Posts by Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Campaigners call for greater ambition from council on housing
Figures show Hackney could lose 653 council homes under planned redevelopments
Read MoreCouncil to go sugar-free after signing healthy food pledge
Bid to tackle obesity includes planned crackdown on sugary drinks advertising across Hackney
Read MoreNo Poll Tax 2 campaign urges Town Hall to scrap controversial relief cut
Petition calls for exemption from bailiff action for those receiving council tax support
Read MoreCouncil to make borough ‘dementia friendly’ in wide-ranging initiative
All new council staff to be trained on the effects of dementia and how to help
Read MoreShootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
Read MoreHomelessness crisis worsens as Town Hall is forced to use shelters outside Hackney
Council sees 29 per cent increase in people seeking accommodation since April
Read MoreHackney Mayor speaks out on William Patten school air pollution debate
Mayor states that council is “listening” as campaigners call for meeting
Read More‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Read MoreCouncil reported to pensions regulator for third year running
Breach of code of practice blamed on council’s ‘failure to submit timely data’ due to technical problems
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ at news of Network Rail arches sell-off
Council to seek urgent meeting with new owners of arches Blackstone and Telereal
Read MoreBritannia does not waive the rules, claim kebab shop owners
Owners say they are ‘shocked’ at police claims of advertising later opening times than licence allows
Read MoreBAME business owners slam council for seeming to “not care” about them
‘There’s a feeling that these Johnny-come-latelies who weren’t even born when we did what we did are getting all the benefits’
Read MoreCouncil apologises as Morland tower residents ‘kept in the dark’
Residents’ association complains of ‘stress and anxiety’
Read MoreEnergy chief leads charge to cut plastic use across the borough
Roll-out of new water fountains across Hackney planned over next four years
Read MoreCouncil to adopt ‘new approach’ to glyphosate weedkillers in wake of renewed health fears
‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner
Read MoreCouncil plans to cut its own plastic use by end of September
‘As community leaders, it’s only right that they lead the way in tackling this scourge,’ campaigner says
Read MoreBorough-wide stop and search orders see sharp increase
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission preparing to examine how stop and search powers are used
Read MoreCouncil U-turn on ‘Chocolate Studios’ hotel planning application
Decision comes days after confirmation that controversial plans were to go to committee
Read MoreCommunity safety chief responds to forum on gun and knife crime
‘We take tackling violence extremely seriously – in doing so, it’s important that we listen to a range of voices, experiences and views’
Read MoreLicensing restrictions ‘aren’t about stopping fun’, says councillor
Committee maintains every case that comes before it decided on merit
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