Police still more than twice as likely to stop and search black people in Hackney
Hackney CVS says ‘new solutions’ required to disproportionality problem as stop and search rates plummet overall
HCVS
‘Use of stop and search powers still alienating young people’
Deji Adeoshun from Hackney Council for Voluntary Service (HCVS) says progress still needed
Gary Francis obituary
Mourners pack East London church to pay their respects to Gary Francis, an ‘irreplaceable’ youth worker
Communities have their say in council’s first migrant strategy
“Without a job it is hard to get housing, without adequate housing, health care gets worse. But the biggest issue for us is language.”
Charities and community groups face cash squeeze
Council hopes to maintain the current level of voluntary sector funding for this financial year, whilst future plans will have to take account of the government’s spending review this month
