Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Safeguarding boss calls for tougher laws on unregistered schools
Officials ‘optimistic’ on progress of child safeguarding cooperation with Orthodox Jewish community though curriculum remains ‘stumbling block’
Read MoreHackney politicians cry ‘scandal’ over 40 per cent jump in food bank use
Leading councillor calls for ‘national changes in policy’
Read MoreCampaigners question award of Britannia contract to company linked to ‘poor behaviour’
Hackney Mayor moves to reassure that ‘lessons have been learned’ from previous contract with Morgan Sindall Property Services
Read MoreTrade unions call on council to focus on equality amid ‘culture of fear’ allegations
Recommendations made for new equalities sub-committee as report criticises Town Hall use of agency workers
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion: Hackney rebels blockade Marble Arch as campaign demands government action
Borough energy chief speaks out in support of protesters as police make 122 arrests
Read MoreCouncillors raise concerns over shortfall in violent crime services for young adults
Cllr Sharon Patrick also reveals issues with ex-gang members being placed in hostels alongside former rivals
Read MoreHackney’s Patrick Vernon dedicates his National Campaigner Award to Windrush survivors
The activist and former councillor has set his sights on the government’s new Windrush compensation scheme after winning a long-term achievement gong last month
Read MoreUnite officer at heart of council bullying row loses out at employment tribunal
Ruling on branch rep’s dismissal still to come as council boss moves to reassure staff and residents that ‘due process was followed’
Read MoreLeader – Laying down the law
Hackney Community Law Centre, a pillar of strength for residents, is facing swingeing cuts. Is it the victim of its own success?
Read More‘It is not fair and it is not right’: Top councillors pledge to join protest march over SEND cuts
Campaigners say parents are ‘desperate’ as trade union criticises unfunded reforms
Read More‘Chaotic and slipshod’ chicken shop blocked from 5am closing
Employee fled interview with police ‘through six lanes of Old Street traffic and was never seen again’
Read MoreBattle to save Ridley Road Shopping Village continues with weekend festival
Development plan represents ‘fight for the heart, soul and spirit of Hackney’, say campaigners
Read MoreCommunity Law Centre could close by next year after ‘sudden and unconsulted’ 45 per cent cuts
HCLC ‘deeply shocked and puzzled’ as trustees hit out at redistribution of grants pot
Read MoreHackney wins £10k funding to celebrate Windrush Day
Council is one of 50 organisations to receive government cash for events on 22 June
Read MoreTown Hall faces judicial review over controversial nightlife policy
Campaign group We Love Hackney claims policy is ‘bread and butter for big chains’
Read MorePatients and activists ‘concerned’ at planned move of pathology labs from Homerton Hospital
Deputy Mayor calls for NHS England to ‘reconsider’ as hospital seeks to reassure that A&E services will not be affected
Read MoreShush, this is a building site!: Recording studio ‘reassured’ by promise of quiet construction tests
Historic Strongroom Studios secure condition that neighbouring development won’t go ahead without noise controls
Read MoreHackney’s female politicians mark International Women’s Day
‘We’re blazing a trail’, says borough’s newest councillor Penny Wrout
Read MoreTown Hall slammed for ‘chronic failure’ in releasing data under Freedom of Information
Council responds to only two-thirds of requests within statutory time limit
Read MoreOfsted rebukes council over slip in ‘quality of practice for vulnerable children’
Town Hall urged to take swift action over ‘areas of weakness’ in child protection
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