Titbits – Slick and tyred
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Nick Perry
Local photographer Alan Denney to chart the history of the A10 road in virtual event hosted by the Hackney Society
Denney dips into his formidable archive tomorrow to map the changes in the borough over the past 40 years, and will later take part in a live Q&A
Town Hall to ‘urgently’ appoint new agent for unsold Nile Street homes
Council officers stress ‘imperative’ to sell remaining homes in order to recover capital investment and reduce void costs
Town Hall set to object to Bishopsgate Goodsyard over design and heritage
Hackney Society chair says it is ‘tragic shame that, six years on, we again face the moment of determination with at least one borough seriously unhappy’
Town Hall slams government planning proposals as ‘anti-democratic’
Hackney Society chair urges Town Hall to recognise system’s current inadequacies as Mayor argues proposals undermine local authorities
Holborn Studios survives again as decision to approve demolition ruled ‘unlawful’
Iconic photography studio celebrates ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for lobbying of councillors
Finsbury Park campaigners fear hotelier is trying to ‘game the system’ with demolition plans
Application to bulldoze four Victorian buildings submitted just weeks before new conservation area is expected to be approved
Titbits – Big Bang blares and political prayers
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Iconic Holborn Studios under threat again following combative council meeting
‘It’s ruined my Christmas with my children,’ says managing director as 7-year battle over studios set to continue
Titbits – Doorbells, ice pops and electable chin locks
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Hackney: portrait of a community 1967 – 2017, book review: Pillar of Society
The Hackney Society is celebrating 50 eventful years with a new book full of fascinating essays, from a broad church of Hackney citizens
Campaign to save Victorian homes pumped up by ballet twist
Developer submits plans to tear down row of houses in Finsbury Park – but opponents discover one is the birthplace of legendary dancer
Finsbury Park residents up in arms over plans to destroy Victorian houses
Developer Rainbow Properties wants to tear down row of period homes to make way for flats
Residents slam ‘epic hubris’ of council approving its own application to build two high rise towers
Councillor says plans would never be approved if submitted by a private developer
‘A massive slap in the face’: residents slam council’s plans to build high rise towers on top of schools
Campaigners fume at ‘lack of transparency’ in planning process ahead of vital meeting over high-rise developments in Hoxton and Hackney Downs
Council gets stick over school grounds sell-off ‘trick’
Plan to stack flats on top of a school for pupils with special educational needs comes in for criticism