Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
‘Not what was needed’: Mossbourne Federation sparks backlash after setting out response to safeguarding review
The parent who collected testimonies for the review and a local politician have hit out at ‘disappointing’ announcement
Read MoreHackney Council ignored tenant’s concerns over safety of her autistic child in social housing
The council has paid the family £500 to recognise the “distress, uncertainty and frustration” it had caused
Read MoreCouncil suggests taking autistic boy on bus ride to ‘prove’ he can’t use public transport
The council suggested taking the child on a bus ride so they can test his family’s claim that travelling by public transport would prove distressing for him
Read More‘The destruction of our livelihoods’ – Ridley Road Shopping Village traders to hold public meeting as ‘evictions’ loom
Traders told to leave by 31 March as their landlord has declined to renew their tenancies
Read MoreHomerton for Homerton: Cambridge University college to support Hackney ward where it was founded 257 years ago
Homerton College launches scheme to inspire young people from the borough to aim for the best universities
Read MoreMother in homeless hostel denied visitors for a week after C-section, charity says
Shelter has urged Hackney Council to ease restrictions on its guest policy for children and families in temporary accommodation
Read MoreOpposition councillors slam ‘lack of transparency’ over ‘harrowing’ Mossbourne safeguarding review
They claim there has been no reassurance that changes are being made in the three months since the review was published
Read MoreHackney tower block hit by flooding days after fire breaks out
Residents have called for the block to be evacuated
Read MoreCouncil responds to watchdog review over social care delays
A recent Care Quality Commission review gave Hackney’s adult social care services a ‘Requires Improvement’ rating
Read MoreHackney family facing eviction given reprieve as council warrant suspended
Charity Oppong and her children have lived at the property for nearly two decades
Read MoreHackney Council budget – what it means for you
The council agreed its budget on Wednesday (4 March)
Read MoreFire at council-run flat reignites safety fears
A fire on 27 February has reignited safety fears at the housing block
Read MoreCampaigners accuse council of downplaying risks to SEND children in unsafe housing
At a council meeting, a parent of a SEND child warned that under the council’s ‘traumatising’ housing needs assessment process, people are ‘falling through the gaps’
Read More‘You won today’ — protesters stop council from evicting Hackney family with disabled child
The family has lived at the property for more than 20 years, but the council says they have been illegally subletting and is reportedly looking to move them to temporary accommodation
Read MoreCuts to library opening hours to be reversed as council’s ‘financial outlook’ improves
The decision comes days after a public consultation on the proposals closed
Read MoreOfsted tells Hackney Council to act quickly as too many SEND children excluded from school
A report published on 5 February the watchdog found the number of SEND children excluded from Hackney secondary schools had been high for “too long”
Read MoreCouncil sets out new plans to reduce air pollution amid LTN controversy
The move comes following a demonstration outside Hackney Town Hall last week which saw residents call on the council to ‘open our roads’
Read MoreHackney residents urge council to ‘open our roads’ and scrap ‘excessive’ LTNs
Campaigners gathered outside Hackney Town Hall this week objecting to the ‘excessive’ roll-out of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Read More‘It appals me’ — councillor resigns from Labour Party ‘to continue to fight for change’
The councillor has represented the same Hackney ward for more than a decade
Read MoreHackney residents stand up to council over ‘unlawful’ plans for Marian Court
Redevelopment of the site had stalled amid changes to safety regulations and financial woes, but plans were revived in late November last year
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