Cuts to Hackney care budget could ‘harm’ older people warn charities
Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners
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Tech City defends its £1m+ budget
The re-branded Silicon Roundabout project has come under fire for wasting money
Wenlock Arms ‘saved’ as Hackney Council protects historic pub
Council votes to extend the Regent’s Canal Conservation area, providing well-loved pub with protection against demolition
Leader: Hackney Mayor’s cosy relationship with ‘Occupied’ investment bank UBS
Hackney’s Mayor should not let local hand-outs from investment bank influence his stance on Occupy protest
Hackney estate tenants in pets row
Proposed changes to tenancy agreements for Hackney residents living in council-owned properties are causing concern
Top Boy, Top Christmas
A look back at Hackney in 2011, another year of the unexpected and unpredictable
Hackney Council rent hike threatens Centerprise
An iconic Dalston bookshop and cultural centre may have to close if a new lease fails to be agreed
Hackney Council defends CLR James library ‘Starbucks cafe’ decision
‘It’s not a Starbucks’ says Hackney Council, but admits the cafe will sell Starbucks coffee and other Starbucks products
Hackney public sector workers strike over pensions
Strikes hit Hackney’s services as its public sector workers heed their union’s call to fight pension cuts
Bid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils
Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street
Hackney Council defends ‘slowest’ adoption rate
Hackney Council has been ‘named and shamed’ as having the ‘slowest’ adoption rate in the country – but the service is also one of the most sustainable
Seeing through the spin: experts call for greater council transparency
Too dangerous, too complicated, too expensive: objections raised by councillors to open data and greater freedom of council information
Letter: Deputy Mayor disputes cost saving of dumping green energy
Councillor Sophie Linden says Hackney Citizen is ‘misleading’ over the cash Hackney Council saved when it quietly dumped its ‘green’ electricity tariff
Leader: Hackney makeovers and council make-believe
Real life events will always hamper Hackney Council’s efforts to manage the presentation of the borough
Locals face battle with investors as Hackney rental costs continue to soar
The Hackney Citizen investigates the impact of a recent surge in property prices on Hackney rents
