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Hackney HMOs twice as dangerous as rest of England, report finds
Council says roughly one in four houses in multiple occupation have ‘serious hazards’
Read MoreCouncil to close four primary schools as pupil numbers collapse
St Dominic’s, St Mary’s, Oldhill and Sir Thomas Abney schools to shut from September
Read MoreThree Hackney primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Thomas Fairchild, Grasmere and Nightingale are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreHackney mayor condemns ‘abhorrent’ graffiti in Clissold Park as police launch hate crime probe
Local politicians react after swastikas daubed in blue paint over playground rocks were reported on last day of Passover
Read More‘Real milestone’ as arts charity announces deal for affordable studios in Hackney Wick
Bow Arts Trust buys up 10,000 square feet of workspace at Hackney Yards development
Read MorePitcairn House residents in service charge strike over living conditions
Thirty-two residents tell Town Hall they will not pay half of fee until ‘grave and urgent’ repairs are completed
Read MoreMossbourne heads take on expanded roles amid safeguarding probe
Principals of two Hackney academies put in charge of Essex schools following Mossbourne Federation takeover
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut or ‘merge’ six primary schools slated for 22 April
Read MoreMayor hopes Hackney will become Borough of Sanctuary ‘within a year’
Q&A session sees Mayor Caroline Woodley acknowledge that many residents “feel left behind”
Read MoreTown Hall scores £2m for Hackney Museum revamp
Centre will close this year to for transformation works including new exhibition spaces
Read MoreTown Hall to pay consultants £2m to help ‘modernise’ council
Mayor says corporate transformation strategy will invest to save and be alternative to ‘salami-slicing’ approach to Town Hall finances
Read MoreCouncil to review rejected Blue Badge applications after watchdog finds ‘injustice’
Town Hall to write to all drivers refused disabled parking permit since 1 January 2024 after local government ombudsman says assessment process is flawed
Read More‘What are they afraid of?’: Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution
Independent Socialists say they are being ‘punished for being an effective opposition’
Read MoreCouncil asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’
Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue
Read MoreLocals restart campaign to ban ‘intimidating’ HGVs from Victoria Park Road
Residents warn of lorries gridlocking congestion zones and point to recent fatalities
Read MoreWetland volunteers honoured with plaque on Hackney Marshes
Cabinet member for culture praises local groups’ work restoring Middlesex Filter Beds
Read MoreGreens pile pressure on Town Hall over tougher rules for Hackney landlords
Opposition urges council to use new powers to make property owners apply for permit to let out homes
Read MoreExplainer: What statutory powers do councils have over academies?
Unlike local authority-maintained schools, academies are run by not-for-profit trusts under contract with the DfE
Read MoreTown Hall presses ahead with King’s Hall revamp
Designs to upgrade deteriorating Grade II-listed building rubber-stamped by council
Read MoreStoke Newington traders fear loss of business rate relief could be ‘final straw’
Council rebuffs shopkeepers’ plea for discount despite warnings over ‘triple whammy’ with tax and wage hikes
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