Finance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
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‘Major concern’: Homerton Hospital facing ‘unexpected’ multimillion-pound overspend
Surprise increase in day cases and non-GP referrals sparks fears over upcoming budget
‘Disappointment’ from children’s health services over levels of funding
Deputy Mayor questions ‘low’ allocation of cash for children and young people’s health
Thousands of Hackney homes to get new fire-resistant doors
17,000 front doors to be replaced in multimillion-pound council project which is expected to last three years
Urswick student’s Black History Month flag raised above Hackney Town Hall
Year 9 pupil Malaika Parillon Langlais Baron’s ‘highly creative’ design was selected from 75 competition entries
Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
Liberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime
Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’
Council sorry after Citizen journalist is ordered to stop recording a public meeting
Council apology comes after demand made by chair of scrutiny commission to delete recorded material
Five U-turns in two days: Council confusion over by-election purdah
Misunderstanding caused by variability of approaches to single-ward electoral contests, Town Hall says
Residents deserve a voice in sales of ‘surplus’ NHS land, say campaigners
‘Somebody should be consulting the public about any disposal or change of use of property’
Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner calls for volunteers ahead of busy zero-waste weekend
Bettina Maidment is teaming up with Sustainable Hackney to host a film screening and waste-free market on Saturday – before cleaning up the Marshes on Sunday
‘Startling’ figures reveal hundreds of breast cancer screening cancellations
‘There is a national shortage of qualified mammographers and this shortage is impacting services nationwide’
Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Women’s Equality Party names candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former mayoral hopeful Harini Iyengar to compete in battle to fill seat vacated by Labour councillor Alex Kuye
Hackney Labour reveals hopeful for Victoria ward by-election
Penny Wrout to stand for the seat vacated by party colleague Alex Kuye earlier this month
Hackney Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Pippa Morgan to challenge for the seat left empty after Alex Kuye’s resignation this month