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Residents fear more ‘carnage’ as Shoreditch nightclub mogul bids for new venue

Metropolitan police ‘cannot fathom’ why former Cargo director is asking for new licence after twice having it revoked

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents fear more ‘carnage’ as Shoreditch nightclub mogul bids for new venue

Hackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament

St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament

Unions ‘blocked’ by council from discussing pension fund investments

Unison representatives critical of Hackney’s refusal to divest pensions say council is ignoring members’ survey

Author: Hackney Citizen

Unions ‘blocked’ by council from discussing pension fund investments

Almost one in six jobs advertised in Hackney pay below living wage, report shows

Findings from London Poverty Profile reveal 16 per cent of employers pay less than the recommended rate

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Town Hall

Mossbourne launches review of complaints procedure amid safeguarding inquiry

Multi-academy trust says it is concerned some parents and carers may have ‘lost confidence’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy

Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill

Charedi figures argue new oversight on yeshivas is ‘discriminatory’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney’s Orthodox Jewish community up in arms about ‘dictatorial’ schools bill

Independent Socialists urge council to use £4m reserves to halt primary school closures

Opposition groups lay out alternative budget plans, with mayor accusing Green co-leader of ‘populism’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Penny Wrout

Hackney’s deficit has shrunk by £16m, says mayor

Caroline Woodley accused of hypocrisy over continuing ‘austerity’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Caroline Woodley

Divestment activists ‘jumping on bandwagon’, says Hackney’s pensions chair

Cllr Kam Adams says campaigners’ demands unclear – despite persistent calls for council to pull funds from specific arms firms

Author: Hackney Citizen

Divestment activists ‘jumping on bandwagon’, says Hackney’s pensions chair

Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes

Council praised for support in bringing local wildlife back from ‘absolute crunch point’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Joy as rewilders return small mammals to Hackney Marshes

Child safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry

Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children's experiences

Author: Hackney Citizen

Jim Gamble

Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments

Author: Hackney Citizen

Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds