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Posts Tagged ‘Young people’

Hackney charity celebrates 25 years of removing barriers to the arts for young people

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 23 March 2026 at 14:08

Hackney Shed puts on performing arts workshops for under-26-year-olds

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Young people don’t trust Met Police or feel safe in their area, report shows

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 16 February 2026 at 14:01
Police car

An investigation found young Londoners “feel they are not believed by the police” and that “they are seen as a suspect first”

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Young people’s use of sexual health clinics ‘significantly higher’ in Hackney

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 19:12
Homerton Hospital

Public health analysis reveals spike in STI-related support following closure of local sexual health information service

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Hackney children exposed to verbal abuse could face long-term mental health effects

By Ellie Hammonds | Tuesday 3 June 2025 at 13:32

Charities and psychologists call on schools and MPs to take action

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Hackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 27 March 2025 at 17:22

Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them

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Council launches plan to improve support for care leavers following Ofsted criticism

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 15 October 2024 at 12:01
Hackney Town Hall

Inspectors found children’s services had ‘greatly improved’, but said work still had to be done for care experience

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DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicians

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 19 September 2024 at 14:20
Hackney Town Hall

The move follows two recent cases of ex-councillors being charged with sex offences

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GCSE outcomes in Hackney ‘at or above’ last year’s, council says

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 10 September 2024 at 10:41

Town Hall says borough’s performance bucks national trend of declining English and Maths results

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‘Something special’: Artworks by Hackney teenagers go on display at former royal residence

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 6 September 2024 at 13:06

Young people from Immediate Theatre join arts takeover at Cumberland Lodge

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Hackney Council pushes for DBS checks for elected members

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 3 September 2024 at 17:22
Hackney Town Hall

Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures

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‘One-stop shop’ of health services for young people to launch in Hackney

By Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 20 February 2024 at 18:09
Hackney Town Hall

The two-year pilot project is hoping to address increasing demand

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The Huddleston: A centre without a centre

By Olivia Barber | Wednesday 26 April 2023 at 13:42

The long-running charity is without a permanent home, and the Citizen visited to see a former member perform a fundraising pantomime

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‘Wes Anderson likes my work!’ Art by Hackney schoolchildren to be plastered on billboards as part of ‘fantastic’ creativity project

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 August 2022 at 12:19

Thirty youngsters took part in Hackney Young Voices – receiving support from renowned artists and education experts

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‘What we create has consequences’: Teenagers to be trained up in sustainable fashion as studio launches workshops in East London

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 22 March 2022 at 09:54

CQ Studio to run programme in Poplar to prepare young people for jobs in eco-friendly fashion

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‘LTNs would be gone’: Tory mayoral candidate hopes to swerve Labour ‘coronation’ with vow to reverse traffic measures

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 21 February 2022 at 18:43

Nineteen-year-old Oliver Hall also has affordable housing and young people on his agenda ahead of polling in May

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Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 3 December 2021 at 10:39

Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service

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‘Young people are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid being seen as sell-outs’, health bosses warned

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 12 August 2021 at 14:45

Hackney CVS chief says uptake among youngsters could be improved if they are able to get the jab ‘covertly’

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Education boss reveals remote learning left Hackney’s poorest kids behind on writing, maths and fine motor skills

By Jacob Dirnhuber, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 June 2021 at 11:25

Councillors warned that attainment gap will continue to grow without ‘big bit of work’ from teachers

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Pandemic triggers surge in demand for children’s mental health services

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 18 May 2021 at 12:56
Hackney Town Hall

Huge jump in paediatric admissions and eating disorder services

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Town Hall set to merge wellbeing services for everyone under the age of 25

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 11 May 2021 at 10:17
Cllr Chris Kennedy

Move ‘could deliver efficiency savings alongside improvements’, according to council report

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