Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Green activist seeks apology from newly-elected Clissold councillor over kicking threat
Cllr Kofo David accused by former Green Hackney Mayoral candidate of ‘sinking to level of Trump’s discourse’
Read MoreLabour’s Kofo David elected as new councillor for Clissold ward
Cllr David ‘honoured’ as he holds seat left vacant by resignation of Ned Hercock
Read MoreLabour’s Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South – but says national picture is ‘gutting’
Hillier wins resoundingly but warns of ‘unlucky Friday 13th for us all’ with Boris Johnson on course for large majority
Read MoreBridport residents’ troubles continue as balconies fenced off with wire mesh
Town Hall fences off balconies for residents’ ‘own safety’ as rehousing effort continues
Read MoreTown Hall gears up for introduction of parking charges for motorcyclists
Plans to be consulted on in new year hailed by transport boss as ‘most comprehensive approach in London’
Read MoreCouncillors call for mental health services to partner with gangs unit
Living in Hackney scrutiny commission voices concerns over Integrated Gangs Unit’s ‘lack of transparency’
Read MoreRidley Road resistance continues as community plan mooted for shopping village
Council responds to trader unrest over change in regulations as campaigns from across London join forces
Read MoreTown Hall pilots Personal Alarm Watch to help residents live independently
Pilot part of assistive technology test for people using health and care services
Read MoreCouncillors call for greater focus on ‘growing population’ with rare cancers
Town Hall administration sends message that patients living with uncommon cancers ‘matter too’ in letter to government
Read MoreNo hospital cuts agenda in new ‘Neighbourhoods’ care model, councillors assured
Planned care director stresses that GP-centred health model does not signal ‘savings or reductions’ in response to Healthwatch concerns
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion’s Hackney South climate hustings turns into Brexit debate
Focus moves from climate to discussions on democracy, trade and electoral reform
Read More‘Don’t tie yourself to one set of options’: Greens accidentally reveal unvarnished position on road closures
Labour transport boss accuses Greens of using contentious road closure scheme as ‘political football’
Read MoreHackney North candidates grilled on climate crisis at Extinction Rebellion hustings but Diane Abbott a no-show
Five parties discuss climate emergency as suspended Liberal Democrat candidate Ben Mathis has invite withdrawn
Read MoreHopes for Windrush artwork in Town Hall Square to become ‘landmark of national significance’
Hackney Council is inviting opinions on a final shortlist of three proposals
Read MoreCouncil aiming for an electric vehicle charge point on every residential street
Transport boss says current pledge for 80 per cent of locals to be within 500 metres of a charge point by 2022 ‘not good enough’
Read MoreHackney Labour says meeting with anti-LGBT education campaigner was ‘not about curriculum’
Photo tweeted by local MP Diane Abbott shows her and borough’s education boss posing with controversial activist Shraga Stern
Read MoreGreens wade into road closure debate with suggestions for wider scheme
Campaign groups remain divided in their reaction to proposals as transport chief says he is ‘up for doing what works’
Read MoreHackney North Lib Dem candidate dropped over ‘clearly offensive’ tweets
Liberal Democrats say party ‘brought into disrepute’ as Ben Mathis accuses Jo Swinson of ‘throwing him under the bus’
Read MoreRace to save ‘irreplaceable’ Vietnamese archive left on roof for months
University of East London hope to save ‘invaluable heritage’ as squatters blamed for loss of Vietnamese refugees’ records
Read MoreEarly plans for Haggerston Baths under microscope as Town Hall pushes for community use
Discussions over workspace continue over definition of ‘affordability’ for local area
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