Print studio and Amazon’s UK HQ among winners of council’s 2018 Design Awards
Town Hall refurb and De Beauvoir Block also recognised – as family home in Homerton scoops People’s Choice prize
Mayor of Hackney
Council Tax hike of almost five per cent included in budget proposals
Average Hackney property facing a near £50 a year rise as mayor takes aims at continuing austerity
Titbits – Soporific stories and disappearing Tories
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Letter: ‘I don’t apologise for leading a council that prudently invests in the future’
Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville responds to the Citizen’s view that the Town Hall is ‘playing fast and loose with the property market’
Titbits – European dreams and gambling regimes
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Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding
‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor
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
Jewish primary school celebrates Democracy Day
Pupils at Simon Marks created manifestos with local politicians before voting for the school council
Titbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes
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Hackney Mayor speaks out on William Patten school air pollution debate
Mayor states that council is “listening” as campaigners call for meeting
Hackney students pick up their A-level results
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you the latest from schools across the borough
Hackney becomes first council to pass Windrush motion as leading activist urges others to follow suit
Town Hall officially agrees to push the government for a public inquiry into the scandal and oppose criminalisation of the Windrush generation
Leader – Selective hearing
An expensive consultation that carries democratic weight is better than wasting taxpayers’ time and money
‘Scandalous’: Town Hall faces fresh criticism over council tax support cut as new documents reveal rejected options
Hackney Liberal Democrats and anti-poverty charity slam the council for going ahead with the cut despite analysis showing it would hit vulnerable residents hardest
Mayor praises ‘vital’ Citizen on ten-year anniversary
Philip Glanville: ‘I hope it will go from strength to strength and look forward to the next ten years’
Mayor launches art gallery project to build community-inspired model of future Hoxton
Large-scale replica of the area is on show at PEER gallery – and will evolve based on residents’ ideas