Grammar wars: Philip Glanville among speakers at Progress rally on schools
Event in Parliament follows sparring between political opponents during Town Hall debate on ‘inclusive education’
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Hackney Council abandons pledge to house seven Syrian refugee families by Christmas
Home Office delays blamed as Town Hall confirms only three families will receive sanctuary in the borough by end of year
Council makes a splash with Britannia Leisure Centre plans
Scheme funded by property sales has already drawn criticism, but mayor says keeping current building open is not an option
No, Haggerston Baths will not reopen as a pool, council confirms
Developers vie to win chance to provide space for creatives after three strikingly similar rival bids – none of which involve a swimming facility – are shortlisted
‘Journalists of Hackney, unite!’ Reporter makes case for fair play by Town Hall
As campaign to highlight unfair competition by Town Hall freesheet gains momentum, rival hacks from the Citizen and Gazette speak with one voice
Row rages over council’s ad sales war with local press
Philip Glanville accuses Hackney Citizen editor of U-turn but does not deny freesheet competes with platforms for independent journalism
‘Don’t cut off our lifeblood’: Hackney Citizen editor’s open letter to Mayor Philip Glanville
Call for Hackney’s mayor to halt sale of advertising in Town Hall’s fortnightly freesheet in light of commercial challenges now facing local press
Hackney politicians rejoice at scrapping of ‘unworkable’ pay-to-stay plans for council tenants
Government confirmed earlier this week it was dropping mandatory implementation of increases to council rents for higher earners
Council under fire over use of ‘low pay employers’ in new recycling rewards scheme
‘Bitter irony’ that the scheme’s launch coincided with Mayor Glanville’s pledge to tackle poverty pay
Campaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Britannia Leisure Centre given £300,000 refit – despite plans to knock it down
Pat Turnbull from the Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaign says facility will be sacrificed for homes to be sold at market rate
Hackney’s mayor cuts the cake as Immediate Theatre celebrates 20th anniversary
Birthday bash held at the Arcola for pioneering charity that runs youth theatre workshops on estates and in areas of high deprivation
Labour’s Yvonne Maxwell wins seat on council in Hoxton West by-election
Candidate comes first in poll triggered by Philip Glanville stepping down to become Mayor of Hackney
Titbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start
Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Pay all staff at least London Living Wage, urges Mayor of Hackney
Philip Glanville has called on all businesses in the borough to follow his council’s lead
Dalston resident pleads with Hackney Council to act over mould hell
88-year-old woman admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties after exposure to spores thought to be caused by building’s poor design