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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

Council rejects Shoreditch nightclub mogul’s latest bid for new venue

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 March 2025 at 13:59

Town Hall said it did not have confidence in owner Shmail Khan after previously revoking his licence twice

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Council spending on agency staff expected to rise by nearly £1m

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 11:18
Waste truck

Town Hall revises forecasts after health and environment costs fuel temporary recruitment drive

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‘Full support’: Opposition councillors back Town Hall’s green jobs drive – but stress need for extra cash

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 March 2025 at 10:34

Green councillors welcome Town Hall’s target to help 60 people find jobs in next year

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Hackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 March 2025 at 13:50

Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London

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School streets vandalised in ‘appalling criminal sabotage’ across Hackney

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 March 2025 at 15:13

More than 20 incidents of damage to cameras, street signs and speed restrictions recorded since June 2024

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Residents fear more ‘carnage’ as Shoreditch nightclub mogul bids for new venue

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 March 2025 at 12:58

Metropolitan police ‘cannot fathom’ why former Cargo director is asking for new licence after twice having it revoked

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Hackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 March 2025 at 12:49

St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march

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Unions ‘blocked’ by council from discussing pension fund investments

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 March 2025 at 11:06

Unison representatives critical of Hackney’s refusal to divest pensions say council is ignoring members’ survey

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Almost one in six jobs advertised in Hackney pay below living wage, report shows

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 March 2025 at 13:09
Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Findings from London Poverty Profile reveal 16 per cent of employers pay less than the recommended rate

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Mossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 March 2025 at 16:57
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’

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Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 5 March 2025 at 18:17

Charedi figures argue new oversight on yeshivas is ‘discriminatory’

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Independent Socialists urge council to use £4m reserves to halt primary school closures

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 February 2025 at 17:21

Opposition groups lay out alternative budget plans, with mayor accusing Green co-leader of ‘populism’

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Hackney’s deficit has shrunk by £16m, says mayor

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 February 2025 at 16:36
Caroline Woodley

Caroline Woodley accused of hypocrisy over continuing ‘austerity’

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Divestment activists ‘jumping on bandwagon’, says Hackney’s pensions chair

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 21 February 2025 at 18:58

Cllr Kam Adams says campaigners’ demands unclear – despite persistent calls for council to pull funds from specific arms firms

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Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 19 February 2025 at 17:58

Council praised for support in bringing local wildlife back from ‘absolute crunch point’

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Child safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 17 February 2025 at 20:00
Jim Gamble

Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children’s experiences

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Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 February 2025 at 19:23

Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments

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Future of Hackney Carnival under threat as Town Hall withdraws funding

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 February 2025 at 15:13
Hackney Carnival, 2020

‘Despite the stark economic reality, we want to preserve hope and joy’

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Elderly residents left ‘trapped in lifts’ after repeated service failures

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2025 at 17:40

Leaseholders and residents of award-winning new-builds in Clapton feel ‘neglected’ by council over persistent malfunctions

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Council insider on Mossbourne: ‘Leadership and culture are the problem’

By Anonymous | Thursday 6 February 2025 at 17:30

A staff member in the Town Hall’s Children and Families Directorate on the allegations facing the multi-academy trust

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