News
‘Wake-up call’: New report finds thousands of child strip-searches were carried out in past four years – more than half without appropriate adult
Children’s Commissioner’s review shows ‘police cannot be trusted with the devastating power’, says London politician
Read MoreParents react to proposed primary school closures
Council cites falling pupil numbers as reason
Read MoreTwo Hackney primary schools face closure next year and four others could merge – as fall in pupil numbers leads to huge funding cuts
De Beauvoir and Randal Cremer primaries look set to shut in September 2024, with unfilled reception places rising
Read MoreTown Hall to sell off two schoolkeepers’ homes to fund decarbonisation work
Properties at Queensbridge and Shoreditch Park primaries set to go on the market
Read MoreSunday night ‘no longer a school night’, claims restaurant in extended opening hours bid
Sri Lankan food chain Hoppers says remote working on Mondays means people are staying out later the night before
Read More‘It’s completely preventable’: Polio vaccine campaign to be rolled out this summer following low uptake across north London
Samples of the virus were discovered in sewage last year
Read More‘Just can’t compete’: Council bosses criticise bidding war for housing after being ‘gazumped’ by the Home Office
‘Extreme competition’ for temporary housing stock means residents are given ‘very little time to choose’
Read More‘It can be alienating’: Councillor speaks up for young parents as support service for under-24s is decomissioned
The Family Nurse Partnership is set to be replaced by an enhanced health visiting scheme
Read MoreCasey Review: Hackney Council ‘appalled’ by Metropolitan Police’s systemic failings
‘Policing by consent at serious risk of collapse’
Read More‘Long overdue’: Any council tower block taller than 30 metres to get ‘alternative evacuation route’
Hackney Mayor calls on government to go further and add another staircase to buildings over 18 metres
Read MoreParents and nursery workers to be consulted on need for low-cost childcare
Council casts spotlight on affordability
Read MoreHave your say: council consults on plans for London Fields Lido teaching pool
Next drop-in session to show the design takes place Saturday 25 March
Read MoreProtest as Hackney Unison chair amongst those handed compulsory redundancies in libraries shake-up
Union claims there are ‘more than enough posts available in the restructured library service’
Read MoreSpending up on Church Street as Town Hall hails LTN’s ‘positive impact on retail’
Anonymous bank card data shows a recent 200 per cent increase in Mastercard payments
Read MoreDetails of attempted kidnapping in Hackney emerge as council sings praises of late-night security staff
Town Hall’s Samantha Mathys says there have been ‘many examples of bravery and quick thinking’ at local venues
Read MoreSevere weather protocol kicks in across Hackney – with council opening emergency shelters for people sleeping rough
Town Hall urges local residents to contact StreetLink if they see anyone living on the streets
Read More‘Unsafe and unacceptable’: Hackney Council takes aim at private landlords who fail to tackle damp and mould with £400k enforcement boost
Landlords face fines and legal action if they ignore issues
Read MoreHackney Foodbank boss asks coronation revellers to ‘bear a thought for the malnourished’ and help tackle holiday hunger
Pat Fitzsimons urges anyone organising or attending a coronation event on 6 May to fund meals for children during summer half-term
Read More‘The inequality is stark’: Councillors to investigate healthcare barriers facing transgender and non-binary people in Hackney
Cross-party motion calls for borough to be inclusive for everyone, ‘no matter their gender identity or gender expression’
Read More‘With and for children’: Young V&A announces July opening date following three-year transformation – with East London set for ‘major new destination’
‘Our plan is to foster Britain’s next generation of artists, thinkers, makers, innovators, and entrepreneurs,’ says V&A director Dr Tristram Hunt
Read More