Deputy Mayor calls for councils to be given power to intervene in failing free schools
Government programme criticised by councillors as calls made for increased interim funding for struggling Hackney New School
James Peters
Dalston homeless hostel for over 600 people given go-ahead despite councillors’ concerns
Local representatives warn plans ‘perpetuate the myth that this housing is temporary’ and call for more permanent homes to be built
Licensing restrictions ‘aren’t about stopping fun’, says councillor
Committee maintains every case that comes before it decided on merit
‘Zero affordable housing’ scheme for Kingsland Fire Station site approved by planning committee
Free school and flats will be built on site of building closed by Boris Johnson during reign as Mayor of London. The ‘profitmaking’ plans drew condemnation from one councillor
Voila! Kingsland Waste Market could be brought back as ‘brocante’, says councillor
Regeneration chief uses French word meaning ‘flea market’ as he answers a colleague’s question about demise of hub for traders
Fury at ‘profitable’ fire station site scheme with no affordable housing
Councillor and MP among those angry at plans that could net developers millions after land used by firefighters was sold off by Boris Johnson