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Charity adviser Tyrone Scott wants to help people struggling with access to online services
glyphosate
Extinction Rebellion celebrates as Hackney’s estates go glyphosate-free for 2021
Town Hall bans controversial weedkiller for year-long trial as part of wider plans to encourage biodiversity and rewilding
The Citizen Gardener: ‘I’m steering clear of garden centre plants’
Kate Poland on pesticides, the launch of a gardening union, and putting community spaces on the map
Council to adopt ‘new approach’ to glyphosate weedkillers in wake of renewed health fears
‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner
Revealed: Hackney Council sprays around 1,200 litres of glyphosate in the borough each year
Weedkiller is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ according to World Health Organisation, but Town Hall says it has been declared safe by the EU
Pesticide Free Hackney campaigners urge council to stop using ‘toxic chemicals’
Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control
Glyphosate used by council ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans, report finds
Director of Public Health Dr Penny Bevan says council will ‘continue to follow government guidance’
What a difference a year makes – a look back at 2014
2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’
Hackney Council says it spent over £11,000 on seeds for London Fields wildflower meadow
Huge bill racked up last year for colourful feature of park now at the centre of controversy over pesticide use
Katharine Hamnett CBE slams council use of weedkiller on London Fields wildflower meadow
Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists
Hackney Council criticised for spending £40,000 to spray pavements with glyphosate
Town Hall to continue using weed-killer despite fears about impact on wildlife and humans