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Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Trade union fires broadside at departing council executive

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 20:26

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 10:54

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 10:37

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’

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 19:51

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:40

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:06

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 19:32

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 22 February 2021 at 19:26

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 20:44

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 19:51

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 February 2021 at 20:12

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 February 2021 at 19:40

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 February 2021 at 19:18

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 February 2021 at 19:23

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 February 2021 at 18:28

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 10 February 2021 at 20:21

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

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Government investment needed to close education gap, experts tell council

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 21:07

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 9 February 2021 at 20:14

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 8 February 2021 at 17:20

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

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

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 5 February 2021 at 15:13

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

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