News - Hackney Citizen (Page 26)

'We'd lose half our business overnight' - beloved stationery shop launches campaign to stop relocation plans

Argun Printers & Stationers has been in business at the same location for more than 30 years

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'We'd lose half our business overnight' - beloved stationery shop launches campaign to stop relocation plans

Met Police fall short on key call handler target - 'there is more to be done'

Call handlers are failing to meet the force’s target to answer 90 per cent of emergency calls within 10 seconds

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

'So many layers of lies' - police spied on Hackney organisation working to expose Met corruption, inquiry hears

The Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA) was the subject of police monitoring for a decade

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'So many layers of lies' - police spied on Hackney organisation working to expose Met corruption, inquiry hears

London Overground line serving five Hackney stations to close for 11 days over Christmas

The Mildmay Line will close for 11 days over Christmas and three weekends in the new year

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Community mosaic group 'faces eviction after more than a decade' from Hackney Downs Pavilion

Hackney Mosaic Project has met at the pavilion several times a week for more than 10 years

Author: Joshua Haining

Hackney’s safeguarding boss takes DfE advisor to task over ‘embarrassing’ criticism of Mossbourne review

Jim Gamble responds to Tom Bennett's blogpost that called the report a 'hit job'

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Outdated' Clapton leisure centre closes for three years for ‘ambitious’ renovations

Kings Hall Leisure Centre will close later this month before renovation work starts at the beginning of next year

Author: Gabriel Stewart

Mayor of Hackney 'deeply concerned' as Mossbourne 'punishment no matter what' regime exposed in review

A review published earlier this week found behaviour policies at Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) had fostered a 'no excuses' culture

Author: Hackney Citizen

Met Police may face further staffing cuts if Home Office fails to bridge funding gap say bosses

The Met Police have suggested they could be forced to make staffing and recruitment changes if they don't receive an expected funding uplift from the Home Office

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney primary school where 'wellbeing is foundation of learning' bags mental health award

Daubeney Primary School in Clapton prides itself on fostering an environment where every pupil is known, valued and supported

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Pupils at Daubeney Primary School and Headteacher Gregory Logan with the FutureEd Trophy

NHS worker 'at breaking point' as noisy neighbour 'stops her sleeping for 14 months'

The social tenant says her noisy neighbour keeps her up throughout the night and says it has been 14 months since she got a peaceful night's sleep

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Short film celebrates tree lovers on mission to 'green Hackney'

Everyone’s Garden explores the work of the Tree Musketeers, a volunteer-run charity bringing together local communities to transform Hackney’s parks into diverse tree-filled spaces

Author: Gabriel Stewart