• 100 days to 'smoke free' Hoxton.
  Today, Friday 23rd March marks the start of the 100 day countdown to a smokefree England and Hoxton. Virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England will become smokefree from Sunday 1 July 2007. This will: ·Reduce the risks to health from exposure to secondhand smoke ·Recognise a person’s right to be protected from harm and enjoy smokefree air. ·Increase the benefits of smokefree enclosed public places and workplaces for people trying to give up smoking ·Save thousands of lives over the next decade by reducing both exposure to hazardous secondhand smoke and overall smoking rates To ensure...
  
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• 0% local tax rise AND boosts for key services.
  Hackney’s part of the council tax is being frozen for the second year in a row - with a 0% rise for 2007/8. Rising collection rates and efficiency savings at the Town Hall mean Hackney’s ruling Labour group is able to put more money into key services without putting up council tax. Highlights of the 2007/8 budget were revealed to a meeting of the full council on Wednesday. For the fifth year running Labour Mayor Jules Pipe will be setting a balanced budget that does not have to deal with overspends in previous years. This is also the fifth year...
  
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• X Factor's Robert Allen Comes to Hackney Empire
  X Factor’s Robert Allen presented awards to young people from Hackney at the annual Trailblazer’s Award Ceremony. The award ceremony which started in 2005, was repeated again this year with students given awards for achievements in five categories: academic achievement, sports, creative arts, musical excellence and personal development. Hackney award ceremonies are always a night of high emotion, excitement and anticipation. This year was no exception and having Robert in the line-up heightened the anticipation, raised pulse rates and got the crowd screaming. The Hackney Gazette article can be read on The Learning Trust Website....
  
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