Posts by Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter
Opposition parties slam government’s ‘cruel’ welfare cuts
Hackney mayor defends Labour, saying she sees ‘strong direction of travel’ in Whitehall policy
Read MoreHackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts
Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them
Read MoreFears over ‘private sector carve-up’ as council agrees to sell off ‘creative quarter’ sites
Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture
Read MoreCouncil to exercise more control over Hackney’s leisure centres
Tax break prompts Town Hall to take ownership of income from gyms and other facilities outsourced to Better Health in 2009
Read MoreHackney yoga studio fears eviction after Transport for London ‘quadruples’ rent
Owners scramble to raise £25k as trades guild warns small businesses are being ‘killed off’
Read MoreCouncil rejects Shoreditch nightclub mogul’s latest bid for new venue
Town Hall said it did not have confidence in owner Shmail Khan after previously revoking his licence twice
Read MoreCouncil spending on agency staff expected to rise by nearly £1m
Town Hall revises forecasts after health and environment costs fuel temporary recruitment drive
Read More‘Full support’: Opposition councillors back Town Hall’s green jobs drive – but stress need for extra cash
Green councillors welcome Town Hall’s target to help 60 people find jobs in next year
Read MoreHackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools
Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London
Read MoreSchool streets vandalised in ‘appalling criminal sabotage’ across Hackney
More than 20 incidents of damage to cameras, street signs and speed restrictions recorded since June 2024
Read MoreResidents fear more ‘carnage’ as Shoreditch nightclub mogul bids for new venue
Metropolitan police ‘cannot fathom’ why former Cargo director is asking for new licence after twice having it revoked
Read MoreHackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament
St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march
Read MoreUnions ‘blocked’ by council from discussing pension fund investments
Unison representatives critical of Hackney’s refusal to divest pensions say council is ignoring members’ survey
Read MoreAlmost one in six jobs advertised in Hackney pay below living wage, report shows
Findings from London Poverty Profile reveal 16 per cent of employers pay less than the recommended rate
Read MoreMossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry
Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’
Read MoreAI to help Homerton Hospital cut cancer scan waits from ‘three weeks to three days’
New software now available at all major acute hospitals across north-east London
Read MoreHackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill
Charedi figures argue new oversight on yeshivas is ‘discriminatory’
Read More‘This isn’t austerity’: Hackney mayor defends Labour values in ‘ambitious’ budget
Caroline Woodley insists she is ‘hopeful’ while pushing back on criticism of £25m spending cuts
Read MoreIndependent Socialists urge council to use £4m reserves to halt primary school closures
Opposition groups lay out alternative budget plans, with mayor accusing Green co-leader of ‘populism’
Read MoreHackney’s deficit has shrunk by £16m, says mayor
Caroline Woodley accused of hypocrisy over continuing ‘austerity’
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