Finance chief confirms ‘unprecedented’ overspend as local government crisis hits Hackney
Temporary accommodation demand sees predicted overspend soar by £15m in a single quarter
Local government
Hackney Council’s finance supremo to depart after 14 years in the role
Ian Williams, currently acting chief executive, helped steer the borough through the pandemic
‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive
Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’
‘Levelling down London’: Hackney politicians admonish government over delays to funding reforms – with ‘frontline services at risk’
Town Hall leaders call for clarity from Whitehall on plans to change how money is awarded to councils
Council rents to shoot up by 4.1 per cent in April as Town Hall tries to balance the books
Housing services boss says pandemic has seen council income fall and costs increase
Council chief executive announces retirement after 13 years in the job
Hackney Mayor pays tribute to Tim Shields, who will step aside on 31 May
Borough leader defends mayoral system as campaigners call for referendum
Mayor Glanville responds to accusations of ‘top-down, we-know-best approach’ from anti-LTN campaigners
Hackney councillors express discomfort at having to vote on their own pay
Mayor echoes view of Conservative Cllr Harvey Odze, who said allowances should be ‘agreed by an outside body’
David Osland: ‘Diana Danescu should apologise personally to local voters’
The Hackney-based journalist on the case of the Tory election agent found guilty of a fake signature scam, and what it says about the state of local politics
Town Hall will be ‘unable to meet needs’ of residents without further funding, Mayor warns
Mayor Glanville urges government to ‘honour its pledge’ to support councils after it told them to ‘spend what they need’ to manage crisis
Coronavirus: Local government ombudsman suspends complaints service
Watchdog that looks into grievances against councils and adult social care providers temporarily halts new cases
London legacy: bridge-building in Hackney Wick
A dispute between Olympic legacy planning authorities and a small community in Hackney over a proposed bridge highlights some larger legacy issues
London legacy: Hackney’s mayor ‘delighted’ as media centre’s preferred bidder is named
The legacy corporation has settled on a potential tenant after speculation that press and broadcast buildings might be demolished instead
How Hackney reclaimed child protection social work
Is a model of social work that radically transformed child protection in one borough about to go mainstream?
Olympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities
Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters
Budget night in Hackney
There was a ritual element to last night’s budget-setting in one of London’s stroppiest boroughs. The real politics of cuts have yet to start