Residents ‘relieved’ after derelict Mecca Bingo hall wins council reprieve
“We are glad that the decision to permit this damaging scheme has been deferred”
Barry Buitekant
Residents slam ‘epic hubris’ of council approving its own application to build two high rise towers
Councillor says plans would never be approved if submitted by a private developer
Uproar over council’s plans for Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Previous experience leaves many in Hackney cold over marshes’ ‘commercialisation’
Four arrested as Olympic protestors evicted from Leyton Marshes
Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations
Judges grant Olympic bosses injunction against Leyton Marsh protestors
Olympic Delivery Authority takes legal action to prevent protestors from disrupting construction work on Leyton Marsh
Campaigners occupy Leyton Marshes to protest Olympic development
Hackney councillor speaks out in support of protestors camping out on Metropolitan Open Land
Campaigners lose battle to keep Paralympics basketball courts off Leyton Marsh
A fierce council chamber showdown at Walthamstow Town Hall ended in disappointment for those opposed to plans for a temporary Paralympic Games venue on protected land