News - Hackney Citizen (Page 27)

Mossbourne’s draconian ‘punishment no matter what’ regime linked to pupils' self-harm and disproportionately targeted Black boys with harsh sanctions, damning report reveals

Practices including 'routine shouting' and 'public humiliation' were found to be taking place

Author: Hackney Citizen

Coroner warns Hackney landlord to act following six-month-old boy’s death

An inquest into the death of Baby Abdullah Ali prompted the coroner to flag concerns over knee-high thick and black mould in his family's overcrowded flat

Author: Hackney Citizen

TfL bosses urged to tackle violence against women and girls as offences rise

Campaigners have called on Sir Sadiq Khan to address violence and harassment of women and girls on the capital's tubes and buses

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Commission investigating school inclusion and children's wellbeing issues call for evidence

Hackney’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission is conducting a review into how the council and its partners can better support children and young people in the borough

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Winter Toy Appeal hopes for festive miracle so every child can have a merry Christmas

With less than a fortnight before the donation window closes, members of the public are being asked to give away a new toy so children living in extreme hardship can have a special gift to open on Christmas Day

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Winter Toy Appeal hopes for festive miracle so every child can have a merry Christmas

'Not your typical high street' - residents express concern over new Aldi on Hackney Road

A group of locals have said they are 'extremely worried' about the plans

Author: Hackney Citizen

TfL projects set to become cheaper thanks to planning and financing reforms

The capital has seen a number of projects greenlighted in recent years, such as the Elizabeth Line, the Northern Line tube extension and the recent DLR extension

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Scheme to stamp out rogue landlords approved by council

From May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let out

Author: Lizzie McAllister

MPs celebrate end of two-child benefit cap despite voting not to scrap it last year

Previously, almost all parents were prevented from claiming Universal Credit for more than two children

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney faces 'complete exhaustion of reserves' without 'urgent funding' in Budget says councillor

Campaigners descended on Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday (26 November), the same day the Chancellor made her Budget

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Cllr Claudia Turbet-Delof speaking outside Hackney Town Hall

Council's call for rent controls 'would not lead to the skies collapsing'

Labour-run Hackney Council said the government needs to go further than Renters Rights Bill by empowering it to cap private rents

Author: Hackney Citizen

Christmas plans in turmoil as 13 East London bus routes impacted by strikes

More than 350 bus drivers are expected to walk out in two 48-hour strikes over the festive period, impacting several routes through Hackney

Author: Lizzie McAllister