Posts Tagged ‘hackney’
Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment
Christmas cards from Hackney children calling for end to high-carbon investments delivered to committee as Town Hall defends 50 per cent divestment by 2022 as ‘ambitious’
Read MoreCouncil working with private property owners to remove Grenfell-style cladding
‘We will continue to monitor this and ensure no stone is left unturned to make buildings in Hackney safer,’ says mayor
Read More‘We don’t use WhatsApp’: Young people deliver Snapchat training to council safeguarding officers
‘Paradigm shift’ in social care underway as Town Hall presents new approach of contextualised safeguarding
Read More‘Homes not hotels’: Protestors lose out at planning committee as ‘harmful’ Chocolate Studios development gets go-ahead
‘We’re very disappointed. The developers quite clearly stated they couldn’t be bothered to speak to the residents’, says councillor
Read MoreNumber of homes for social rent under completed Woodberry Down plans under scrutiny
Updated plans for seven more socially-rented properties for estate’s Block B approved at planning meeting
Read More‘Friends! Musicians! Visionaries!’: Town Hall rally planned to protect Strongroom Studios from construction work
Protesters claim ‘developments such as this will kill culture’ as Save Strongroom petition attracts almost 6,000 names
Read MoreChocolate Studios residents protest being ‘plunged into darkness’ by controversial hotel development
‘There are some office occupiers that actually prefer to have lower levels of natural light,’ says council report
Read MoreHackney to give microplastics the brush-off with biodegradable bristles
Announcement comes as finance chief boasts of ‘Hackney model’ for new sustainable procurement strategy
Read More‘Love Shouldn’t Hurt’: Hackney stands together to tackle domestic violence
Town Hall event marks local launch of 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence campaign
Read MoreMedics vaccinate over 500 children in move to contain measles outbreak
“Vaccination works and is safe. We urge parents to contact their GP for advice if you think your child is unvaccinated”
Read More‘No obvious link’ between Hackney’s drug markets and an increase in violence, report finds
Findings contradict National Crime Agency claims that drugs fuel London’s violent crime
Read MoreHackney Labour party call for resignation of Conservative councillor Aron Klein
Parties clash over Stamford Hill West councillor’s alleged application to join Labour
Read MoreCouncil braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit
‘We could lose very significant numbers of our frontline staff very quickly,’ says councillor
Read MoreFinance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
Read MoreLiberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime
Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’
Read More‘Startling’ figures reveal hundreds of breast cancer screening cancellations
‘There is a national shortage of qualified mammographers and this shortage is impacting services nationwide’
Read MoreHackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status
Diane Abbott & Mayor of Hackney pledge support for campaign to secure free school meals for undocumented children
Read MoreCouncil to go sugar-free after signing healthy food pledge
Bid to tackle obesity includes planned crackdown on sugary drinks advertising across Hackney
Read MoreShootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
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
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