Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter, Author at Hackney Citizen

Tim Shields comes out fighting after Hackney Unison delivers stinging critique of his legacy

Conservative councillors condemn administration investments as ‘waste of money’ as levels of allowances and salaries criticised

Town Hall leaders ‘reflecting on what he may have said in the past’ as Hackney Mayor underlines work of Review Renew Reclaim project as ‘vital’

Sisters Uncut hits out at Hackney Council amid row over the condition of an alternative home waiting for the last remaining occupants of the Homerton block

Outlay expected to be similar to that of Redcar Council, whose systems were hit earlier in 2020

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison outlines plan to ‘turbocharge insourcing’, starting with over 360 jobs by 2022

Hackney Mayor responds to criticism that the council has left itself open to the vagaries of the property market

‘No such thing as a goodwill gesture’, says one freeholder amid long-running row over rising bills

Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030

One local says they are ‘worried about their credit file’ after needing to borrow money to pay off their arrears

Campaigners for Horrendous Hackney Road Closures vow to fight on as group discusses whether or not to appeal

Culture chief bemoans ‘sad state of affairs’ but reveals plans for a bigger online event

Four of the schools in question join the council in calling for a halt to the proposals amid the pandemic

Barts NHS Trust chief says period of rest and relaxation for redeployed workers is a ‘critical consideration’

Borough’s deputy mayor points to ‘years of mistrust’ in authority as Hackney CVS boss says ‘long-term conversations needed’

Over-55s urged to join new committee representing their age group in policy talks

New research shows outcomes for Black children in particular have slumped since 2011

Town Hall wants to know why local primary schools were initially asked to reopen in January before Whitehall U-turned

Serious case review recommends audit of local paediatric records as Child A found to be subject to ‘unnecessary or inappropriate medical intervention’

Construction vehicles’ use of low emissions street will be ‘completely incongruous,’ say Town Hall officers

Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Trade union fires broadside at departing council executive

Labour dismisses opposition’s budget amendments, with Hackney Mayor calling them a ‘disgrace’

Tories call for resignation of Toyin Agbetu from council naming review in wake of antisemitism claims

Activists ‘appalled’ as Town Hall begins demolishing Marian Court with family still living there

Cyber attack to cost Hackney Council ‘roughly’ £10m, Mayor reveals

Hackney to ‘reclaim’ nearly £12m worth of services from private companies

‘Utterly wrong’: Town Hall rejects calls to rethink housebuilding model

Town Hall discount on Brownlow Road service charge leaves residents ‘unimpressed’

Council tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme

‘Bin decorations for £17k?’: Brownlow Road residents demand answers on council service charges

‘Round one to Hackney Council’: Anti-LTN legal challenge dismissed at High Court

Hackney Carnival to go virtual for second year running, Town Hall confirms

Catholic Church’s plan to academise six Hackney schools under scrutiny

Hospital bosses battling to protect staff from ‘mental health issues and exhaustion’

Covid vaccine: Low uptake in Hackney as roll-out met with ‘strong resistance’

Town Hall appeals for volunteers who can ‘hold it to account’ on ageing strategy

Government investment needed to close education gap, experts tell council

Hackney Mayor ‘astonished’ as government refuses Freedom of Information request on school closures

Over-medicalised child prescribed fentanyl for six years from age five

‘No good solution’ to potential disruption from building of 27-storey hotel in Shoreditch