Council tax frozen for seventh year running as spending plans for year approved by councillors

Projects that help at community level avoid council spending squeeze. But no guarantees beyond 2013

Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners

Safer Neighbourhoods officers cut as many wards share sergeants

Moves to slash spending on young people make no sense at this volatile time

What were the reasons for this week’s violent disturbances in the borough?

Campaigners gain concessions as town bosses shy away from forced redundancies in library services shake-up

The union claims Town Hall bosses have already made up their minds about the future of the borough’s library services

User groups and local residents voice concern over the future wellbeing of the borough’s green spaces as leaked report proposes large-scale changes

We need to invest in ‘green growth’ and beware of false economies, says Hackney Friends of the Earth