Hackney planning with climate goals after Woodberry Down row

Seventy firefighters tackle Hackney Central Travelodge blaze

Sixteen people were evacuated and taken to a rest centre after a fire tore through two upper-floor rooms — but no one was hurt.

Author: Hackney Citizen

Seventy firefighters tackle Hackney Central Travelodge blaze

Sadiq Khan backs Andy Burnham on devolution but warns him not to freeze out London

Andy Burnham 'gets it' when it comes to devolving power to mayors and ensuring London’s success will benefit the whole UK, Sir Sadiq has said

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Sadiq Khan backs Andy Burnham on devolution but warns him not to freeze out London

Dalston by-election: Greens win by-election triggered by Zoë Garbett’s mayoral victory

Manal Massalha elected as councillor for Dalston ward after winning 549 votes at the poll held on Thursday 25 June

Author: Hackney Citizen

Dalston by-election: Greens win by-election triggered by Zoë Garbett’s mayoral victory

Hackney bought 43 homes for temporary housing — but kept no record of who was living in them

The council is one of a dozen London authorities buying up properties for emergency housing with no knowledge of whether tenants were evicted to make way for the sales, an investigation has found

Author: Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney bought 43 homes for temporary housing — but kept no record of who was living in them

Hackney Central by-election: Greens hold seat in close race with Labour

Noah Birksted-Breen wins by a margin of 52 votes, with Labour’s Sheila Suso-Runge in second place

Author: Hackney Citizen

London Mayor admits developers must use ‘every tool’ as calls grow for air conditioning in new homes

The Mayor of London may be leaning towards removing guidance in the new London Plan that effectively blocks air conditioning from being installed in new-build homes, after declining to rule out a change

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

London Mayor admits developers must use ‘every tool’ as calls grow for air conditioning in new homes

Remembering Ishaque Ali and Hackney’s resistance to racism

Weeks after Altab Ali's murder galvanised East London, a 45-year-old leather-factory owner was killed yards from his home. Nearly half a century on, Ishaque Ali's story has slipped from memory. Ansar Ahmed Ullah recovers it

Author: Ansar Ahmed Ullah

Remembering Ishaque Ali and Hackney’s resistance to racism

Hackney Green councillor takes the helm at North London Waste Authority — as Edmonton incinerator delayed

Cllr Jacob Cable takes charge as the authority approves an upbeat annual report — while the £1.2bn Edmonton incinerator at the heart of its operations runs late and the ageing old plant is kept burning

Author: Hackney Citizen

Photograph of Jacob Cable, Madeline Church and Peter Zinkin

London mayor unveils capital’s first heat plan as city swelters under rare red alert

‘Heat Ready London’ calls on partners to protect the vulnerable and retrofit a million at-risk homes — but Greens warn it lacks funding, urgency and protection for workers

Author: Hackney Citizen

Resident 'wins' £150 from Hackney Council after year-long wait for medical assessment

Watchdog specifically criticised the council for taking four months to send her assessment forms, and for taking another five months to tell her the outcome – while the council sat on this information

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney mayor takes Sadiq Khan to court over slashed affordable homes target

Zoë Garbett accuses Sir Sadiq of bowing to developers as Hackney joins Tower Hamlets and Lewisham in a judicial review

Author: Hackney Citizen