Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Town Hall faces judicial review over controversial nightlife policy
Campaign group We Love Hackney claims policy is ‘bread and butter for big chains’
Read MorePlans for ‘domineering’ 27-storey hotel in Shoreditch criticised by Historic England
Fears raised that tower planned on former site of Foundry arts space could end distinction between Shoreditch and the City
Read MoreCouncil’s long-awaited road closure data confirms toxic air increase for Stoke Newington schools and businesses
Campaigners slam plans as ‘unethical’ as Deputy Mayor pledges to ‘constantly look at new and better ways to improve air quality’
Read MorePatients and activists ‘concerned’ at planned move of pathology labs from Homerton Hospital
Deputy Mayor calls for NHS England to ‘reconsider’ as hospital seeks to reassure that A&E services will not be affected
Read MoreBitcoin entrepreneur’s arts venue denied alcohol licence as neighbours claim owners ‘can’t be trusted’
Councillors ‘appalled’ as residents complain of smoke effects rising through their floorboards
Read MoreMeasles ‘still circulating’ in Hackney as parents urged to catch up on vaccinations
Schools, nurseries and children’s centres receive warning letters from Public Health England
Read MoreCharity questions Town Hall decision to take support services for carers inhouse
City and Hackney Carers Centre say insourcing will ‘add to the workload of already hard pressed social workers’
Read MoreGP surgery in Clapton to close permanently – leaving top medics ‘disappointed’
Patients at Sorsby Medical Practice to be transferred to other GPs at end of June
Read MoreTown Hall bosses grilled over inadequate rating for supported living services
‘It was just not monitored in a regular enough way to keep up-to-date with best practice’
Read MoreLength of planned strike by bus drivers for disabled children increases
Workers left unimpressed by council reminders of existing employment benefits
Read More‘My doorstep was cordoned off for smoking’: Arts venue opening fills neighbours with ‘dread’
Alcohol licence for Overlock Arts facing stiff opposition from locals
Read MoreShush, this is a building site!: Recording studio ‘reassured’ by promise of quiet construction tests
Historic Strongroom Studios secure condition that neighbouring development won’t go ahead without noise controls
Read MoreTown Hall slammed for ‘chronic failure’ in releasing data under Freedom of Information
Council responds to only two-thirds of requests within statutory time limit
Read MoreBrewDog bar greenlit despite ire of Dalston residents
Residents’ association raises concerns over cumulative impact
Read More‘Enough is enough’: Bus drivers for Hackney’s disabled children to strike over pay
Trade union hits out at Town Hall ‘intransigence’ over split shift compensation
Read MoreOfsted rebukes council over slip in ‘quality of practice for vulnerable children’
Town Hall urged to take swift action over ‘areas of weakness’ in child protection
Read MoreThames Water admits Lea Bridge floods were ‘too much’ for it to handle
‘If this was in another country, you would have had the Red Cross there, because it was that devastating’
Read MoreBullying row rumbles on as council hits back at unions with counter-allegations of ‘intimidatory behaviour’
Town Hall reacts angrily to trade unions pulling their support for investigation into working culture at its call centre
Read MoreSupervisor removed from Morning Lane roadworks following alleged assault
Police enquiries continue as victim claims Marlborough employee ‘pushed me aggressively in the chest’
Read MoreBrownlow Road residents complain of ‘Rolls-Royce prices’ in service charges
Housing chief vows to go through 17-page list of charges ‘line by line’
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