‘Celebrating 25 Years’: council throws party for long-service staff
Recognition for those who have given their whole working lives, including road sweepers, cleaners and library workers
Town Hall
Hackney Council fails to update register of payments over £500 since late 2017
Town Hall says payments for 2018 will be online next week
Town Hall events after refurb raise £97k as council hails £12m surplus
Hackney says cost of revamp covered by upkeep savings and rent from off-site buildings
Hackney to approve council tax hike tonight as Mayor blames Tory cuts
Three per cent rise will fund social care and children’s services
Stoke Newington Town Hall revamp is ‘not a sell-off’, says Mayor as cabinet agrees site’s future
Plans include shops, cafés and live music but would protect children’s library
Watch: Mayor Philip Glanville quizzed by public at Hackney Question Time
Last night’s Town Hall event was streamed live on Facebook
Hackney Council holds secret £6,000 bash to celebrate ex-Mayor and Town Hall makeover
No media were invited to catered event packed with London council leaders
Extra £3.4 million payment to contractors carrying out work on Town Hall
Scheme’s costs have risen to around £16 million, according to papers from a committee meeting held last month.
Town Hall evacuated and Mare Street partially closed after explosion
‘Nobody was injured, the police and the council are dealing with the incident,’ says spokesperson
Hackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Titbits— Croatians, consultants and over-involved residents
A Croatian surge at the polls narrowly avoided, confusion reigns over interim consultants, and doth ‘citizen’ Pipe protest too much?
Titbits — Spin, festive faux pas and crafty brewery tours
Computer says ‘No’ to Town Hall light show, positive spin gets a whole new meaning and Diane Abbott’s brewery tour steers a careful path through Hackney
Leader- knife crime debate cut
No debate held over new knife crime law as Town Hall submits hardline view to Parliament
An East End View – Hackney’s answer to Hockney
Local artist’s urban landscapes have caught the eye of the art world
Teenager stabbed outside Hackney Town Hall
An outbreak of violence on the last day of term leaves a 15 year-old in hospital
Protestors occupy Hackney Town Hall
Council budget frustration sparks direct action by anti-cuts campaigners