Posts Tagged ‘London Councils’
Rent rises in Hackney causing homelessness to spiral, council warns
‘Heartbreaking reality’ is thousands will be stuck in ‘far from ideal’ temporary housing, says Cllr Sade Etti
Read MoreAlmost 3,500 Hackney households are in temporary accommodation – as councils warn of ‘unsustainable’ homelessness levels
Hackney forecasts overspend of £7.4m on support for homeless households
Read MoreHackney Council ‘delighted’ after winning planning award for its low carbon guide
Town Hall’s sustainability toolkit for council planners across London recognised at Planning Awards 2024
Read MorePetition to salvage plans for wild swimming park in East London reaches 10,000 signatures
Campaigners are trying to save the site from being turned into a ‘secure children’s home’
Read MoreCampaign behind wild swimming plans accuses government of ‘misleading’ public
East London Waterworks Park says it was not told previously that the site it is hoping to purchase is not for sale
Read MoreNew parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’
Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home
Read More‘Riding roughshod over local democracy’: Hackney Mayor picks apart Whitehall’s agenda following Queen’s Speech
Time for government to ‘end central command and control’, says borough leader
Read MoreAnnouncement of London Mayoral and Assembly elections results to be delayed by two days
Voters will have to wait until 8 May as officials prioritise ‘safe and secure environment’ at ballot count
Read MoreLessons to combat Covid-19 anti-vaccine movement to be given in Hackney schools
Classes have been drawn up by local teachers and health workers in response to concerns of growing scepticism among young people
Read More‘Hidden education crisis’ to hit Hackney’s most vulnerable children, warns Deputy Mayor
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble calls for ‘crucial’ government reforms as council is left with ‘no other option’ but to cut high needs funding
Read More‘There is not a person in Britain who is not interested in politics. They just don’t always call it politics’
How can decision-making be brought closer to the people?
Read MoreJules Pipe re-elected as chair of London Councils
Hackney’s mayor secures sixth term as chair of local government lobbying group
Read MoreCharities urge end to ‘devastating’ policy as ‘no recourse’ families triple in Hackney
Hackney Migrant Centre and Project 17 warn that a growing number of families are living in ‘extreme poverty’
Read MoreHackney pulls out of joint borough devolution bid at eleventh hour
Council withdraws from nine borough bid to focus on ‘pan-London approach’ led by London Councils
Read MoreCouncil joins bid to impose nightly accommodation rent cap on private sector
London Councils reach agreement as spiralling costs for short-term housing forces boroughs into bidding wars
Read MoreLondon Councils heads off £37 million funding cut threat to boroughs’ transport projects
Lobby group chaired by Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe forces U-turn from Boris Johnson
Read MoreHackney Mayor Jules Pipe re-elected as Chair of London Councils
Political leader of borough vows to help protect city’s funding as he begins fourth term as chair of cross-party organisation
Read MoreHackney mayor to help free schools
Lobbying organisation chaired by Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe is to facilitate the introduction of controversial free schools
Read MoreLondon Mayor Boris Johnson launches schools inquiry
The Mayor of London announces a inquiry to look into the challenges facing schools across the capital
Read MoreHackney Council yet to publish spending over £500
With just two weeks until the government’s deadline, Hackney is one of ten London councils that have still to make available their data online
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