Children protest SEND cuts at Hackney Town Hall as parents address council
Deputy Mayor Bramble offers ‘co-production’ with parents to manage changes
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Hackney votes to adopt anti-semitism definition at Town Hall meeting
Motion passes as Cllr Odze says ‘anti-semitism continues to rear its ugly head’
Chaos at Town Hall meeting after ‘disgusted’ resident urges council to scrap Walford Road closures
Pollution debate over William Patten Primary stopped by Speaker’s gavel
Hackney to vote on anti-semitism definition opposed by anti-Israel campaigners
IHRA definition adopted by 125 local authorities has seen protests in other boroughs
Hackney crime chief says cuts to blame for Tower Hamlets police merger
Cllr Selman said she would work to ‘minimise the impact’ on residents
Hackney police to merge with Tower Hamlets as Met looks to save £325m
Basic Command Unit will share police officers, buildings and resources
Council tackles 3,000 urgent fire safety issues discovered post-Grenfell
Mayor says council is ‘working flat out’ to act on FRAs as front doors are checked on estates
Cleaners at six Hackney schools vote to strike over Living Wage and holiday pay
Unite the union warns ‘classroom rubbish will be uncollected and toilets uncleaned’
Stoke Newington Town Hall revamp is ‘not a sell-off’, says Mayor as cabinet agrees site’s future
Plans include shops, cafés and live music but would protect children’s library
Haggerston Baths revamp approved by cabinet as Mayor ‘sad’ plans don’t revive historic swimming pool
Town Hall rubber-stamps Castleforge plans as Mayor pays tribute to campaigners
The Lower Clapton Tales, Carolyn Clark, book review: plus ça change…
Think you know ‘Clop Ton’? We wager you’ll glean something new from this “charming book of memories, photographs and historical artefacts”
Jihadi John-linked speaker dropped from Stand Up to Racism event with Diane Abbott
CAGE’s Moazzam Begg dropped just weeks after Hackney branch appearance
Council pension fund owns £27 million in tobacco firms – Happy Stoptober!
Hackney Council defends doubling of assets, saying it has a ‘legal duty to maximise investments’
Grenfell: Town Hall refuses to release fire safety ratings for Hackney schools
Council says Red-Amber-Green ratings are ‘not intended for public use’
Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville criticised for ‘remaining shtum’ on Vittoria Wharf demolition
Save Hackney Wick calls on Mayor to use influence over LLDC plans
Hackney Stand Up to Racism drops speaker over ‘racism’ – but defends group linked to Jihadi John
Rashan Charles’s father was booked to speak alongside group banned by NUS