Hackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis
Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter
DCLG
Council issues stubborn response to Hackney Today legal threat
Government has ordered the Town Hall to cut back its freesheet by February
Government rejects Hackney Council’s defence of ‘fortnightly’ freesheet
Senior civil servant explains DCLG notice ordering Town Hall to cut back Hackney Today
Grenfell: Public inquiry must be ‘broad and open’, says Hackney’s mayor
Philip Glanville says ‘no stone must be left unturned’, including the role of contractors, as he sets out Town Hall’s position in letter to inquiry chief
It should take just ‘two days’ to test cladding, says former council health and safety officer
Town Hall said today – nearly two weeks after Grenfell disaster – that independent cladding tests “will begin this week”
Business rates: MP Meg Hillier and Hackney Council warn government ‘not to compromise’
Hackney’s elected representatives raise ‘real concerns’ over Whitehall plans for boroughs to keep all business rates income
Whitehall gives Hackney Council final warning over ‘Town Hall Pravda’
Government minister cries foul over Hackney Today, accusing council of ‘not playing by the rules’
Council launches £640k recycling rewards scheme despite ‘mixed results’
Government-funded initiative is part of a fresh drive to boost stagnant recycling rates in Hackney, but research suggests such schemes are ‘unreliable’
‘We want a clear, loud Islamic voice’ Eric Pickles tells Hackney mosque
Communities Secretary addresses the ‘bit of bother’ surrounding controversial letter sent to Muslim leaders across UK
Hackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
Gypsies and Travellers in uproar over proposals to redefine their ethnic status
Government proposes that only those with ‘genuine nomadic lifestyles’ should be defined as Travellers
Council chief launches petition against ‘damaging’ Government consultation
Head of Regeneration Andrew Sissons challenges Eric Pickles MP over proposed reforms to permitted development rights
Hackney Council yet to publish spending over £500
With just two weeks until the government’s deadline, Hackney is one of ten London councils that have still to make available their data online
Interview: Ken Livingstone
The Labour party’s candidate for London mayor talks budgets, students, crime and the Olympics
Hackney Council faces ‘difficult decisions’ as cuts loom
Slashing on Town Hall’s spending power is condemned by local councillors
Hackney Today, gone tomorrow?
The council’s freesheet needs to be clear about its proper function in future