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 Labour Wins in Stoke Newington Central |
Labour won a resounding victory in the Stoke Newington Central by election after a hard fought campaign. New Councillor Louisa Thomson said: "I'm delighted to have been elected as the new Labour...
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| Regent's Estate Pensioners' Hall Refurbished |
Regent's Estate Pensioners' Hall has been repainted and the lighting improved after a campaign by Queensbridge Labour councillors. Older people who use the Hall for events such as fitness clubs...
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| Local Residents Get Planting in London Fields |
Queensbridge residents came out in force on a freezing cold Saturday lunchtime to help plant hundreds of bulbs in London Fields. This was the first phase in a community project being organised ...
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| Hackney Gazette Drops BNP Adverts |
Responding to the news that the Hackney Gazette will not go ahead with the publication of an election advert from the BNP, Hackney's Labour Mayor Jules Pipe said: "I am very pleased that Archan...
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| Councillors Help Clean Up Queensbridge |
One of Queensbridge's biggest eyesores has been cleaned up with the help of the ward's Labour councillors. Residents complained that the land around the old Careys pub was being used...
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| Jules Pipe backs 20mph for Hackney |
Hackney Labour, Liberal and Green parties united at yesterday's Council meeting to support a standard speed limit on Hackney residential streets of 20mph and to continue to roll out a ...
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| New Benches for Stonebridge Common |
Brand new benches have been installed on Stonebridge Common after lobbying from Queensbridge councillors. The seats on the common had fallen into a bad state of disrepair with broken wood and exp...
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| Campaign Launched to Fight Post Offfice Closures |
A campaign to save seven Hackney post offices that face closure has been launched by local Labour councillors. Hackney Labour party and the council are both fighting the Post Office's plans and...
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| Liberal Democrat Councillor joins Labour |
Hackney Liberal Democrat Cllr Joseph Stauber today announced his plans to cross the floor of the Council chamber and join the Labour Party. Cllr Stauber, first elected to Cazenove ward...
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| Street Trees for Hackney |
Hackney Labour starts to meet our commitment to 1000 street trees by 2010 This winter sees more than 300 trees being planted across the borough in the first phase of the council meeting i...
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| End of the Line for Network Rail |
Labour councillors in Hackney Central Ward are celebrating the Council taking action against Network Rail for failing to maintain the many railway bridges in the borough. Environ...
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| Hackney Labour Wins a Seat at the Arsenal Table |
Hackney Labour, working with our London Assembly Member Jennette Arnold, have won a victory for residents who live close to the new stadium of Arsenal Football Club. For years, whe...
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| Hackney's new parking regime - fairer for all our drivers |
Since Hackney Labour introduced our new parking regime earlier this year, our parking enforcement service has responded and the results are clear for everyone to see. Hackney will no lo...
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| Hackney Labour Condemns Tory Cuts to Recycling |
On 19 September, Labour councillors from Hackney and Haringey tried to stop Conservative councillors from Enfield, Barnet and Camden making three decisions that will directly impact the ability o...
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| CCTV Working to Tackle Crime in Hackney |
Hackney Labour's decision to invest in our CCTV network is proving the right thing to do with the latest statistics up to the end of July this year. So far this year, almost 1,7...
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| Camden Green Party commends Hackney Labour's Recycling |
In a recent report that attacked the Lib-Dem/Tory joint administration in Camden for failing to ensure a good recycling service on estates, a Green Party councilor, Adrian Oliver, used recycling ...
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| Recycling expands and improves again |
Hackney's Labour Council has, again, expanded its recycling services to residents and improved its current food waste recycling to street level properties. This is in addition to the extension ...
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| Making our Streets More Pedestrian Friendly |
Over August, most of the guard-railing along the length of Mare Street between Hackney Central station and Richmond Road has been removed. Removing the guard-railing has helped open up t...
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| Labour Councillors Get on Their Bikes |
Cycling Labour councillors gathered outside the Town Hall on Saturday to mark Bike Week and to meet local people taking part in the annual ‘Bike the Bounds’ ride around Hackney. ...
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| Councillors Bring Safety to Dangerous Junction |
Labour councillors in Leabridge and Hackney Downs wards are celebrating the success of a community campaign for bringing safety to a dangerous road junction at Downs Road/Lower Clapton Road. ...
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One of Queensbridge's biggest eyesores has been cleaned up with the help of the ward's Labour councillors. Residents complained that the land around the old Careys pub was being used...
Hackney Labour, Liberal and Green parties united at yesterday's Council meeting to support a standard speed limit on Hackney residential streets of 20mph and to continue to roll out a ...
Cycling Labour councillors gathered outside the Town Hall on Saturday to mark Bike Week and to meet local people taking part in the annual ‘Bike the Bounds’ ride around Hackney. ...