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Hackney Council urges Education Secretary to help with ‘intolerable’ unregistered schools dilemma

Councillors write to Bridget Phillipson as data shows nearly 1,600 youngsters out of safeguarding ‘line of sight’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Councillor Sophie Conway

Hoxton charity unveils three alternative audio tours of London penned by children

Listeners can enjoy the 'wildest tall stories to the most moving of poetry', says Ministry of Stories director

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hoxton charity unveils three alternative audio tours of London penned by children

Hackney Council admits to unlawful consultation over children's centre closures

Sebright and Fernbank shutdowns staved off after consultation is quashed

Author: Hackney Citizen

Campaigners contesting the closure of Fernbank children's centre

Hackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school

Council suggests it is making headway with SEND strategy but more school closures have sparked anger

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school

Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act

Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs

Author: Hackney Citizen

Number of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act

Colin O’Brien: Photographer, Chats Palace, exhibition review: ‘At once realist and lyrical’

The display in Homerton ‘reminds us how much of the public realm has been lost to contemporary lifestyles’

Author: Sarah Birch

Colin O’Brien: Photographer, Chats Palace, exhibition review: ‘At once realist and lyrical’

DBS checks now compulsory for Hackney’s elected politicians

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

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Hackney Council pushes for DBS checks for elected members

Standards committee recommends council immediately adopts new safeguarding measures

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’

The artist’s exploration of children’s play ‘yields rich documentation of their resilience’

Author: Sarah Birch

Francis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’

Parasouls: Young V&A exhibition sees lost umbrellas transformed into Japanese spirits

Colourful brollies-turned-yōkai now welcome visitors at the children’s museum

Author: Hackney Citizen

Parasouls: Young V&A exhibition sees lost umbrellas transformed into Japanese spirits

Hackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres

Hackney South Meg Hillier met with parents at Sebright, one of the centres under threat

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney MP defends mayor and council over plans to shut two children’s centres

‘Groundhog Day’: Parents fighting to save two children’s centres hit out at council’s ‘tick-box’ consultation

Campaigners say the Town Hall has offered no ‘plan B’ to shutting Fernbank and Sebright centres

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Groundhog Day’: Parents fighting to save two children’s centres hit out at council’s ‘tick-box’ consultation