Families seek judicial review against Hackney’s ‘unlawful’ SEND cuts
Lawyers file High Court bid over cuts to children’s special education needs
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Hackney students top 6,000-strong field to win national debate competition
Pupils from Cardinal Pole Catholic School take first prize at Debate Mate 2018
Former Hackney councillor renews call for national Windrush Day
Patrick Vernon urges government to make 22 June an annual ‘celebration of migrants’
Hackney Council stands by cladding contractor following safety complaints
Building firm Wates says safety is its ‘number one priority’ after criticism from Lincoln Court residents
Foster carer who has helped over 200 Hackney children talks of pride in her ‘extended family’
“My greatest achievement is seeing how the children I looked after have moved on, having turned their lives around”
Hackney Council fails to update register of payments over £500 since late 2017
Town Hall says payments for 2018 will be online next week
Brain injury charity launches culture magazine created by survivors
The first edition of Headway East London’s ‘Matter’ will feature confessionals, fiction, art, music, food and more
Hackney Council’s SEND ‘crisis’ group held no meetings for three months
New SEND boss Chris Kennedy rejects claims more cuts are in the works
Anger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
Hackney has ‘around 18 street gangs’ says anti-crime chief – and council uses Met’s controversial gang matrix
Cllr Caroline Selman says the police matrix supports Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit
Councillor set for £6,000 pay rise as Deputy Mayor after cabinet reshuffle
Feryal Demirci could earn more than £50,000 thanks to her new job title
Campaigners announce winning design for Mary Wollstonecraft statue
Artist and ‘modern legend’ Maggi Hambling chosen to create world’s first memorial to pioneering feminist on Newington Green
Deputy Mayor loses SEND brief in cabinet reshuffle, as Chris Kennedy joins the fray
New cabinet member will be ‘leading’ on SEND as council makes £5 million of cuts
Hackney youth worker says give people on police gang matrix apprenticeships
Deji Adeoshun of Hackney CVS says good jobs can save young men from a life of crime
Road closures: Feud flares up again as campaigners clash with Town Hall over school pollution figures
Clean air group says monitoring results show illegal levels of toxic air at four primaries – but the council disagrees
Richmond Road Medical Centre to host special exhibition for National Mental Health Awareness Week
Over 35 organisations will showcase the care on offer in Hackney at the award-winning GP practice this Thursday