‘Slap in the face’: Anti-lockdown posters at local Wetherspoons spark outrage
Baxter’s Court pub removes material following condemnation from council leaders and ‘infuriated’ health workers
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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
Sistah Space campaign accuses council of failure in equalities duty
Group renews demand for ‘safe and secure’ premises for the domestic violence charity, whose founder vows to keep fighting
Town Hall brings over 100 cleaning staff back in-house
Cleaners working at council buildings across the borough joined the environmental services team at the start of the year
Leading councillor raises ‘significant reservations’ over upcoming health reforms
Cllr Ben Hayhurst fears new regional approach will see NHS decisions being made with ‘no understanding of the different groups in our community’
Medics work flat out on vaccinations in Hackney as call goes out for volunteers
Local health system rolls out oxygen monitoring for patients at home in just a single day as Westfield mass vaccination site to open ‘fairly soon’
Council cyber attack data published on dark web as Hackney Mayor apologises for ‘worry and upset’
Security expert warns attack should serve as ‘big red flag’ for other local authorities
Councillors to consider Shoreditch Park improvements as plans move forward
Proposals include running track, rain gardens, newly planted trees, better lighting and a beach volleyball court
‘Desperately sad’: Campaigners mourn felling of Happy Man Tree
Police arrest protester as Hackney Mayor insists cutting down the tree was ‘the only way to avoid huge delays to desperately needed homes’
‘Together we will get through this’: Health leaders and local politicians on winter lockdown
Borough leader pays tribute to ‘Hackney spirit’ as communities in second wave face ‘gravest situation yet’
Jon Burke stands down from Hackney Council – with eye on run for Liverpool Mayor
Former transport chief pledges to continue environmental work as he bids farewell to ‘amazing people’ of Hackney
Homerton staff prepare for vaccine roll-out as Covid admissions hit record levels
Vulnerable and frontline staff to receive AstraZeneca jab in coming days as hospital deals with unprecedented levels of admissions
‘Little logic’ in decision to reopen Hackney primary schools, council tells government
Mayor Glanville and borough’s children’s chief demand an immediate explanation from education secretary Gavin Williamson
‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list
Renters’ union and housing lawyer pick apart the plan, which even a local councillor has admitted will lead to ‘a lot of heartache’
‘Catastrophic underfunding’ made protecting rough sleepers from Covid harder, says Town Hall manager
Sabrina Pathan hits out at government but praises council officers working to house all of Hackney’s rough sleepers
‘We owe it to residents’: Hackney Council set to adopt strict new limits on air pollution
Town Hall consulting on a raft of measures designed to help it meet rigorous World Health Organisation guidelines