Community Law Centre could close by next year after ‘sudden and unconsulted’ 45 per cent cuts
HCLC ‘deeply shocked and puzzled’ as trustees hit out at redistribution of grants pot
Hackney Town Hall
Council’s long-awaited road closure data confirms toxic air increase for Stoke Newington schools and businesses
Campaigners slam plans as ‘unethical’ as Deputy Mayor pledges to ‘constantly look at new and better ways to improve air quality’
Charity questions Town Hall decision to take support services for carers inhouse
City and Hackney Carers Centre say insourcing will ‘add to the workload of already hard pressed social workers’
BrewDog bar greenlit despite ire of Dalston residents
Residents’ association raises concerns over cumulative impact
‘Enough is enough’: Bus drivers for Hackney’s disabled children to strike over pay
Trade union hits out at Town Hall ‘intransigence’ over split shift compensation
Thames Water admits Lea Bridge floods were ‘too much’ for it to handle
‘If this was in another country, you would have had the Red Cross there, because it was that devastating’
‘They’re your figures!’: Petitioners and deputy mayor again lock horns over controversial road closure scheme
Petition to scrap closures signed by over 700 residents and almost 60 businesses
Council bullying row: Diversity training announced as unions call for more staff to come forward
Hackney South Labour Party secretary quizzes council on action taken over allegations
Council bullying probe in disarray as unions dramatically pull out
Town Hall ‘extremely disappointed’ with union move amidst allegations of ‘interference with witnesses’
Town Hall plans ‘big discussions’ over coming years to address recycling rate
Levy on waste disposal could cost borough an extra £5m a year
Council tax could rise 4 per cent each year as Town Hall stares down £30m budget gap
Hackney Lib Dems say rates should have been increased earlier ‘in sensible increments when the borough really needed it’
Mayor hits out at ‘Orwellian stitch-up’ of urban council funding proposals
Potential removal of deprivation levels as factors in Town Hall cash allocation slammed as ‘continuation of austerity’
Town Hall’s anti-bullying training abandoned as not one councillor signs up
‘Councillors do not seem interested in preventing bullying and harassment,’ says union officer
Campaign group casts doubt on accuracy of council’s air quality monitoring
‘Even a metre makes a difference’ say campaigners as errors found in Town Hall’s air quality annual status report
Town Hall to bring carer support services in-house after ‘satisfaction decline’
New approach seeks to respond to concerns current model has council ‘not fully meeting its duty under the Care Act’
Town Hall reveals ‘tight action plan’ in response to damning report on care services
Community health director expresses ‘deep regret that more watchful eye was not kept’