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Hackney Mayor calls for wide-scale policing review as council takes stand on violence against women
Town Hall to sign up to White Ribbon campaign, with staff pledging to ‘never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women’
Read MoreCampaigners call for ‘high ambition’ as Town Hall announces review of fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney urges council to ‘go further than it has before’
Read MoreHundreds defy police ban to pay respects to Sarah Everard at London Fields
‘We will not allow the state to tell us when and how we can gather to grieve and protest’, says Women’s Strike
Read More‘Many are skipping meals to afford products’: Community groups appeal for donations to help tackle period poverty
‘No-one should face choice between eating and period products’, says women-led collective Akka, which has teamed up with Tricky Period for March’s Shoebox Appeal
Read MorePetition calls on council to divest from companies complicit in occupation of Palestine
Town Hall pension fund has £28m invested in firms such as Israel-based arms manfacturer Elbit Systems
Read MoreLaurence Fox visits Hackney to help promote anti-road closures campaign
Local by-election contender and Horrendous Hackney Road Closures member Niall Crowley insists visit was ‘not an endorsement’ of Fox’s run for London Mayor
Read MoreCouncil to hold online vigil for Sarah Everard as residents urged to ‘show support virtually’
Town Hall leaders express solidarity with murdered marketing executive and call for an end to ‘damaging culture of victim-blaming’
Read MoreTown Hall to offer late night levy discount to venues that sign up to its safety charter
Businesses can expect a 30 per cent concession if they stick to best practice guidelines
Read MoreVaccine pop-ups to encourage uptake in ‘marginalised communities’
Health and community leaders join forces to help undocumented migrants feel safe enough to get the jab
Read MoreAnnouncement of London Mayoral and Assembly elections results to be delayed by two days
Voters will have to wait until 8 May as officials prioritise ‘safe and secure environment’ at ballot count
Read More‘Just one social rent home in 2019’: Disappointment at Town Hall over ‘poor performance’ with affordable housing
Council officer cites Brexit uncertainty but says ‘no one single reason’ for underwhelming figures
Read MoreHackney Giving dishes out £690k in Covid grants after smashing fundraising target
Hackney CVS scheme far surpasses initial £50k goal but insists work won’t stop with a successful vaccine
Read MorePolice accused of ‘racial profiling’ after stopping member of Hackney police scrutiny group
Hackney Account’s David Smith says ‘everyone should be happy it happened to me and not to someone who doesn’t know the law’
Read MoreFood poverty: Community groups call for no return to ‘business as usual’
Council pledges not to ‘step away’ with volunteers set to return to their normal work as lockdown eases
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: Memorial set up outside Town Hall to remember ‘struggles of the past year’
Organisers from the Women’s Strike Assembly encouraged people to visit during their daily walks
Read MoreConcerns over lift maintenance prompt scrutiny of ‘inefficient’ council communication
Town Hall admits ‘challenge’ in relying on letters to get information to residents
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day – what’s on
The theme for the 2021 edition of International Women’s Day (IWD) on Monday 8 March is ‘Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world’
Read More‘Propaganda’: Campaigners rip into Town Hall consultation on housing waiting list changes
Consultation is ‘robust, fair and extensive’, says Town Hall as it calls for support fighting government on ‘underlying issues’ on housing
Read MoreChildren team up to create fundraising video in support of local swimming club
Project launched by Hackney Aquatics Club draws on the creative genius of children to make and edit video as part of Crowdfunder campaign
Read MoreUS takeover of Hackney GP practice sparks fears of ‘trojan horse’ privatisation
Local CCG moves to reassure residents that ‘patients will not see any difference in the way their GP practice is run’
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