Reports of bullying and harassment in council workforce ‘dropped away’ last year
Town Hall top boss points to increase in home working as reason for fall in cases as measures undertaken to tackle issues following bullying row
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Tower residents speak out with ‘deep concerns’ over continuing lift problems
Council tightens procedures following ‘unacceptable’ service issues as residents slam ‘appalling performance and feeble excuses’
Parents and carers of disabled children ‘fed up of being afterthought,’ council told
Town Hall pledges to address issues raised in ‘really important critique’ as calls made for ‘strong dialogue’ with disabled people and local authority
Homerton Hospital strives to increase elective care ‘as soon as is practical’
Around three quarters of staff now vaccinated as leaders look ahead to ‘lasting ramifications’ of unprecedented pressure
Letter: ‘We wholeheartedly support the introduction of School Streets’
Holmleigh and Sir Thomas Abney Schools write in response to coverage of opposition to transport proposals for the area
Council ‘reflecting’ on implications of City Hall traffic scheme judgment
Opposition leader points to parallels with council’s own transport measures as Hackney Mayor promises ‘equality at heart of what comes next’
Dalston councillor unites Town Hall in advocacy for single parents’ rights
Labour and Conservatives join in calls for single parenthood to be made a protected characteristic
Town Hall calls on government to extend business rates holiday and grants
Skills chief warns of twin challenge of pandemic and Brexit throwing up ‘serious barriers’ to employment for residents in coming years
Hackney Mayor condemns ‘shocking’ 300-person illegal rave raided by police
Over £15,000 in fines issued by local forces as officers are ‘forced yet again to put their own health at risk’
Medics work flat out on vaccinations in Hackney as call goes out for volunteers
Local health system rolls out oxygen monitoring for patients at home in just a single day as Westfield mass vaccination site to open ‘fairly soon’
Council cyber attack data published on dark web as Hackney Mayor apologises for ‘worry and upset’
Security expert warns attack should serve as ‘big red flag’ for other local authorities
Councillors to consider Shoreditch Park improvements as plans move forward
Proposals include running track, rain gardens, newly planted trees, better lighting and a beach volleyball court
‘Desperately sad’: Campaigners mourn felling of Happy Man Tree
Police arrest protester as Hackney Mayor insists cutting down the tree was ‘the only way to avoid huge delays to desperately needed homes’
‘Together we will get through this’: Health leaders and local politicians on winter lockdown
Borough leader pays tribute to ‘Hackney spirit’ as communities in second wave face ‘gravest situation yet’
Emergency services call for removal of bollards at Clissold traffic filter
Town Hall officers hint at further exemptions for some vehicles to pass through traffic filters as council continues to gather data on schemes’ impact
Campaigners’ research reveals local vision for Morning Lane Tesco site
Campaigners call for ambition on affordable housing as council pledges to ensure all residents and businesses will have a say