Titbits – Sugar hits and cabinet splits
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
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Council Tax increase passed as Mayor claims Town Hall is ‘thin red line’ against austerity
Hackney Conservatives oppose rises and call for £2m reduction in highway maintenance in alternate proposals
Council Tax hike of almost five per cent included in budget proposals
Average Hackney property facing a near £50 a year rise as mayor takes aims at continuing austerity
Action plan to contain multimillion pound overspend at Homerton Hospital
‘We will have an overspend here, but we are working with the Homerton to deal with it as fast as we can,’ say CCG
Councillors reject government’s ‘end of austerity’ claim
‘We’ve been told that austerity is coming to an end. It doesn’t feel like it’s over here’
Council to spend £945k on new tech staff for ‘Hackney’s digital journey’
Town Hall says the 17 jobs will save money and improve services
Hackney’s public sector workers nearly £3,000 worse off thanks to pay caps
Mayor Glanville slams ‘unfair’ caps as Trades Union Congress counts the cost
‘Small wins give us confidence’, say business rates campaigners
Mayor welcomes budget measures but local trader says government is still ‘punishing’ small businesses
Titbits – procurement, pineapple on pizza, and a proud ‘kipper
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Council tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Hackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Hackney Council passes 2015/16 budget with council tax frozen for tenth year
Council tax frozen for tenth year running amid large spending cuts
Hackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
Hackney Council agrees 2013 budget
More cash for education and children’s services whilst health and community funding slashed
Hackney Council passes budget with £10m public spending cuts
Council tax frozen for seventh year running as spending plans for year approved by councillors
Hackney community projects safe from spending cuts – for now
Projects that help at community level avoid council spending squeeze. But no guarantees beyond 2013