Labour councillor Sarah Young announced as Hackney’s new transport chief
Young will later this month replace Mete Coban as climate, environment and transport lead
Mete Coban
London Fields and Stoke Newington by-elections announced
Voters are off to the polls in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards
Only a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
Titbits – Swipes, stripes and reputational gripes
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Labour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
First electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton
Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest
‘Terrified’ parents issue plea for safer crossings near Clapton school
Families from Southwold Primary urge Hackney Council to take action
Titbits – Wingmen and staying zen
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‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions
Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response
Campaign group urges council to serve only plant-based food
Councillor argues wrong to ask people to continuously ‘make sacrifices’ towards net zero
‘No place for hate’: Hackney’s deputy mayor sends out message of support to all residents affected by Middle East conflict
Anntoinette Bramble ‘proud’ to see locals of different faiths and views caring for one another
‘Completely congested’: Residents call for morning ban on heavy goods vehicles using Victoria Park Road
Cllr Penny Wrout offers her backing – saying the road has become the ‘route of choice’ for lorries
‘Disingenuous’: Rishi Sunak’s call for LTN review condemned by Hackney transport chief
Cllr Mete Coban says government has no power over the controversial traffic measures
Hackney transport chief defends ‘bold’ LTNs as campaigners again call for them to be scrapped
Cllr Mete Coban fielded a number of questions on the controversial traffic measures at full council
‘Medievalism’: Campaigners bristle as Hackney’s transport boss puts borough forward for road pricing pilot
Cllr Mete Coban says ‘affordable road user charging’ is next step in cutting carbon – much to the chagrin of Free Our Streets group
‘We can follow waste like a trail of blood,’ council warns fly-tippers as fines more than double in a year
Town Hall enforcement officers tracked down 40 offences last year – up from 13 in the preceding 12 months