Hackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme
Surgeries are taking place in June, July and August to support residents through the application process
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Hackney Council’s finance supremo to depart after 14 years in the role
Ian Williams, currently acting chief executive, helped steer the borough through the pandemic
‘Not my cup of tea’: Coronation events garner mixed reaction at Hoxton Street Market
Traders complain about business being disrupted, but others say the celebrations brought market to life
King’s coronation: Hackney to play host to 18 Big Lunch events and eight street parties
The council has handed out more than 30 community grants in total
Hackney Council’s chief executive given extended leave to deal with ‘family matters’
‘Council business continues as usual,’ says Town Hall spokesman
Hackney mortuary that played a part in Operation Mincemeat set for capacity boost
Town Hall likely to sign off £800k investment in venue at heart of notorious wartime deception
Hackney Council to pay back £268k to motorists caught out by unlawful road closure
Town Hall to refund more than 3,000 fines after slip-up in the wording of a traffic notice in Springfield
‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans
Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers
Cases of alleged fraud reported to council up 15 per cent in a year
The majority involve council tenancies, with parking fraud also a big contributor
Two Hackney primary schools face closure next year and four others could merge – as fall in pupil numbers leads to huge funding cuts
De Beauvoir and Randal Cremer primaries look set to shut in September 2024, with unfilled reception places rising
Town Hall to sell off two schoolkeepers’ homes to fund decarbonisation work
Properties at Queensbridge and Shoreditch Park primaries set to go on the market
‘Just can’t compete’: Council bosses criticise bidding war for housing after being ‘gazumped’ by the Home Office
‘Extreme competition’ for temporary housing stock means residents are given ‘very little time to choose’
Severe weather protocol kicks in across Hackney – with council opening emergency shelters for people sleeping rough
Town Hall urges local residents to contact StreetLink if they see anyone living on the streets
‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost
Landlords face fines and legal action if they ignore issues
‘The inequality is stark’: Councillors to investigate healthcare barriers facing transgender and non-binary people in Hackney
Cross-party motion calls for borough to be inclusive for everyone, ‘no matter their gender identity or gender expression’
Hackney Mayor criticises government’s ‘one-off’ funding model as he sets out ‘careful and considered’ budget
Borough leader says long-term planning is difficult as he confirms council tax and rent rises