Five injured as car mounts pavement in Stamford Hill accident
One person left in life-threatening condition following ‘horrendous’ crash
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Town Hall to begin charging leaseholders for EWS1 fire safety forms
Council budgets put ‘under strain’ as housing department announces it is unable to continue funding the surveys itself
Leaways School education workers strike over pay and conditions
National Education Union calls on Kedleston Group to match terms of education workers in maintained sector
Union for school transport workers raises safety concerns as strike threatened
Unite call on council to negotiate on payments as SEND boss warns of industrial action’s potential impact on vulnerable children
Town Hall to set out ‘clear vision’ to improve air quality in Hackney
‘Code of construction’ would aim to bring down particulate pollution from building developments
Calls made at council meeting for ‘humane cull’ of borough’s urban foxes
Hackney Mayor responds to resident concerns around potential Covid transmission that borough will ‘make sure to act on evidence basis’
Town Hall to ‘urgently’ appoint new agent for unsold Nile Street homes
Council officers stress ‘imperative’ to sell remaining homes in order to recover capital investment and reduce void costs
Councillors assured critical bed capacity at Royal London Hospital will be sufficient
‘We’re planning for the worst and hoping for the best,’ says chief executive
Town Hall cyber attack puts planning decisions at risk of legal challenge
Council forced to make ‘last resort’ changes to community involvement processes as data in affected systems remains out of reach
Concerns raised over safe discharges as health bosses pledge to learn from mistakes
Joint health committee members underline importance of information sharing as NHS bosses stress ‘good systems are in place’
Sandford Court residents speak out over ‘stress and anxiety’ caused by Covid test centre
Health boss says station poses ‘no health risk’ as Serco undertakes retraining for staff on site following ‘teething problems’
Campaigners call for long-term solution to provide security for Sistah Space
Cross-party activists urge Hackney Mayor to find organisation new premises as council rejects requests as ‘unfair to others’
Residents trapped in cladding limbo warn of ‘harrowing’ impact on mental health
Town Hall backs End Our Cladding Scandal campaign as councillors call for government action to address ‘stress and uncertainty’
Town Hall slams government planning proposals as ‘anti-democratic’
Hackney Society chair urges Town Hall to recognise system’s current inadequacies as Mayor argues proposals undermine local authorities
Council buildings close to the public as Hackney re-enters lockdown
Essential services continue to run as Hackney Mayor calls on community to ‘work together to prevent more tragic losses’
Council still working to restore services as IT boss describes horror at cyber attack
Rob Miller remembers ‘bottom falling out of your stomach moment’ as he immediately fretted over impact on residents