Council urged to ‘support and encourage’ local schools in wake of Birmingham LGBT+ protests
Scrutiny commission suggests ‘local repository’ for LGBT+ school policies
Hackney Town Hall
Medics quizzed over plans for ‘eligibility criteria’ for hip, knee and cataract operations
Healthwatch Hackney voices ‘intense nervousness’ at plans to restrict access to procedures
Judicial review of Hackney’s controversial licensing policy ‘struck out’
We Love Hackney accuses Town Hall of ‘bullying’ as judge declares ‘sympathy for council’s submission that this is industry-driven campaign’
Young Hackney Rebels stage Town Hall die-in to protest glyphosate use
Extinction Rebellion calls for controversial weedkiller to be entirely banned as sustainability chief says he shares protesters’ goals
New five-year health strategy aims to ‘break down barriers in society’ for learning disabled people
Plan sent back for further costing as Integrated Learning Disabilities Service faces £4.2m overspend
Deputy Mayor wants Hackney’s new education board to ‘keep our family of schools together’
Newly-established Schools Group Board will aim to ‘reduce exclusions’
Town Hall moves ahead with first steps of publicly-owned energy company
Partnership with energy supplier voted through as energy boss says ‘the time for deeds, not words, is well upon us’
Investigation finds ‘problems with working culture’ in council call centre
Report finds use of agency workers ‘unacceptably high’ as bullying and racism allegations not taken further due to lack of evidence
Safeguarding boss calls for tougher laws on unregistered schools
Officials ‘optimistic’ on progress of child safeguarding cooperation with Orthodox Jewish community though curriculum remains ‘stumbling block’
Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre
Town Hall decision to not allocate grants ‘purely on merit’ questioned by scrutiny panel
Hackney politicians cry ‘scandal’ over 40 per cent jump in food bank use
Leading councillor calls for ‘national changes in policy’
‘You’re meant to protect me’: Hundreds attend Clissold Park rally as council prepares to vote on road closures
Almost 500 demonstrators call for ‘other measures’ to solve Walford Road ratrunning – as counter-campaign continues
Hackney Downs station to become ‘accessible for all’ by 2024
Local politicians pledge to make sure work goes ahead in ‘timely’ fashion
Housing boss in the hot seat over ‘poor behaviour’ by council contractors
Cllr Clayeon McKenzie to hold discussions with scrutiny commission on how to tackle aggressive overpricing
Strikes by bus drivers for disabled children loom again as talks break down
Council ‘disappointed’ as union walks away claiming Town Hall ‘misled’ its members
Construction of controversial Drum hotel to start ‘within a couple of weeks’
Councillor questions precedent set by high rise inspired by cog wheels of early mechanical computers