Hostel set for refurbishment after council agrees lease for 163 homes
More than 100 rooms at the former Metropolitan hospital to be upgraded
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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on school’s headteacher to resign
Philip Glanville says move would ‘fully recognise traumatic impact’ of police strip-search on the girl and her family
Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation celebrates £250k premises overhaul
Hackney Mayor says refurbishment will see the long-standing charity continue its work for ‘many years to come’
Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children
Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present
Russia conflict: mother recounts journey to escape war at Hackney gathering in support of Ukrainians
A mother spoke at a gathering in Hackney offering support to Ukraine, of the trauma of her escape from her war-torn country after taking cover in a bomb shelter . Fighting back tears Liudmyla described how life in Ukraine changed in a heartbeat. Just a few short days after her arrival in the UK and
‘On autopilot without a map’: Hackney Mayor condemns government decision to end free Covid testing
Philip Glanville says move is ‘wrong and unsupported by the science’
‘Rebuilding trust’ after cyber attack is council’s biggest challenge, says Hackney Mayor
Philip Glanville outlines issues facing the borough with local and mayoral elections looming
More police to patrol Shoreditch party spot
Top cop says police have to rebuild public trust – women and girls’ safety is priority
Third of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant
Parents urge Town Hall to completely scrap plans to close two children’s centres after they were ‘put on pause’
The council yesterday called a halt to the proposals until it has undertaken a wider review of its early years provision
Hackney pays tribute to the fallen in moving Remembrance Sunday parade
Hundreds gather to honour those who have lost their lives during military service
‘Council homes at Morning Lane must be funded by selling flats,’ insists Hackney Mayor as campaigners deliver petition
Town Hall is inviting ideas for the land it bought for £60m in 2017, and is facing calls to make it more affordable for local residents
‘It’s a big shock’: Families protest outside Hackney Town Hall as they step up fight to save two children’s centres
Mayor says ‘difficult decision’ was prompted by austerity and flagging demand for places, after Tory councillor labels it a ‘disgrace’