Council strives to end off-rolling amid concerns over ‘detrimental impact’ on children
Governors urged to undertake ‘strong and regular analysis’ as local level of pupils disappearing from school rolls rises
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Health boss to be quizzed over claims commissioning body’s ‘days are numbered’
Campaigners call for public consultation as CCG promises merger with other London boroughs would not affect care
Leader – Too houseproud
Blaming the housing crisis entirely on the government doesn’t wash when the council has more to do closer to home
London Renters Union slams Town Hall for ‘vindictive conduct’ towards Marian Court resident
Local MP Meg Hillier dragged into long-running row after council uses email written in support of her constituent Shahbana Bibi to withdraw its duty to find the mother-of-four a home
Town Hall introduces glyphosate ‘no-spray’ zone in Homerton
Council ‘commended’ for policy by Pesticide Action Network as campaigners call for wider ban on controversial chemical
Another single mum given days to choose between Stoke-on-Trent or homelessness
Council’s Move On Team present abuse survivor with relocation hundreds of miles away as supporters warn move could ‘reverse’ her recovery
Police unconvinced over Pizza East’s plans to stay open all night
Town Hall to decide next week on Shoreditch venue’s bid to stay open till 6am
Pembury Estate residents outraged as playground locked for months – to everyone but private owners
Peabody Trust apologises as Hackney Mayor condemns segregated play areas as ‘divisive and draconian’
Handful of leaseholders resist council plans for Woodberry Down redevelopment
Over 40 per cent of homes for private sale on estate gone to overseas buyers so far as council argues scheme ‘beyond credible challenge’
Dancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’
Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location
Daubeney Fields playground transformation an ‘instant hit’ with families
Council and local community turn ‘bleak’ 1970s rec ground into a natural play space with an outdoor classroom
Council to put up warnings about ticks after woman reports catching Lyme disease in Clissold Park
Andrea Smyth says she was bitten last month in the same dog-free zone where a jogger purportedly caught the disease in 2018
Campaigners to hold Marian Court ‘protest party’ over threats of intentional homelessness
Thursday evening’s protest planned as family event with ‘speeches, food and music’ as campaigners say safe housing ‘a right, not a privilege’
Campaigners and council to scrutinise plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Revised proposals to be studied ‘forensically’ as Hackney Mayor keeps up pressure on affordability
Death of woman with Down’s syndrome from scabies could have been avoided, report finds
Safeguarding chair calls on borough’s health and care agencies to learn lessons of ‘truly heartbreaking’ case
Borough’s top medic to ‘make enquiries’ on privacy concerns over GP receptionists
Health campaigner slams triage practice as ‘showing a lack of trust in patients’