Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Medics quizzed over plans for ‘eligibility criteria’ for hip, knee and cataract operations
Healthwatch Hackney voices ‘intense nervousness’ at plans to restrict access to procedures
Read MoreCouncil launches new preemptive approach to violence against women and girls
Three-year strategy aims to prevent domestic abuse ‘from even materialising’
Read MoreUnions react to Town Hall’s new workforce plans amid concerns austerity could leave services ‘unfit’
Council to start setting targets to reduce spend on agency workers
Read MoreOlive School’s temporary home could set precedent for ‘shortchanging’ Hackney pupils, warn councillors
Residents raise concerns over air pollution from nearby Lea Bridge roundabout
Read MoreFrequent publication of council freesheet ‘unacceptably compromises’ local press, says judge
Town Hall considers legal options as Mayor expresses ‘disappointment’ with outcome of judicial review
Read More‘Tip of the iceberg’: More than 40 families with SEND children left without respite funding for months
Hackney Independent Parents call on borough’s mayor to intervene as parents reported as ‘at the end of their tether’
Read MoreMayor of London unveils £6m in clean air funding during visit to Hackney
Stoke Newington to receive £500k for ‘ambitious public realm improvements’ prioritising low-emission vehicles
Read MoreProposals for free school’s temporary blocks slammed as ‘flawed’ by Hackney Society
Planned new site criticised as ‘not befitting a modern education’ amid warnings that prefab blocks could become permanent
Read MoreJudicial review of Hackney’s controversial licensing policy ‘struck out’
We Love Hackney accuses Town Hall of ‘bullying’ as judge declares ‘sympathy for council’s submission that this is industry-driven campaign’
Read MoreTown Hall to ‘reluctantly’ continue rehousing homeless families hundreds of miles away
Relocation plans for pregnant mum at centre of Move-On Team revelations withdrawn by Town Hall
Read More‘Built on trust’: Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit reveals expansion and ‘evolution’
IGU expands focus to more preventative safeguarding from gang exploitation for 40 young people
Read More‘You cannot build yourself out of congestion’: Transport chief joins in condemnation of Silvertown Tunnel
Campaigners slam City Hall attempt to tackle Blackwall congestion as ‘expensive mistake’
Read MoreSEND protesters demand action as funding crisis ‘spills into the open’
Campaigners and councillors march on Downing Street to demand ‘proper support’ for children with SEND
Read MoreHackney Mayor makes ‘tweaks and changes’ in cabinet reshuffle
Cllr Jon Burke to take over responsibility for transport from Deputy Mayor Feryal Demirci
Read MoreKam Adams elected as Speaker of the Council
Hoxton councillor pledges to ‘make sure that Hackney continues to be a beacon of tolerance and diversity’
Read More‘Here to stay, here to fight’: Marian Court protesters demand action from council
Families claim council is ‘not listening at all’ as Hackney Mayor says he ‘couldn’t agree more’ with protesters
Read MoreNailed it: Hackney Council allow London Grace salon to serve prosecco
Shoreditch residents call on council to ‘stand up for’ licensing restrictions
Read MoreCouncil told to pay out thousands over failings in care for two disabled youngsters
Healthwatch Hackney slam Town Hall for delaying support to ‘strained and distressed’ parents
Read MoreYoung Hackney Rebels stage Town Hall die-in to protest glyphosate use
Extinction Rebellion calls for controversial weedkiller to be entirely banned as sustainability chief says he shares protesters’ goals
Read MoreTown Hall considers training residents in how to ‘demand their rights’
Stoke Newington councillor champions idea of ‘capacity building’ through business networks
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