Ofsted rebukes council over slip in ‘quality of practice for vulnerable children’
Town Hall urged to take swift action over ‘areas of weakness’ in child protection
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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’
Leader – Read it and weep
When a library-themed restaurant can’t get a booze licence in Shoreditch, the nightlife policy needs a rethink
Bullying row rumbles on as council hits back at unions with counter-allegations of ‘intimidatory behaviour’
Town Hall reacts angrily to trade unions pulling their support for investigation into working culture at its call centre
Brownlow Road residents complain of ‘Rolls-Royce prices’ in service charges
Housing chief vows to go through 17-page list of charges ‘line by line’
‘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 probe in disarray as unions dramatically pull out
Town Hall ‘extremely disappointed’ with union move amidst allegations of ‘interference with witnesses’
Storm brewing: Plan for new Dalston bar opposed by residents’ association
BrewDog assures councillor that ‘operating model is about appreciation of good beers in civilised atmosphere’
Hackney celebrates LGBT History Month as schools exemplify ‘accepting and supportive approach’
Hackney Museum event to share ‘lively first-hand accounts of how people have created places of belonging’
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’s Troubled Families programme under threat amid funding uncertainty
Young Hackney, Youth Justice and Family Support Services also part of ‘high-level savings’ review
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
Town Hall thanks campaign group for bringing to light incorrect air quality data
‘Human error’ blamed as CleanAir4Schools renew calls for independent study
Cost of bankrolling freedom passes more than doubles since 2007
Transport chief calls for ‘meaningful investment from central government’