Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
‘There’s a good reason for this’: Two local nurses on vaccine hesitancy and efforts to make the jab a ‘positive experience’
Gemma Evans and colleague Gemma Davies say there is a wealth of experience and support on offer to people who are nervous
Read MoreCampaigners stage mass rally in last-minute bid to stop deal for controversial new incinerator
Over 600 people are said to have joined the march yesterday from Edmonton to the North Circular
Read MoreHarassment and poor lighting among concerns as women respond to council safety survey
Over 200 people have reported issues since Town Hall put out the call last month
Read MoreSolar panels installed on three community buildings as council’s efforts to harness renewable energy continue
Town Hall is this year aiming to produce one megawatt of power using the sun
Read MoreTown Hall ‘still working to recover data’ more than a year after ‘devastating’ cyber attack
Report on October 2020 hack reveals social care, benefits and housing are among services that remain badly affected
Read MoreMixed reviews for Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Church Street – with traders unhappy and others praising health benefits
Cars are banned from using the popular shopping street between 7am and 7pm
Read MoreCouncil U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests
Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss
Read MoreHackney’s role in stranger-than-fiction wartime escapade commemorated with plaque
Local mortuary’s involvement in Operation Mincemeat brought to wider audience by Hackney-born historian
Read MoreShoreditch pipe leak left 450 residents without heating over the weekend
Homes on Cranston and Wenlock Barn estates were affected amid freezing temperatures
Read MoreThird of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant
Read MoreHackney’s community safety boss on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
‘We understand that words and platitudes will not create the fundamental change we need,’ writes Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas
Read More‘No place for abuse’: Hackney Council joins international campaign to tackle violence against women and girls
The United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism begins this week, and will see practical safety measures introduced across the borough
Read MoreParents urge Town Hall to completely scrap plans to close two children’s centres after they were ‘put on pause’
The council yesterday called a halt to the proposals until it has undertaken a wider review of its early years provision
Read MoreLocal MP Diane Abbott backs campaign to save two children’s centres from closure
The two centres in north London are earmarked for closure as the council tries to save £1m to balance the books
Read MoreHackney pays tribute to the fallen in moving Remembrance Sunday parade
Hundreds gather to honour those who have lost their lives during military service
Read MoreHackney’s ‘vital’ community halls reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic
Spaces of various sizes are available to hire again – with extra precautions in place to combat Covid
Read MoreCall goes out for vaccine centre volunteers as easing of restrictions sees numbers drop
Volunteer Centre Hackney is looking for people aged 16 or over who can spare at least three hours a week
Read More‘We deserve dignity’: Residents of Homerton estate hit out at council over ‘unsafe and unhygienic’ conditions
People living on the Wyke estate accuse Town Hall of ‘neglect’ amid concerns over ‘potentially life-threatening’ issues
Read More‘No more blah, blah, blah’: Campaigners renew demands for Hackney’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
Campaigners gathered outside the Town Hall last week to call for swifter action
Read MoreFamily and friends gather to celebrate community stalwart Kit Crowley at the garden that now bears her name
The garden was the first to receive a new moniker through a Town Hall project to reclaim places linked to slavery
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