Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Hackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme
Surgeries are taking place in June, July and August to support residents through the application process
Read MoreHackney Council’s finance supremo to depart after 14 years in the role
Ian Williams, currently acting chief executive, helped steer the borough through the pandemic
Read More‘Not my cup of tea’: Coronation events garner mixed reaction at Hoxton Street Market
Traders complain about business being disrupted, but others say the celebrations brought market to life
Read MoreKing’s coronation: Hackney to play host to 18 Big Lunch events and eight street parties
The council has handed out more than 30 community grants in total
Read MoreHackney Council’s chief executive given extended leave to deal with ‘family matters’
‘Council business continues as usual,’ says Town Hall spokesman
Read MoreHackney mortuary that played a part in Operation Mincemeat set for capacity boost
Town Hall likely to sign off £800k investment in venue at heart of notorious wartime deception
Read MoreHackney Council to pay back £268k to motorists caught out by unlawful road closure
Town Hall to refund more than 3,000 fines after slip-up in the wording of a traffic notice in Springfield
Read More‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans
Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers
Read MoreCases 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
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