Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Council to go sugar-free after signing healthy food pledge
Bid to tackle obesity includes planned crackdown on sugary drinks advertising across Hackney
Read MoreRoad closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Read MoreCouncil to make borough ‘dementia friendly’ in wide-ranging initiative
All new council staff to be trained on the effects of dementia and how to help
Read MoreHomelessness crisis worsens as Town Hall is forced to use shelters outside Hackney
Council sees 29 per cent increase in people seeking accommodation since April
Read MoreHackney Mayor speaks out on William Patten school air pollution debate
Mayor states that council is “listening” as campaigners call for meeting
Read More‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Read MoreCouncil reported to pensions regulator for third year running
Breach of code of practice blamed on council’s ‘failure to submit timely data’ due to technical problems
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ at news of Network Rail arches sell-off
Council to seek urgent meeting with new owners of arches Blackstone and Telereal
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreWe need to talk about Dalston: Town Hall launches major listening exercise for locals
The Dalston Conversation will ‘put residents’ priorities at the heart of the council’s work’
Read MoreBritannia does not waive the rules, claim kebab shop owners
Owners say they are ‘shocked’ at police claims of advertising later opening times than licence allows
Read MoreSerious illness forces Labour councillor to stand down – just five months into the role
Cllr Alex Kuye’s resignation triggers October by-election in Victoria ward
Read MoreTitbits – Dice rolls, guarded events and assorted malcontents
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreBAME business owners slam council for seeming to “not care” about them
‘There’s a feeling that these Johnny-come-latelies who weren’t even born when we did what we did are getting all the benefits’
Read MoreCouncil apologises as Morland tower residents ‘kept in the dark’
Residents’ association complains of ‘stress and anxiety’
Read MoreEnergy chief leads charge to cut plastic use across the borough
Roll-out of new water fountains across Hackney planned over next four years
Read MoreCouncil to adopt ‘new approach’ to glyphosate weedkillers in wake of renewed health fears
‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner
Read More‘They embraced my creativity’: Successful start for council’s first mentorship programme
Thirty-four local students got the chance to experience life at a start-up as part of new careers scheme
Read MoreCouncil plans to cut its own plastic use by end of September
‘As community leaders, it’s only right that they lead the way in tackling this scourge,’ campaigner says
Read MoreCouncil asks residents to take on the #ZeroWasteHackney challenge
How much can you recycle and re-use? With International Zero Waste Week starting next Monday, it’s a perfect time to put yourself to the test
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