Extra cash from late night levy could fund Hoxton Square ‘safe space’
Trade association calls for levy’s repeal as council pledges ‘every single penny’ will be spent on local policing
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City & Hackney set to overspend by £5m on health and social care
‘We’ve raised again and again the pressures and the impact, and what it means on the ground, and we get nothing’
‘Corbyn before country’: Council slammed for People’s Vote ‘fudge’ as it prepares to ‘firmly reject’ no-deal Brexit
Motion calls on government to prepare for extension of Article 50 to make time for general election or people’s vote
Top school governor raises concerns over ‘hidden exclusions’
Hackney Learning Trust psychologist underlines importance of ‘trauma-based’ approach
Schools supergroup to lead council fightback against ‘fragmented’ education system
Deputy Mayor seeks to assuage concerns around school autonomy
Deputy Mayor hits out at government’s ‘deeply irresponsible’ SEND policy
‘I know I might sound like the Grim Reaper, but it’s just continual cuts’
Councillor urges Town Hall to rip up New Year’s Day parking tickets
Alleged unclear signage accused of inflicting parking ‘misery’ on families over bank holiday
Mental health assessment rooms set for overhaul amid fears over ‘safety and dignity’
Accessibility, privacy and staffing issues cited at Homerton Hospital as mental health boss says: ‘We need to do something soon’
Private firm’s online doctors’ appointments could spell doom for GPs, top medics warn
‘I really don’t see how what’s happening is not going to pull apart general practice very, very quickly,’ says councillor
New Year’s Day shooting: Dalston nightclub’s licence suspended over ‘security concerns’
Management pledges to work closely with police and neighbours
Council restoration of Abney Park chapel ruins in sight
‘This historic site will receive lottery grant funding to maintain and improve a green space that residents can enjoy and contribute to a more sustainable Hackney,’ says mayor
Benthal Primary parents ‘thrilled’ as council shelves plans to rebuild school
Council states Shoreditch Park academy still ‘much-needed’ though Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaigners sceptical
Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment
Christmas cards from Hackney children calling for end to high-carbon investments delivered to committee as Town Hall defends 50 per cent divestment by 2022 as ‘ambitious’
Council working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding
‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor
‘We don’t use WhatsApp’: Young people deliver Snapchat training to council safeguarding officers
‘Paradigm shift’ in social care underway as Town Hall presents new approach of contextualised safeguarding
‘Homes not hotels’: Protestors lose out at planning committee as ‘harmful’ Chocolate Studios development gets go-ahead
‘We’re very disappointed. The developers quite clearly stated they couldn’t be bothered to speak to the residents’, says councillor