New five-year health strategy aims to ‘break down barriers in society’ for learning disabled people
Plan sent back for further costing as Integrated Learning Disabilities Service faces £4.2m overspend
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Ye Olde Axe’s licence renewed amid debate over neon ‘striptease’ sign
Town Hall asks owner for written management policy as campaigners call for close of all remaining strip clubs
Transport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Hackney Citizen wins ‘Niche Market Newspaper of the Year’ at the newsawards 2019
Editor-in-chief ‘delighted’ as paper finally triumphs after being nominated four times in a row
Thirty-foot swastika daubed on Hackney Wick building owned by Jewish Brexit Party candidate
Lance Forman, whose father is a Holocaust survivor, calls attack on his salmon smokery a “sick act” – as police investigate
Deputy Mayor wants Hackney’s new education board to ‘keep our family of schools together’
Newly-established Schools Group Board will aim to ‘reduce exclusions’
Bird On The Wire Turns 10, live music review: ‘Eclectic and unpredictable’
The promoters, who started off in a Dalston basement, celebrated 10 years in the business with an evening of experimental sound and ‘guilty pleasures galore’
European elections: Parties announce London hopefuls
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Council formally objects to Old Street roundabout plans
Deputy Mayor says plans will cause longer journey times, more traffic flow and harm to businesses
Hackney Road residents seek shutdown of Ye Olde Axe strip pub
Neighbours complain area is ‘inappropriate for a sexual venue’
Town Hall moves ahead with first steps of publicly-owned energy company
Partnership with energy supplier voted through as energy boss says ‘the time for deeds, not words, is well upon us’
Investigation finds ‘problems with working culture’ in council call centre
Report finds use of agency workers ‘unacceptably high’ as bullying and racism allegations not taken further due to lack of evidence
Safeguarding boss calls for tougher laws on unregistered schools
Officials ‘optimistic’ on progress of child safeguarding cooperation with Orthodox Jewish community though curriculum remains ‘stumbling block’
Council defends shrink in grant funding for Community Law Centre
Town Hall decision to not allocate grants ‘purely on merit’ questioned by scrutiny panel
Road closure campaigns square off as council approves reconsultation
Hackney Mayor characterises decision as ‘effectively a pause’ of Walford Road-area closures
Hackney politicians cry ‘scandal’ over 40 per cent jump in food bank use
Leading councillor calls for ‘national changes in policy’