Councillors warn of ‘distressing uncertainty’ for De Beauvoir residents living with unsafe cladding
Three privately-owned buildings await response from government on remediation funding
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Coronavirus: Town Hall working on contingency plans for children on free school meals
Officers underline that currently ‘no indication’ schools to see closures as issues raised with Local Government Association
Budget 2020 is ‘sticking plaster’ for local government, says Hackney mayor
Town Hall seeks ‘urgent discussions’ with local government ministry on coronavirus support packages
Debate around natural hair reaches Town Hall as Williams family call for law change
Family seeks end to ‘society’s obsession with policing black hair’ as councillor calls on schools to celebrate World Afro Day
Town Hall pledges no council tax for poorest families by 2030 in ‘steady as she goes’ budget
Mayor announces ‘regrettable’ 3.99 per cent rise in council tax rate as uncertainty over future of government funding continues
Young Black Men project restructured for ‘community accountability’
Deputy Mayor speaks of pride in initiative seeking ‘sustained and sustainable change’
‘Home by bedtime’: Town Hall recruitment drive puts out call to locals
Council hopes for residents to make up third of workforce in five years time
‘A great loss for Hackney people’: Health bosses challenged over St Leonard’s redevelopment
Healthwatch calls for ‘clear public commitment’ on local services as CCG restates aim to ‘maximise use’ for community’s benefit
Campaigners up pressure over hospital cleaners’ pay with Valentine’s Day protest
Staff call for equal treatment as Hackney Mayor offers council assistance to hospital to bring workers inhouse ‘at earliest opportunity’
Residents ‘delighted’ by new London Marathon-funded play areas for Hackney’s kids
Morland and George Downing estates receive £170,000 to support ‘fun and inclusive activities’ for young people
Parents vow to oppose cut of daycare at Millfields children’s centre
Campaign demands more information on centre’s financial deficit
Local health merger could mean loss of ‘accountability and money’, councillors warn
Hackney Mayor ‘extremely annoyed’ over lack of engagement over reforms since general election
Hackney Mayor warns of ‘significant challenges’ following Brexit transition
Town Hall winds down emergency plans from ‘crisis footing’ as borough leader suggests ‘alliances’ with agricultural sector over standards
Councillors fear government funding could be drained from inner London
Hackney Mayor pledges to ‘fight for London’ as concerns raised over Fair Funding Formula
Mental health care in Hackney set to undergo ‘massive shift’
Vast majority of those receiving care to be supported in the community following £1m grant from NHS England
Transport boss calls for decriminalisation of minor driving offences
Town Hall lobbies for power to enforce infractions as part of campaign to ‘significantly discourage’ driving