Posts Tagged ‘Rebecca Rennison’
Council launches new preemptive approach to violence against women and girls
Three-year strategy aims to prevent domestic abuse ‘from even materialising’
Read MoreTown Hall to ‘reluctantly’ continue rehousing homeless families hundreds of miles away
Relocation plans for pregnant mum at centre of Move-On Team revelations withdrawn by Town Hall
Read MoreEmpty homes crackdown as Town Hall doubles tax for absent owners
More than 400 properties currently qualify for the hike, which could raise an extra £200k a year
Read MoreContactless donation points to help the homeless launch in Hackney
Three terminals have already been installed, with more to be introduced across the borough
Read MoreHackney to give microplastics the brush-off with biodegradable bristles
Announcement comes as finance chief boasts of ‘Hackney model’ for new sustainable procurement strategy
Read More‘Love Shouldn’t Hurt’: Hackney stands together to tackle domestic violence
Town Hall event marks local launch of 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence campaign
Read MoreMoving scenes as Town Hall passes motion to tackle rare cancers
‘All too often rare or less common cancers come as an afterthought. That can’t be the case anymore’
Read MoreCouncillors reject government’s ‘end of austerity’ claim
‘We’ve been told that austerity is coming to an end. It doesn’t feel like it’s over here’
Read MoreFinance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
Read More‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Read More‘Scandalous’: Town Hall faces fresh criticism over council tax support cut as new documents reveal rejected options
Hackney Liberal Democrats and anti-poverty charity slam the council for going ahead with the cut despite analysis showing it would hit vulnerable residents hardest
Read MoreCouncil struggles to identify Universal Credit claimants ahead of roll-out
Mayor Philip Glanville last year denounced pilots of the new welfare scheme as ‘disastrous’
Read MoreLeader – A winter’s tale
An emboldened community, more than paradoxical housing policy, will help in the fight against homelessness
Read MoreHackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis
Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter
Read MoreCouncil to hand out flowers ahead of domestic violence awareness drive
Town Hall supporting UK charity’s ‘Blooming Strong’ campaign with 16 days of activism
Read MoreHigh Court quashes ruling that Hackney Council failed to comply with equality legislation
Town Hall successfully appealed against ruling that it fell foul of Equality Act when it placed disabled, homeless man in hostel room he claimed was unsuitable
Read MoreFifty shades of fray in Stoke Newington as residents donate coats to those in need
Councillor in charge of homelessness praises of grassroots library-based scheme after locals roll up their sleeves for a good cause
Read More“We aim to eradicate rough sleeping in just three years”
Council’s aim in new strategy for tackling most visible form of homelessness is very ambitious, admits mayoral adviser in charge of outreach work – but she insists setting target is right
Read MoreDuo of advisers to Mayor Philip Glanville look set to receive £37,000 annually
Opposition councillor says sum is ‘not to be sniffed at’ ahead of changes to Hackney Council’s constitution expected to be approved tonight
Read MoreFormer councillor launches appeal against ‘illegally run’ election
Vernon Williams who ran as an independent candidate in May’s local elections accuses returning officer of breaking the law
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