Posts Tagged ‘hackney council’
Titbits – council rags, terror flags and whitewashed Hackney
Hackney and Greenwich’s unlikely partnership, fashion hub consternation, and the borough in an alternative universe
Read MoreIllegal Jewish schools: council denies cover up over ‘missing’ children
Council education chiefs accused of ‘destroying’ evidence of Jewish children dropping off education system
Read MorePeople passed from pillar to post
Council resources are stretched like never before – but this is exacerbated by a “not my problem” mentality that pervades all of our society
Read MoreCouncil shame: young family left to sleep on the streets
Mother and four children under 10 unceremoniously removed from the Hackney Service Centre on a cold March evening
Read MoreInvestigation launched into claims Stamford Hill Jewish school defied closure order
Talmud Torah Tashbar’s rigid curriculum taught no lessons in English, Ofsted inspectors found
Read MoreShoreditch strip club seeks licence renewal under tough policy
One of few ‘sex establishments’ left has had licence renewal approved in previous years
Read MoreResidents fear foregone conclusion over London Fields cycling ‘quietway’
Hard won public consultation dismissed as ‘smoke and mirrors’
Read MoreHistoric warehouse in Shoreditch conservation area to be converted into offices
Former industrial building to be given two extra storeys for offices, restaurant and retail
Read MoreCouncil gets stick over school grounds sell-off ‘trick’
Plan to stack flats on top of a school for pupils with special educational needs comes in for criticism
Read More‘Designer fashion hub’ to open in Hackney Walk
Development under railway arches will house leading brands Nike and Joseph and provide 450 local retail jobs
Read MoreRegent’s Canal campaigners blast phone mast plans as ‘forest of eyesores’
Vodafone has applied to Hackney Council to erect antennas and mounted dishes in a conservation area
Read MoreLeader – Foster care sex child abuse scandal demands policy review
Rape and sexual assault of five girls by foster carer could have been prevented
Read MoreNSPCC criticises police over Hackney foster care child sex abuse
Children’s charity weighs in as pressure mounts for police review
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Read MoreCate Le Bon to play Chats Palace anniversary celebrations
Resurgent arts venue seeks to increase its output, and has launched a fundraising scheme
Read MoreFoster care child sex abuse could happen again, warns Hackney safeguarding chief
‘Huge risk’ of further sexual abuse, as police body rules out policy review
Read MoreCouncil incompetence left up to 1,300 voters unable to vote in General Election, damning report finds
Voters left off electoral register due to bureaucratic bungling as new system rolled out
Read MoreRight to Buy ‘attack on social housing’ is close to becoming law
Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities
Read MoreAbney Park chapel set for repairs ahead of public reopening
Oldest surviving non-denominational chapel in Europe to receive maintenance work to address ‘downward spiral of decay’
Read MoreStoke Newington Town Hall ‘left rotting’ and leaking
‘Lack of regular maintenance’ has left building with leaks, cracks and corrosion
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