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Town Hall told to apologise to mother for botched social services assessment
Council takes ‘prompt steps’ to implement ombudsman recommendations over case causing ‘time, trouble and distress’
Read MoreCouncil to restructure supported living for young people as service struggles with demand
Number of young people looked after by the council sees almost 60 per cent increase over past five years
Read MoreSocial workers appeal to family of baby abandoned in Dalston to come forward
Six-week-old Edward is being ‘well looked after’ by foster carers, but a court ruling on his future care is expected by April
Read MoreFormer refuge for colonial ayahs in Hackney shortlisted for blue plaque
Series of events at Hackney Museum this weekend sheds light on the Indian nannies abandoned by British families after being brought to the UK
Read MoreFeast for the eyes
Our resident food historian on Tudor banquets, Mantel, and the two Thomases
Read MoreUnions celebrate as ‘special measures’ announced for hospital cleaners’ pay over coronavirus
Private company draws distinction between ‘routine sickness’ and fears around COVID-19 in response to open letter from politicians and unions
Read More‘This has to be fixed’: Town Hall bosses raise alarm on SEND funding
Deputy Mayor joins campaigners invoicing government over funding gap as uncertainty over future position continues
Read MoreTown Hall to hike up council tax on empty homes in ‘carrot and stick’ approach
Empty home owners asked to become landlords for homeless families as premiums set to rise to 200% from April
Read MoreFrampton Park residents to defend ‘irreplaceable’ community hall
Hackney Mayor says estate’s families waiting for housing would be ‘let down’ if attempts to prevent hall’s demolition succeed
Read MoreMove On Team absorbed back into ‘mainstream’ council housing service
Team focused on moving families into private rented sector accommodation embedded in housing needs services
Read MoreUnion calls for council to bring traffic wardens in-house as further strikes threatened
Unite calls on councillors to persuade contractor APCOA to ‘negotiate in good faith’ following breakup of talks
Read MoreDebate around natural hair reaches Town Hall as Williams family call for law change
Family seeks end to ‘society’s obsession with policing black hair’ as councillor calls on schools to celebrate World Afro Day
Read MoreTown Hall pledges no council tax for poorest families by 2030 in ‘steady as she goes’ budget
Mayor announces ‘regrettable’ 3.99 per cent rise in council tax rate as uncertainty over future of government funding continues
Read MoreCouncil reveals plans for motorcycle parking charges as it tries to get a handle on pollution
Residents can have their say on the proposals, which would introduce permits for riders in line with cars that give out similar emissions
Read MoreTown Hall unveils new master plan to help ‘end rough sleeping’
Priorities include closer working with the NHS and housing services, as well as focused employment support for European nationals
Read MoreYoung Black Men project restructured for ‘community accountability’
Deputy Mayor speaks of pride in initiative seeking ‘sustained and sustainable change’
Read MoreTown Hall disinvites Home Office from Windrush event
Home Office ‘disappointed’ at council decision taken as ‘direct consequence’ of recent deportation flights
Read MoreTown Hall to remove combustible insulation from Nightingale Estate tower block
Seaton Point works set to begin in April as final stage of £5m replacement programme in council buildings
Read MoreCouncil seeks ‘massive’ drop in burnt rubbish as campaigners repeat calls for ‘zero waste economy’
Fortnightly waste collections could see amount of non-recyclable rubbish sent to Edmonton incinerator drop by 13 per cent
Read MoreTown Hall to host free advice session for Windrush victims
Experts will be on hand to help residents affected by the scandal apply for compensation
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