Mayor and campaigners urge schools in Hackney to apply for free period products
Nearly half of girls aged between 14 and 21 in the UK say they have missed an entire day of school because of their period
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Town Hall praised for ‘radical new approach’ to tackling criminal exploitation
Shift in focus of social work to schools, communities and the internet commended by independent review panel
‘Charging overseas patients for maternity care could risk lives’, warns health committee chair
Cllr Ben Hayhurst says it remains unclear if the practice ‘costs more to administer than it brings in’
Nominate your unsung heroes for the Mayor’s Civic Awards 2020
The borough leader’s annual awards celebrate the people who ‘go the extra mile for their communities’
Author Yael Breuer visits pupils in Hackney for World Book Day
The writer, whose book uses humour to teach Hebrew, spent time with students at Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
Town Hall told to apologise to mother for botched social services assessment
Council takes ‘prompt steps’ to implement ombudsman recommendations over case causing ‘time, trouble and distress’
Council to restructure supported living for young people as service struggles with demand
Number of young people looked after by the council sees almost 60 per cent increase over past five years
Social workers appeal to family of baby abandoned in Dalston to come forward
Six-week-old Edward is being ‘well looked after’ by foster carers, but a court ruling on his future care is expected by April
Former refuge for colonial ayahs in Hackney shortlisted for blue plaque
Series of events at Hackney Museum this weekend sheds light on the Indian nannies abandoned by British families after being brought to the UK
Feast for the eyes
Our resident food historian on Tudor banquets, Mantel, and the two Thomases
Unions celebrate as ‘special measures’ announced for hospital cleaners’ pay over coronavirus
Private company draws distinction between ‘routine sickness’ and fears around COVID-19 in response to open letter from politicians and unions
‘This has to be fixed’: Town Hall bosses raise alarm on SEND funding
Deputy Mayor joins campaigners invoicing government over funding gap as uncertainty over future position continues
Town Hall to hike up council tax on empty homes in ‘carrot and stick’ approach
Empty home owners asked to become landlords for homeless families as premiums set to rise to 200% from April
Frampton Park residents to defend ‘irreplaceable’ community hall
Hackney Mayor says estate’s families waiting for housing would be ‘let down’ if attempts to prevent hall’s demolition succeed
Move On Team absorbed back into ‘mainstream’ council housing service
Team focused on moving families into private rented sector accommodation embedded in housing needs services
Union calls for council to bring traffic wardens in-house as further strikes threatened
Unite calls on councillors to persuade contractor APCOA to ‘negotiate in good faith’ following breakup of talks