‘Utterly wrong’: Town Hall rejects calls to rethink housebuilding model
Hackney Mayor responds to criticism that the council has left itself open to the vagaries of the property market
Mayor of Hackney
Mete Coban revealed as Jon Burke’s successor as Mayor shuffles his top table
Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison’s maternity leave sees her brief shared out, while Caroline Woodley adds parks to her portfolio
Council tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme
Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030
Government has ‘spectacularly failed’ to address cladding scandal, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall backs campaigners who say Whitehall’s new plans do not grasp the ‘size and scope’ of the crisis
‘Wonderful privilege’: Local activist picked for London Mayor’s new diversity commission
Toyin Agbetu, founding member of Hackney’s review of place names, is one of 15 people appointed to carry out a similar task across the capital
‘No Year 7 exclusions’: Town Hall pilot aims to support at-risk pupils
Trial focused on easing the transition from primary to secondary school to be rolled out this year
Town Hall ‘poised’ to close schools in response to falling pupil numbers
Primary schools in jeopardy as demand for reception places continues to drop
Council’s housing waiting list plans will ‘make terrible situation worse’, warn campaigners
Morning Lane People’s Space calls on Town Hall to ‘contest government’s limits, not concede to them’
Anti-LTN campaign group issues formal legal challenge to Hackney Council
Horrendous Hackney Road Closures applies for judicial review over what it claims were ‘unlawful’ consultation and assessment failures
Council chief executive announces retirement after 13 years in the job
Hackney Mayor pays tribute to Tim Shields, who will step aside on 31 May
‘It struck fear into us’: Happy Man Tree campaigners slam Town Hall for ‘overreach’ in court injunction
Following the tree’s felling earlier this month, locals speak out about their ‘humiliating treatment’
‘Slap in the face’: Anti-lockdown posters at local Wetherspoons spark outrage
Baxter’s Court pub removes material following condemnation from council leaders and ‘infuriated’ health workers
Borough leader defends mayoral system as campaigners call for referendum
Mayor Glanville responds to accusations of ‘top-down, we-know-best approach’ from anti-LTN campaigners
Council cyber attack data published on dark web as Hackney Mayor apologises for ‘worry and upset’
Security expert warns attack should serve as ‘big red flag’ for other local authorities
‘Little logic’ in decision to reopen Hackney primary schools, council tells government
Mayor Glanville and borough’s children’s chief demand an immediate explanation from education secretary Gavin Williamson
Hackney Mayor urges residents to ‘review Christmas plans’ as London bumped up to Tier 3
Borough leader warns virus ‘still very dangerous’ following spike in cases across the capital