Jonathan McShane – new broom sweeping clean!

Labour’s Hoxton by-election candidate Jonathan McShane has already started to make a big difference to the area.

The newest member of Labour’s Hoxton Team alerted the other Team members, councillors Simon Pearce and Carole Williams, to a number of key areas where more litter bins would make a difference.

More bins are now going to be placed in Hoxton – the Team have successfully secured eight new litter bins already with the promise of more on the way.

Jonathan said: ‘As we were visiting people’s homes, I noticed that Hoxton Square needed more bins as they quickly get filled up each day. There was also a need for more bins near the MacDonalds on Wenlock Road.

‘Simon had already suggested we needed more bins on Old St, especially near the tube exit – he and Carole added my suggestions to theirs and the Council is now installing them.

‘It shows what can be done by active local councillors and I am determined to keep the pressure up to keep Hoxton cleaner. Let me know of any areas where new bins are needed and I will raise this with the Council. You can call me on the hotline 07985 671 359.’

Jonathan also welcomed the Council’s plans in response to pressure from Hoxton’s Labour Team for new public toilets on Hoxton Street. This will help the market traders and shoppers, as well as the potential French-style pissoirs to tackle the anti-social problem of late night street urination, he said.

‘With new litter bins, toilets and street lights, Hoxton really is becoming cleaner and safer under Labour.’

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For further information, please contact Ian Rathbone 07890 654 068 or e-mail ian.rathbone@tiscali.co.uk

Notes to editors:

Two existing bins in Hoxton Square have been replaced with new bins. In addition, another two bins have been installed around the park

• One bin has been installed near the Old St Tube exit
• One bin installed near the fire station on Old St (near the recycling bins)
• Two bins installed at Wenlock Road (near McDonalds)

A report is due to be agreed by the Council’s Cabinet later this month (April 18) to award a contract to build new public toilets in 5 key centres of the borough as well as two urinals plus disabled loo in Hoxton Square

Hackney has one of the largest street lights replacement programmes in London, with almost 2,000 new lights installed a year for 5 years