Town Hall ‘highly commended’ for commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020
Hackney Green Party calls for further action on fossil fuel divestment and glyphosate use
Jon Burke
Titbits – Big Bang blares and political prayers
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Town Hall moves ahead with first steps of publicly-owned energy company
Partnership with energy supplier voted through as energy boss says ‘the time for deeds, not words, is well upon us’
Campaigners call for total ban on ‘toxic’ glyphosate weedkiller after council announces decline in use
Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett says anything other than an outright ban is a ‘major dereliction of duty’
Titbits – Sneaky braking and misplaced muckraking
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Smashing success: 10xGreener’s depaving event gives Hackney neighbourhood a lift
A team of volunteers broke up concrete and brick to make way for plants and wildlife for ‘Nature is Smashing’ get-together
Titbits – Soporific stories and disappearing Tories
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Conservative councillor called out as ‘bully’ for threats of ‘violent demonstrations’ over cycle lanes
Threats provoke cries of ‘outrageous’ in council chamber
Titbits – Fuelling splits and political mis-hits
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Hackney to give microplastics the brush-off with biodegradable bristles
Announcement comes as finance chief boasts of ‘Hackney model’ for new sustainable procurement strategy
‘Big step forward’: Hackney Council to get half of its power from renewables by April 2019
Town Hall proposes working with other local authorities ‘to put rocket boosters under investment in renewable energy’
Titbits – Hunger games, weighty revelations and underground sartorial frustrations
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Titbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes
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Plastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Leader – The last straw
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
Energy chief leads charge to cut plastic use across the borough
Roll-out of new water fountains across Hackney planned over next four years