Anger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
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‘Essential housing works face years of delays without government help on fire safety’, says Hackney Council
Town Hall warns roofs could go unrepaired as it responds to a London Assembly report on sprinklers
Councillor calls for CCTV cameras on Cazenove estate to stop drivers blocking emergency access
Town Hall says parking officers have visited Broad Common Estate 255 times in the past six months
Leader – Smoke and mirrors
Empty reassurances on fire safety are ominous with elections coming up
Hackney Council U-turns on release of expert cladding report
Town Hall said last July that the report was ‘currently being written’ as part of its post-Grenfell review
Safety expert raises concerns over imminent cladding work in Hackney
Town Hall revealed this month that cladding at four blocks is to be replaced
Hackney Council to install sprinklers in 114 homes at Haggerston tower block
Queensbridge Road property is first in borough to get sprinklers since the Grenfell fire – due to the high average age of residents
Hackney’s 3,000 urgent fire safety jobs revealed
Council has not said how many have been completed
2017 – a look back at the year of Fake News and flashy jackets
With a brand new year just underway, we reflect on what was a busy 12 months in the borough
Grenfell: ‘No plans’ for resident-led fire safety panel, says Hackney Council
Camden setting up fire safety panel ‘led by tenants’, but Hackney to rely on ‘existing network’ of resident groups
Fire notice highlights past failures at Homerton Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit
Hospital says ‘majority’ of issues were addressed last year
Mayor praises council’s ‘transparency’ post-Grenfell – despite blocking release of old fire safety checks
Glanville speech lauds council’s response, but admits new FRAs are ‘not perfect’
Leader – Mayor Culpa
As ‘all up to date’ claim made post-Grenfell falls apart with a welcome apology, we call for the fire safety information blockage to be cleared
Mayor apologises for misleading public over fire safety on day of Grenfell blaze
Claims that all fire risk assessments were ‘up-to-date’ and that priority work has been done were false
Grenfell: Fire hazards at council block still not fixed after four years – and Town Hall cannot explain why
‘Priority 2’ risks picked up by assessors in 2013 should have been addressed within six months
Grenfell: Hackney U-turned on releasing old fire safety checks for tower blocks, says housing chief
Council review says Town Hall changed its mind about publishing FRAs