NHS campaigners urge council to fight for beloved hospital in Hoxton – before it is ‘forever lost’
Activists ask Town Hall to lobby government for cash to ensure St Leonard’s is kept for patients
Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Union calls off tomorrow’s library strike in Hackney as ‘gesture of goodwill’ – but February action set to go ahead
Unison says it wants to ‘give management more time to work on compulsory redundancies and make other positive changes’
‘Simply not good enough’: Child safeguarding expert urges police and other bodies to back up anti-racism pledges with evidence
Jim Gamble says organisations need to ‘evidence what they have done and who they have challenged’
Fire safety: Front doors to be replaced at thousands of ‘highest-risk’ council homes
£30m scheme will see Town Hall install doors designed to withstand fire and smoke for 30 minutes
De Beauvoir residents hit out at boundary changes that could see them ‘shunted into Islington’
Voters in the ward could be faced with electing politicians in two boroughs
‘Hands off our jobs’: Library staff across Hackney go on strike amid dispute over council cuts
Unison members take first of four days of action in an effort to protect jobs, with Unite set to follow suit
Library staff to go on strike over job cuts: four dates announced
Town hall bosses are planning a shake-up of jobs – they could cut 76 roles and create 57 new ones.
The kindness of strangers: thousands donated for Winter Toy Appeal
‘We reached 5,040 children and we’re really relieved to have been able to help this many in what was a really tough year’
Warming to the idea of heat exchanges: Residents donate winter fuel rebates to neighbours in need
Some people could get £1,000 in government help but cannot return it if they do not need the money
New Years Honours 2023: Chris Garnsworthy awarded the British Empire Medal
Passionate advocate of library home deliveries has been honoured for his work
Gift appeal: how and where to donate unwanted toys and games
The scheme is part of a drive to encourage a circular economy, so people re-use things or pass them on
Hackney’s libraries put out call for unwanted toys ahead of January gift appeal
People will be able to drop off toys and games at public libraries in the new year
‘Deeply concerning’: Housing watchdog takes swipe at council for ‘high maladministration’ when handling complaints
Town Hall concedes that it is ‘not where we want to be as a service’ but says it ‘always looks to learn from any complaint’
Hackney councillor says cash-free society will be ‘devastating’ for many residents – and urges businesses to keep the change
Cllr Clare Joseph’s Cash Welcome Here campaign recently won support from Hackney Council, which will accept cash at all of its facilities
‘Expressing solidarity’: Campaigners gather outside Homerton Hospital in support of national nursing strikes
Despite nurses at the hospital narrowly missing out on joining the action, supporters still turned up to demand better pay for them
Council invites residents to donate coats at Hackney’s libraries – with winter swap scheme in ‘very high demand’
All seven public libraries have coats available to people in need of an extra layer