De Beauvoir residents to vote on estate regeneration in planning policy dry run
Ballot aims to put residents ‘at centre of decisions affecting their area’
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Coronavirus: ‘Decimation’ of council finances revealed as government support falls short
‘No going back to normal,’ Mayor warns, as Town Hall faces £67m hit in lost income and increased spending
Political pressure increases on Homerton Hospital over outsourced key workers
Pay row intensifies as both Hackney MPs speak out and unions call for health secretary to ‘put brakes’ on new five-year contract for facilities giant ISS
Town Hall pledges action to put young people at heart of local policy
Young Futures Commission calls on council to act on ‘thoughts, concerns and ideas’ of thousands of borough’s young people
Resident safety chief warns of shortfall in government funding on post-Grenfell works
Donna Bryce says all London boroughs are worried about the resources needed to comply with ‘huge changes’ to building regulations
Hackney Winter Night Shelter seeks permanent home to support rough sleepers
Homelessness charity urges anyone with an empty property suitable for up to 15 people to get in touch
Local schools move to tackle ‘emerging gap’ in inequality caused by lockdown
Councillors ‘distressed’ after hearing from education charity that ten years’ progress may be lost
Hackney Council to table Black Lives Matter motion next week
Motion commits Town Hall to ‘actively fighting racism in the borough’
New mental health website offers ‘one-stop shop’ of support for young people and parents in Hackney
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble is urging people to use the site, which covers ‘common concerns through to longer term difficulties’
All the fun of the furlough
Our resident food historian takes us through the intrepid legionary’s enforced break, during which he keeps himself busy with sidelines in saffron and fish sauce
Hundreds turn out to support domestic violence charity at centre of premises row with Hackney Council
Sistah Space, the only organisation in London serving African and Caribbean women, is fighting a move back to its former home after deeming it ‘unsafe’
Hackney councillors call on Metropolitan Police to recognise ‘implicit bias’
Equalities boss Cllr Carole Williams and community safety chief Cllr Caroline Selman want police to ‘understand people’s differences’ after figures show stark race disparity in local stop and search
Local public health director warns of ‘data gaps’ in test-and-trace
Dr Sandra Husbands reports continuing concerns with information provided by the government programme, after previously questioning its usefulness
‘Second-class citizens’: Homerton Hospital grilled on extension of outsourced labour
Unions brand proposed new contract ‘absolutely devastating’ as hospital ‘determined’ to strike deal securing better terms for workers
‘Hackney is London’s Springfield’: Meet the Simpsons-inspired animator telling stories in stop-motion
Lamide Olusegun is hoping to raise enough money to set up a studio in the borough to rival the industry’s biggest names
Town Hall housing boss warns ‘job not done’ on rough sleeping
Town Hall begin planning for ‘next big challenge’ of providing Covid-secure severe weather accommodation for winter months