Deputy Mayor hits out at government’s ‘deeply irresponsible’ SEND policy
‘I know I might sound like the Grim Reaper, but it’s just continual cuts’
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Councillor urges Town Hall to rip up New Year’s Day parking tickets
Alleged unclear signage accused of inflicting parking ‘misery’ on families over bank holiday
Iconic Holborn Studios under threat again following combative council meeting
‘It’s ruined my Christmas with my children,’ says managing director as 7-year battle over studios set to continue
Council’s education chief to face grilling over school funding
Deputy Mayor expected to speak on timeframe for rollout of Schools Group
Mental health assessment rooms set for overhaul amid fears over ‘safety and dignity’
Accessibility, privacy and staffing issues cited at Homerton Hospital as mental health boss says: ‘We need to do something soon’
Private firm’s online doctors’ appointments could spell doom for GPs, top medics warn
‘I really don’t see how what’s happening is not going to pull apart general practice very, very quickly,’ says councillor
New Year’s Day shooting: Dalston nightclub’s licence suspended over ‘security concerns’
Management pledges to work closely with police and neighbours
‘We’ve gone back decades’: Unions urge politicians to tackle alleged culture of bullying at Hackney Council
Independent review begins into working culture and practices at council’s housing contact centre and complaints team
Town Hall gears up to provide affordable internet to social housing
Mayor Philip Glanville declares intention to ‘harness our own digital assets and estate for the public good’
Council restoration of Abney Park chapel ruins in sight
‘This historic site will receive lottery grant funding to maintain and improve a green space that residents can enjoy and contribute to a more sustainable Hackney,’ says mayor
Benthal Primary parents ‘thrilled’ as council shelves plans to rebuild school
Council states Shoreditch Park academy still ‘much-needed’ though Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaigners sceptical
Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment
Christmas cards from Hackney children calling for end to high-carbon investments delivered to committee as Town Hall defends 50 per cent divestment by 2022 as ‘ambitious’
Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding
‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor
‘We don’t use WhatsApp’: Young people deliver Snapchat training to council safeguarding officers
‘Paradigm shift’ in social care underway as Town Hall presents new approach of contextualised safeguarding
‘Homes not hotels’: Protestors lose out at planning committee as ‘harmful’ Chocolate Studios development gets go-ahead
‘We’re very disappointed. The developers quite clearly stated they couldn’t be bothered to speak to the residents’, says councillor
Number of homes for social rent under completed Woodberry Down plans under scrutiny
Updated plans for seven more socially-rented properties for estate’s Block B approved at planning meeting