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Posts Tagged ‘Caroline Woodley’

Mayor of Hackney ‘deeply concerned’ as Mossbourne ‘punishment no matter what’ regime exposed in review

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 December 2025 at 10:40
Caroline Woodley

A review published earlier this week found behaviour policies at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) had fostered a ‘no excuses’ culture

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Hackney Green mayoral candidate calls to ‘break up the Met’ following report into ‘systemic’ racism

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 November 2025 at 10:32
Zoë Garbett

Green councillor Zoë Garbett called for the Met’s directorates to be separated and for London residents to “rethink how we keep each other safe.”

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Hackney Council set to spend nearly £40m on agency staff

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 12 November 2025 at 09:13

The Town Hall has cut expenditure on temporary staff since last year, but admits to ongoing recruitment challenges

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Empty primary school poised to reopen as specialist facility for SEND children

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 10:34

Baden Powell school was closed by the council last year due to falling pupil numbers

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Council’s £51 million budget gap likely to increase if ‘Fair Funding Review’ left unchanged

By Claudia Lee | Saturday 1 November 2025 at 08:36
Hackney Town Hall

Concerns raised over ‘detrimental’ impact of government’s review on council finances

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De-selection of ‘excellent’ councillors sparks allegations of Labour ‘lack of transparency’

By Claudia Lee | Tuesday 28 October 2025 at 17:58
Soraya Adejare

Petition launched to ‘save Hackney councillors Soraya Adejare and M Can Ozsen’

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‘It’s not f***ing okay’ – Tempers flare at council debate over Hackney’s ‘ties’ with Israel

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 27 October 2025 at 11:49
Protestors outside Hackney Town Hall

The council has faced pressure from Green party and Independent Socialist councillors to end its twinning relationship with Haifa, but Hackney Labour party has accused its opponents of political game-playing

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Hackney Council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own

By Claudia Lee | Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 12:00
Mayor Caroline Woodley

The local authority sold one property for £95,050 in 2014, only to buy it back for £365,000 in 2021

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Broken lifts, loss of hot water and overdue repairs: Hackney Council pays out ‘astonishing’ £572,000 in compensation

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 October 2025 at 10:49
Hackney Town Hall

Hackney councillor told officers she had gone two months without hot water in her housing block

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Woman injured and man dead in Clissold Park shooting – as police appeal for witnesses

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 September 2025 at 15:28

Officers confirm that the pair were ‘known to each other’ and they believe it was an ‘isolated incident’

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Families warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 August 2025 at 15:24

Parents say the borough has become an unaffordable place to raise children

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Green Party announces Hackney Mayor candidate for 2026 – and her deputy

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 11 August 2025 at 12:20
Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett and her nominated deputy Dylan Law

Zoë Garbett and Dylan Law explain the change they want to see in Hackney if the party wrests control from Labour next year

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Lego, books and staff possessions ‘dumped in landfill’ as closed primary school ‘gutted’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 20:37
A 'gutted' St Dominic's classroom days after closure

Staff at the school were reportedly told to box up and label their belongings – then the removal team came before they had a chance to collect them

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Town Hall celebrates 33 Green Flag awards – the joint best haul in London

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 25 July 2025 at 09:25

Mayor praises ‘dedicated’ parks team and volunteers for accolades that recognise well-maintained public spaces

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West Reservoir swimmers fight to save communal changing rooms as council revamp gets underway

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 16 July 2025 at 10:27

Petition launched by campaigners who worry community ethos will be lost

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Hackney music venues given acoustic upgrades in pioneering audio-inclusivity project

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 15 July 2025 at 13:32

Paper Dress Vintage, SJQ and Vortex are now kitted out to host people who are sensitive to noise

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Housing protesters descend on Town Hall after entire block loses hot water

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 July 2025 at 13:11

Residents furious over ‘inhumane’ conditions as temporary showers put in their courtyard after delays

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Council casts doubt on ruling that race was ‘not a factor’ in Child Q incident

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 June 2025 at 15:53

Police complaints body says sacked Child Q officers guilty of ‘gross misconduct’ but teenage girl’s ‘humiliating’ strip-search was not prompted by her race

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Town Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 June 2025 at 13:20

Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out

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Stamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 11:09

Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry

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