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NameResponsible forEmailMeet your councillorSteve RaceLocal Councillor Chair of Planning committeesteve.race@hackney.gov.ukfirst Saturday of every month 10.30amShoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton Street N1 6LPKam AdamsLocal CouncillorChief whipkam.adams@hackney.gov.ukfirst Saturday of every month 10.30amShoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton Street N1 6LPAnya SizerLocal CouncillorDeputy SpeakerAnya.Sizer@hackney.gov.ukfirst Saturday of every month 10.30amShoreditch Library, 80 Hoxton Street N1 6LP Your local elected councillors hold regular surgeries … Continue reading Meet your local councillors

We urge all to attend Hackney Council’s Planning Committee meeting tomorrow, 10 December at 18:30, to discuss the recommendation to refuse the monstrous Goodsyard scheme. Although the Committee is unapologetic in its support of towers – for example last week approving a 30-storey Goliath on the Chariots site directly opposite the Goodsyard – it is … Continue reading Council Hearing on Goodsyard on 10/12

IMPORTANT: Hackney Council will hold a public hearing Wednesday 2 Dec. at 18:30 to approve the monstrous Highgate Tower on the Chariots/Majestic site. It's vital that objectors appear in force to stand up in opposition. This is the last chance to detail this 30 storey Goliath. More details HERE.

The Hackney Society and More Light More Power in association with Shoreditch Church hosts a debate on current proposals for the Bishopsgate Goodsyard. A hugely controversial scheme by Hammerson and Ballymore to redevelop the Bishopsgate Goodsyard was, until recently, being considered by Tower Hamlets and Hackney councils, over whose border the site straddles. In September, … Continue reading The Goodsyard: Help Boris See the Light!

We draw your attention to a license application by the Breakfast Club on Hoxton Square. The venue already has a license which permits alcohol sales only to diners having a meal. The Breakfast Club seeks permission to effectively become a bar by removing the condition that "Alcohol is only to be sold to customers eating … Continue reading Booze for Breakfast at the Breakfast Club?

We draw your attention to a new license application for more alcohol sales in the middle of Shoreditch. 22 Rivington Street, currently a small restaurant, has applied for a license allowing: Supply of alcohol, on and off premises, 7 days a week 10:00am to 02:00am; and Late night hot food until 02:00am, 7 days a … Continue reading New Booze Venue on Rivington?

Come one, come all, to the Hackney Village Fayre!  Saturday, 12th of September, from 12pm-6pm, on Hoxton Square.  Food, drinks, music, fun and games!  More details are HERE.  See y'all there!

You may have noticed the tree house/office currently hovering above Hoxton Square.  Bookings for community groups are free.  So have your next meeting up in sky.  Details and contacts here:  http://www.parkhack.london/#!booking-holding/c1xf5

We recently urged all to oppose the Highgate Tower - a 106m, 30+ storey glass alien - on the Chariots Sauna/Majestic Wine site on Shoreditch High Street. The SCA has submitted its formal objection, wherein we note that: “Our objection is primarily concerned with the height, massing and design of the proposed building. This building … Continue reading SCA’s Objection to the Gargantuan Highgate Tower

We draw your attention to a new license application that could lead to yet another major late-night party venue in Shoreditch.  The soon-to-be-opened Courthouse Hotel (the old Magistrates Court, opposite Town Hall, on the corner of Old Street and Hoxton Street) has applied for a license allowing: Entertainment (including live music, recorded music and dance) … Continue reading New 24/7 License for Courthouse Hotel?