Press Releases
All press releases are issued by the Hackney Homes Communications team. If you have a query about an individual news release, please contact the person named at the bottom of the release. You can contact the Hackney Homes Press Office on 020 8356 3877 or email Housingeditor@Hackneyhomes.org.uk
Current Releases
Thursday 20 November 2008
Getting by with a little help from my friends…
A group of residents from Millfields Estate have embarked on a peer mentoring programme coordinated by the Tenants’ and Residents’ Association (TRA) on the estate.
Wednesday 19 November 2008
Hackney Homes tenant wins a month rent free
A whole month’s rent for free. Just for paying by direct debit? That was the prize on offer for all tenants who were either paying their rent by direct debit or had signed up over the past year. The summer rent campaign saw nearly 200 tenants sign up bringing the total number of tenants paying by direct debit up to nearly three thousand.
Friday 14 November 2008
Outreach surgeries… making reporting a repair easier
Hackney Homes currently runs 27 repairs surgeries on estates, providing residents with the opportunity to discuss a fault with repairs staff face-to-face. The surgeries take place in venues that are accessible to most residents including community halls, neighbourhood centres and senior citizens clubs.
Thursday 13 November 2008
MORI results reveal 9% increase in tenant satisfaction
Hackney Homes is making great strides towards improving services for tenants with a recent MORI survey showing an increase of 9 percentage points in overall satisfaction with services provided since 2006.
Thursday 13 November 2008
Hackney Homes gas safety team avert ‘time-bomb’
Hackney Homes' gas and estate safety teams and police officers averted a ‘time-bomb’ at a property in Clapton – after discovering that a Hackney Homes tenant had fixed a large propane gas cylinder to a gas cooker.
Thursday 30 October 2008
Hackney Homes puts out a call for unsung heroes
Helping the elderly. Running local youth clubs. These are just some of the activities that many unsung heroes living on Hackney Homes estates. We need you to identify these people so that we can thank them for their efforts and the Hackney Homes Active Residents Awards gives us a chance to do this.
Thursday 23 October 2008
2,000 Hackney Homes tenants make Decent Homes choice
Over two thousand residents turned out at the Town Hall this week to decide how homes in Hackney will be modernised as part of the Decent Homes programme.
Thursday 16 October 2008
Hackney Homes closes down drugs pub
A drug dealing pub on the Stoke Newington high street has been closed by Hackney Homes following evidence of drug dealing on the premises.
Friday 26 September 2008
Hackney Homes supports young locals to succeed
The opportunity to gain a career and make a difference is important to young people in Hackney. That is why Hackney Homes has taken on seven apprentices aged between 16 and 19 within the repairs and maintenance division.
Thursday 18 September 2008
Hackney Homes summer fun days were a big hit
This was the message that residents of all ages said about the fun days which took place across fourteen estates throughout the summer.
Wednesday 17 September 2008
A little respect goes a long way
Young people are trouble makers. Older people are not in touch with what is going on. These stereotypes are common across the borough and over the summer, Hackney Homes has been working with residents of all ages to tackle these.
Tuesday 16 September 2008
Keeping Hackney estates clean and tidy
September is the National Big Tidy Up month and Hackney Homes has been supporting this by encouraging everyone to take a few minutes to think about how you are impacting on the environment.
Monday 15 September 2008
Eat well, be well...
Wilton Estate's Tenants' and Residents' Association have set up a series of healthy eating workshops on the estate, thanks to the Tenants Levy Special Projects fund.
Friday 12 September 2008
Make-over blitz hits estates
Hackney Homes’ painting team recently joined forces with a savvy young group of volunteers from a leading international law firm to help make-over Webb Estate’s Community Hall.
Monday 18 August 2008
Talking cure helps make estates safer
The Hackney Homes Estate Safety Team are engaging with residents across the borough to raise awareness about how they can report suspicious behaviour and assist with reducing anti-social behaviour in their neighbourhoods
Monday 18 August 2008
Get four weeks rent free by signing up for Direct Debit
With the summer sun out and so many exciting activities to take part in, Hackney Homes wants to help residents take the stress out of paying their rent weekly.
Monday 11 August 2008
Hackney Homes tackles Squatted Homes
Hackney Homes is on track to reduce the number of squatted Council homes in the borough to zero - thanks to a successful cross-cutting partnership approach to tackling the problem.
Thursday 31 July 2008
Hackney residents show off their green thumbs
A vast number of Hackney Homes residents have been showing their interest in growing and looking after their own gardens and green spaces.
Wednesday 30 July 2008
Hackney Homes resident turns budding designer
Hackney Homes has helped kick-start the career of one of its young residents and budding designers, Ben Woodley aged 23 from Hawksley Court Estate, by enlisting his help in designing promotional posters for upcoming Community Fun Days.
Friday 25 July 2008
Summer activities for young people kick boredom out of the picture
There’s no reason for young people living on Hackney Homes estates to be bored over the school holidays. This is because Hackney Homes has teamed up with a number of local organisations to provide a range of fun and exciting activities on or near our estates.
Wednesday 23 July 2008
Have fun, get involved and make a difference at Hackney Homes fun days this summer
The sun is out and school is finished for the summer. Time to kick off Hackney Homes community fun days on estates in the borough. Taking place between July and September, Hackney Homes are encouraging all residents to come out and enjoy the fun days and also sign up to get involved and have a say about decisions that affect their homes and environment.
Monday 21 July 2008
Hackney residents commit to ‘green’ challenge
Residents on the Whiston and Goldsmith Estate in Hackney are pioneering the way for other residents in the borough, taking part in the Hackney Homes ‘Green Estate’ programme.
Thursday 10 July 2008
Lugging bikes up the stairs is history on a Hackney Homes estate
WIth a large number of cyclists living in the borough, Hackney Homes’ estates are being geared up to accommodate their needs. Frampton Park Estate in Homerton recently had bike lockers installed right across the estate to offer safe and convenient storage facilities for cyclists to store their bikes and related equipment.
Thursday 10 July
International visitors help put Hackney on the map
Visitors from Hong Kong and Australia recently helped shine the international spotlight on Hackney by visiting the borough to gain an insight into how council housing stock is managed.
Tuesday 1 July
REAP Olympic funding helps transform Gascoyne Estate
Following a successful application by Hackney Homes for the London Development Agency’s REAP (Recreation and Environmental Action Programme) project, Gascoyne Estate has been transformed.
Thursday 12 June
Hackney Homes unearths cannabis factory
A tenant who turned his two bedroom flat into a cannabis factory on the Wrens Park Estate has been rumbled following a joint operation by Hackney Homes, Springfield Safer Neighbourhood Team and the Metropolitan Police and EDF energy.
The raid took place in the early hours of Tuesday 10th June and the tenant was discovered in the property along with hundreds of cannabis plants and the paraphernalia to support continuous production of plants in all of the rooms.
Thursday 29 May
Hackney Homes poster campaign spells improvement
A poster campaign that spells out the improvements we have made to homes, communal areas and estates is launched this week. Called ‘Improving Your Estate’ it highlights the work that has been undertaken as a result of involvement and suggestions from residents.
Friday 23 May
Hackney Homes celebrates good neighbours day
Hackney Homes is marking European Good Neighbours Day on 27 May with two events, one at Woodberry Down the other at Nightingale Estate.
European Good Neighbours’ Day is annual fixture in the calendar and is held in in more than 28 countries. Neighbours’ Day aims to bring communities together by encouraging people to talk to their neighbours and get to know each other.
Monday 12 May
Construction trainees make the grade on Woodberry Down
Following a year of hard work, learning and mentoring, fourteen trainees from the Woodberry Works construction centre will graduate on 21st May with an industry recognised qualification and vital working experience.
Thursday May 8th
Hackney Homes duo are recognised for going the extra mile for residents
Taking the time to say thank you and well done for a job well done is important. That is why Hackney Homes took the time to say well done to staff members - Paulette Weekes and Cathy Codrington who have made a real difference to the service that Hackney residents receive.
Friday May 2nd
Six more apprentices to join Hackney Homes award winning scheme
Six more apprentices will be recruited this year to Hackney Homes award winning Apprenticeship Scheme. The scheme which was recognised last year with two Training Excellence Awards by the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) is renowned as one of the best schemes in London
Monday April 28th
Stay fire safe at home
Hackney Homes is reminding all residents to stay fire safe at home and make use of the FREE Home Fire Safety Visits (HFSVs) run by the London Fire Brigade.
Friday April 18th
Caring for the environment…What can you do?
Did you know that Hackney Homes has distributed over 8,000 FREE energy saving light bulbs to residents? This is just one of the ways Hackney Homes has been encouraging residents to ‘go green’ and use less energy, less water and to care for the environment.
Thursday April 17th
Free gardening course for Hackney residents
Hackney Homes residents living on estates with a registered Tenants’ and Residents’ Association can sign up for a FREE 10 week gardening course run by St Mary’s Secret Garden in Shoreditch.
Monday April 14th
Need to report a repair? It is simple and easy
If you are a Hackney Homes tenant, reporting a repair does not have to be stressful. If you’d prefer to speak to someone face-to-face about your repair, why not come along to an upcoming housing repairs surgery?
Monday April 7th
Hackney Homes backs World Health Day
Today 7 April is World Health Day and Hackney Homes is encouraging all our residents to take a stand against unhealthy diets and lifestyles.
Monday April 7th
New Board member for Hackney Homes
Following a successful election campaign, Homerton resident Terry Edwards has been appointed to the Hackney Homes Board.
Tuesday April 1st
Greedy fraudsters uncovered by Hackney Homes
Two fraudsters, who abused their Council tenancies while also owning homes in other boroughs, have been exposed following investigation by Hackney Homes’ estate safety team.
Monday March 10
Hackney Homes tenant praises anti-social behaviour project for ‘turning her life around’
Deborah from Stamford Hill has lived in Hackney for over seven years and had received complaints about nuisance and anti-social behaviour taking place in her home. She was at risk of losing her home and did not know who or where to turn to.
At the launch event of Hackney Family Intensive Support Project (FISP), a joint Hackney Homes and children’s charity, NCH project, Deborah told guests from government and local organisations about how the project has worked with her family to support them to make changes to their life.
Monday February 25
VIP day success for Hackney Homes residents
Over 1000 residents came to the Ocean in Mare Street on Wednesday (20th February) to meet staff from Hackney Homes, speak out about what they want to see on their estates and find out how they can contribute to make a difference.
Thursday February 7
Hackney Homes hosts VIP day for residents
Hackney Homes is dedicating 20th February 2008 to some very important people in Hackney – our 30,000 residents. The Residents Open Day - a day of information, activities and fun will take place at the Ocean in Mare Street between 12noon and 7pm.
Tuesday February 5
Partnership working helping Hackney’s Bangladeshi community
Hackney Homes has teamed up with local vocational training company UXL, London’s Bangla Housing Association and the London Development Agency to set up free ESOL classes for Hackney’s Bangladeshi community.
Thursday January 31
Hackney Homes takes pirates off the air
An ongoing campaign against pirate radio has led to five operations to take pirates off the air on Sunday 27 January on the Woodberry Down estate and in Shoreditch.
Wednesday January 30
Young people say NO to drugs in Hackney
“Drugs are a life sentence. Education and sport are a life choice”. This was the message from 18 year old Ari Johnson from the Hackney Youth Parliament to youngsters at the 2nd Annual CrackDown Conference on 24th January.
Tuesday January 22
CrackDown conference tackles substance misuse
Hackney’s award-winning CrackDown project is staging a conference this month to promote greater understanding of substance misuse amongst young people in the borough.
Friday January 18
Make a difference in Homerton
Hackney Homes is looking for passionate, active, forward thinking Homerton residents who are willing to stand up and make a difference to where they live.
There is a vacancy on the Hackney Homes board for a Homerton resident and we need you to stand up and represent your neighbourhood. Find out more....