Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Cases of alleged fraud reported to council up 15 per cent in a year
The majority involve council tenancies, with parking fraud also a big contributor
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 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 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 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 MoreHackney Mayor criticises government’s ‘one-off’ funding model as he sets out ‘careful and considered’ budget
Borough leader says long-term planning is difficult as he confirms council tax and rent rises
Read More‘Stupid waste of money’: Hackney Council’s £750 grants for coronation parties met with backlash from residents
‘I can think of at least 100 ways off the top of my head that would be a better use of this money,’ says former Green party election candidate
Read More‘Always a delight’: Mayor hails borough’s young talent as Music Service Gala returns after two-year break
Borough leader handed out awards and grants to pupils and schools in a number of categories
Read MoreHackney councillors urged to complete mandatory training – with only a few recorded as having brushed up on finance and child safeguarding
Standards committee hears that lack of uptake could be down to paperwork issues
Read MoreResidents urged to prepare for new voter ID rules being introduced in May
People will be required to show photo ID
Read MoreNew owner of Hackney’s second oldest house says her family have been left in ‘nasty limbo’ by council red tape
Elizabeth Prochaska wants to turn part of the renovated 324-year-old property into a community arts space, while the developer says delays are costing him thousands of pounds in interest
Read MoreGet a glimpse of what the borough was like 300,000 years ago in ‘fascinating’ new exhibition at Hackney Museum
‘Hackney is one of the richest sites for finding objects from that time period,’ says Town Hall culture boss
Read MoreEmergency appeal launched for Stoke Newington businesses left ‘fighting for survival’ after building collapse
A number of traders on the High Street cannot access their businesses, with the road set to be closed until mid-February
Read MoreThousands of council tenants facing seven per cent rent hike as housing costs spiral
Town Hall asks residents for feedback on the planned increase by 17 February
Read MoreNHS campaigners urge council to fight for beloved hospital in Hoxton – before it is ‘forever lost’
Activists ask Town Hall to lobby government for cash to ensure St Leonard’s is kept for patients
Read More‘Best form of transport’: New walking map of Hackney Central celebrates borough’s ‘fascinating and diverse’ history
Hackney Central Footways, available online and in print for free, is designed to encourage people to explore on foot
Read MoreUnion calls off tomorrow’s library strike in Hackney as ‘gesture of goodwill’ – but February action set to go ahead
Unison says it wants to ‘give management more time to work on compulsory redundancies and make other positive changes’
Read MoreFire safety: Front doors to be replaced at thousands of ‘highest-risk’ council homes
£30m scheme will see Town Hall install doors designed to withstand fire and smoke for 30 minutes
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