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Hoxton pub’s bid to allow 30 late-night smokers sparks row over pavement safety

Howl At The Moon in Hoxton wants Hackney Council to allow up to 30 customers to drink outside until 10pm

Evening Standard · Oct 24

Barnet Council passes motion to twin with Israeli city Haifa after Hackney severs ties

Barnet Council voted to twin with Haifa months after Hackney announced an end to the historic partnership

Evening Standard · Oct 22

East London landlord failed to address fire safety concerns of tenants, fined £30,000 by city council

A Hackney landlord has received a hefty £30,000 fine due to neglecting critical fire safety measures. The recent implementation of the Renters Rights Act by Hackney Council has added requirements aimed at protecting tenants, such as restricting evictions without sufficient cause and capping rent hikes to once annually. Mayor Zoë…

The Economic Times · Oct 4

Empty Stoke Newington Town Hall costing council £850k a year

A Grade II-listed former town hall has become an £844,000-a-year drain on Hackney Council, as fresh efforts to rescue the crumbling building are hit by delays and spiralling costs

Evening Standard · Sep 10

London council pays £4,500 to autistic boy who missed months of education

The boy lost out on roughly a school term’s worth of teaching due to council delays and mistakes

Evening Standard · Sep 7

London council pays out £4,500 to autistic boy’s family after tuition delays

The council’s dereliction of its duty to offer alternative education support outside of school caused the child and his family avoidable distress, according to the local government watchdog

Evening Standard · Sep 5

Green Hackney mayor slammed for giving Israeli city October 7 deadline to respond to twinning move

Hackney Council mayor Zoe Garbett told her counterpart in Haifa that her town hall was seeking to end the twinning relationship

Evening Standard · Jul 30

Green London council accused of 'inciting antisemitism' over Israel de-twinning plans

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in 2023, calls to end the ‘sister cities’ partnership have grown increasingly loud

Evening Standard · Jul 23

East London Green councillor quits straight after election victory for breaking rules

James Tilden was elected to represent Hackney Central ward with 1,681 votes following the council elections last Thursday, but his party failed to realise this breached electoral law

Evening Standard · May 13

Hackney Council election: Who should I vote for?

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday, May 7

Evening Standard · May 7