Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
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Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers
East London Waterworks Park is rallying support for its vision of a ‘brownfield rainforest’
Voter ID proposals could disenfranchise ‘thousands’ in Hackney, local politicians warn
Council tells the government that the proposals will have a ‘particularly negative impact’ on turnout in the borough
Coronavirus: Hackney Mayor criticises ‘mixed messages’ from government
Borough leader says ‘extensive leaking’ of Whitehall announcements in the press has created ‘huge uncertainty’
Town Hall ‘considering options’ after new Hackney Today crackdown order
Latest letter tells council to switch to quarterly by September 2018
Government spends over £100,000 fighting air pollution case against Hackney lawyers
Department of Environment and Rural Affairs spent at least £105,000 of taxpayers’ money in court challenges over illegal air pollution
Hackney Council faces ‘difficult decisions’ as cuts loom
Slashing on Town Hall’s spending power is condemned by local councillors
Back to the ’80s with ART BLITZ
Thursday 25 – Saturday 27 November 2010. Transition Gallery, Regent Studios E8
Hackney Mayor speaks out over government’s Comprehensive Spending Review
Council may be forced to make ‘devastating decisions’ if the bulk of Whitehall funding cuts are made in the first year