Mayor voices ‘disappointment’ over lack of central funding for fire doors
Town Hall reveals it was sold over a thousand doors which should have been fire safe for 30 minutes but were not
Grenfell
Thousands of Hackney homes to get new fire-resistant doors
17,000 front doors to be replaced in multimillion-pound council project which is expected to last three years
Lincoln Court: Government watchdog steps in over fire safety plans
Health & Safety Executive says re-cladding work will not start until it is satisfied that council contractor Wates is ‘compliant’
Leader – Clean Air: Act!
There will be no Grenfell-type cataclysm to trigger action on air pollution
178 urgent fire safety issues in Hackney blocks ‘outstanding’ ahead of Grenfell anniversary
Council says 94 per cent of issues in housing blocks have been addressed
Hackney Council stands by cladding contractor following safety complaints
Building firm Wates says safety is its ‘number one priority’ after criticism from Lincoln Court residents
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
‘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
More than 1,000 fire safety jobs in Hackney could still be outstanding on Grenfell anniversary
Forty per cent of priority works breach one-month window as council says it is tackling issues ‘as quickly as we can’
Mayor ‘disappointed’ about council’s cladding report U-turn – which he discovered reading the Hackney Citizen
Philip Glanville says he did not agree with the decision and will release a ‘hybrid report’ later this year
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
Cladding at four Hackney blocks to be replaced as tests reveal it fails current fire safety standards
Council says cladding is not the same as that found on Grenfell Tower and there are ‘no immediate fire safety concerns’
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