Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Housing boss warns of ‘worrying trend’ as social tenancy levels halve in a year
Leading charity concerned there is ‘very little housing officers can do’ to prevent people being priced out of London
Read MoreCouncil unveils ‘biggest tree-planting scheme in a generation’ – including a giant redwood in Homerton
Councillors voice excitement at ambition to achieve 30 to 40 per cent canopy cover for Hackney
Read MoreOutrage at Town Hall as antisemitism claims follow Stamford Hill parking debate
Orthodox Jewish community representatives walk out of council meeting
Read MoreTown Hall drops pilot programme profiling families without their knowledge
Liberal Democrats hit out at Town Hall’s ‘complete disregard for people’s privacy’ in use of Early Help Profiling System
Read MoreDeputy Mayor calls for councils to be given power to intervene in failing free schools
Government programme criticised by councillors as calls made for increased interim funding for struggling Hackney New School
Read MoreSexual health targets ‘unrealistic and underfunded’, say local medics
Local Medical Committee ‘would welcome some enquiry’ into how service is provided
Read MoreTown Hall puts month-long brake on consultation for Walford Road closure scheme
Delay made in interests of ‘openness, transparency and accountability’ as campaigns remain split over closures
Read MoreLondon Mayor announces £10m boost for broadband ‘fibre backbone’ using tube tunnels
London Assembly Member calls on government to ‘crack on’ with roll-out across country by 2025
Read MoreDevelopers pressed on affordable housing levels for Hackney Central plans
Hackney Walk to hold more detailed consultation with residents next year as negotiations continue
Read MoreUnions condemn investigation into bullying and discrimination within Hackney Council
Town Hall ‘strongly refutes’ criticisms of an independent report into working practice at its call centre
Read MoreTransport for London to push ahead with Silvertown Tunnel contract ‘as soon as possible’
Campaigners accuse London Mayor of ‘astonishing hypocrisy and doublethink’
Read MoreSomali social isolation project calls for community ‘safe space’
Voluntary sector boss pledges to make sure community group’s ‘voices and needs influence our strategy and services’
Read MoreGarden School awarded £1.5m to create Hackney’s only sixth form for autistic students
Hackney Mayor welcomes arrival of ‘long-held wish’ as grant funding goes to fund feasibility study and expansion of new site
Read More‘Had enough’: BSix sixth form teachers come out on strike over pay and funding
Students express solidarity with educators as study shows £1.1bn required to fully reverse last ten years of cuts
Read MoreArrest made over Harry Zeital Way blaze as residents still without answers on fire safety
Police appeal for witnesses to come forward as urgent residents’ association meeting planned calling for further investigation
Read MorePublic health expert warns Town Hall could ‘come to regret’ vape store partnership
Professor Martin McKee calls decision to actively promote vaping ‘incredible’, but council says it is ‘maximising support to smokers’
Read More‘Meaningful’ Town Hall plan for bringing services in-house to be published next year
Finance boss warns against ‘turning off the tap’ to local economy
Read More‘Towers of privilege’: East London politicians call for return of powers from Olympic legacy corporation
Councillors brand lack of affordable homes in recent Hackney Wick developments ‘egregious’
Read MoreCouncillors fear being ‘undermined’ by Town Hall’s slowing responses to their enquiries
‘End to end’ review of enquiry process planned as Hackney Wick councillor argues delays harm credibility
Read MoreBurst water main submerges Queens Drive as firefighters evacuate residents
Town Hall to open rest centre for residents as Thames Water apologises
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