‘Local shops will suffer’: Traders speak out over Stamford Hill cycle lane plans
Council defends proposed route as part of commitment to safer roads and cleaner air
Simche Steinberger
Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Dispute blows up over opposition leader’s special allowance
Cllr Levy’s pay as first opposition group leader has remained substantially unchanged since 2015
Gasps as Conservative councillor accuses Deputy Mayor of lying in row over fate of 73 bus route
Feryal Demirci’s claim that the opposition failed to lobby against the curtailment of the route was robustly challenged by Cllr Harvey Odze
Titbits – Doorbells, ice pops and electable chin locks
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Titbits – The Apprentice’s surprising guest star, Akehurst’s dream and some RAG bull
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Council tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Bus brouhaha: Labour accused of ‘playing politics’ over fate of number 73
Tory Stamford Hill councillor says London Mayor is effectively being let off the hook following amendment to motion calling for original route of 73 to be restored
Anger at council’s plan for new parking controls close to Stamford Hill
Opposition politicians voice fears motorists are seen as cash cow – but council insists revenue will be reinvested in transport schemes
Titbits – Labour tensions, cycling lessons and council beards revisited
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Councillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative
Fuming residents consider options over London Fields cycleway
‘People just don’t want this,’ claims councillor as Town Hall reveals details of consultation
Hackney Conservatives back Boff as candidate for London Mayor
Councillor Steinberger says he would travel ‘all the way to Australia’ to vote for him
Titbits — Unlikely bedfellows, black cabs and bicycle politics
The Town Hall’s Hackney carriage spreads the word but how many councillors can you fit on a bike?
Titbits — Handbags, prize gags and glow-in-the-dark posters
Doubts over whether the council’s ‘edgy’ signs are working, and will Mayor Pipe and Cllr Simche Steinberger ever patch things up?
Conservatives abandon Scrutiny after new system leaves them with ‘no voice’
Michael Levy says Council is now ‘scrutinising itself’ as Labour slams group for ‘playing politics’ with cross-party function