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Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’

First two coronavirus cases confirmed in Hackney but ‘risk to public remains low’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 March 2020 at 11:14
Hackney Town Hall

The borough’s director of public health says news was ‘expected’ and that people should continue with simple hygiene measures to help manage the spread

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Move On Team absorbed back into ‘mainstream’ council housing service

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 28 February 2020 at 19:05

Team focused on moving families into private rented sector accommodation embedded in housing needs services

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Town Hall disinvites Home Office from Windrush event

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 24 February 2020 at 18:35

Home Office ‘disappointed’ at council decision taken as ‘direct consequence’ of recent deportation flights

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Revealed: Local politicians tried in vain to resolve Ruby Williams case

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 February 2020 at 21:20

Urswick headteacher rejected issues as ‘monumental distraction’ as Hackney South MP praises ‘strength and resilience’ of Williams family

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‘Home by bedtime’: Town Hall recruitment drive puts out call to locals

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 20 February 2020 at 21:08

Council hopes for residents to make up third of workforce in five years time

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‘A great loss for Hackney people’: Health bosses challenged over St Leonard’s redevelopment

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 February 2020 at 23:46

Healthwatch calls for ‘clear public commitment’ on local services as CCG restates aim to ‘maximise use’ for community’s benefit

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Town Hall to bring caretaker services at 10 schools in-house

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 February 2020 at 23:35

Decision on £2.5m contract taken as part of ‘inclusive economy’ strategy as Hackney Mayor aims for ‘more control over costs’ for schools and council

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Town Hall reduces carbon investments by a third as campaigners call for further action

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 14 February 2020 at 18:07

Council seeks to cease investing in Indonesian coal-mining company as Divest Hackney says progress ‘not moving fast enough’

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Town Hall to make school hairstyles ‘more inclusive’ following Ruby Williams case

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 13 February 2020 at 18:11

Williams family speak of ‘pride and sadness’ at impact of case as Hackney Mayor invites them to contribute to new guidance

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Path labs merger could lead to job losses at Homerton Hospital, health bosses reveal

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 12 February 2020 at 18:24

Councillors ‘very concerned’ as Homerton chief exec pledges turnaround times for tests will remain unchanged

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Town Hall warned not to include gas-fired boilers in future housing schemes

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 February 2020 at 18:18

Housing scheme on Pedro Street comes under scrutiny as council attempts move towards green heating

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Impassioned debate as council approves gating off St-John-at-Hackney churchyard at dusk

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 7 February 2020 at 15:00
Hackney Town Hall

Developer says it has ‘listened’ to residents’ concerns as Hackney Central councillor slams plans as ‘not in the spirit of the borough’

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Titbits – Revealing demo and a frosty hello

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 7 February 2020 at 08:39
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Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

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Unions slam efforts to reform Town Hall workplace culture as ‘too little, too late’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 6 February 2020 at 17:12
Hackney Town Hall

UNISON calls for action to repair ‘broken relationships’ between staff and management as Hackney Mayor stresses commitment to ‘inclusivity’

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Parents vow to oppose cut of daycare at Millfields children’s centre

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 20:34

Campaign demands more information on centre’s financial deficit

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Local health merger could mean loss of ‘accountability and money’, councillors warn

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 20:34
Hackney Town Hall

Hackney Mayor ‘extremely annoyed’ over lack of engagement over reforms since general election

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Councillors fear government funding could be drained from inner London

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 4 February 2020 at 20:33

Hackney Mayor pledges to ‘fight for London’ as concerns raised over Fair Funding Formula

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Residents fighting to keep under-threat Frampton Park community hall

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2020 at 19:22

Town Hall definition of hall as ‘underused’ questioned as Mayor restates commitment to ‘major improvements’ across estate

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Mental health care in Hackney set to undergo ‘massive shift’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 31 January 2020 at 19:14
Hackney Town Hall

Vast majority of those receiving care to be supported in the community following £1m grant from NHS England

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‘All we’re asking for is equality’: Homerton Hospital chief quizzed over cleaners’ sick pay

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 30 January 2020 at 22:10
Homerton Hospital

Hospital bosses pledge to ‘challenge’ outsourced company while refusing face-to-face meeting with workers

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