Posts Tagged ‘Sadiq Khan’
Sadiq Khan to appoint Modern Slavery Ambassador for Hackney
Local London Assembly member Jennette Arnold welcomes ‘bold move’
Read MoreWhat’s the secret? ‘Exceptional’ City Academy to lead Mayor of London’s education-sharing initiative
Sadiq Khan hails the academy’s ‘outstanding achievements’ as he invites 102 schools to divulge their blueprints for success
Read More25,000 new jobs in Hackney since 2012 Olympics – five times higher than forecast
Three quarters of new jobs require a bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Read MoreHackney primary schools to take part in London’s first ‘toxic air audits’
William Patten and De Beauvoir among 50 schools chosen for Sadiq Khan’s pilot project that aims to reduce impact of pollution on pupils
Read MoreHackney among worst boroughs in London for health inequality, new figures show
Only residents in Tower Hamlets and Haringey spend longer in ill health, as Town Hall cites ‘financial deprivation’ and better life expectancy
Read MoreEx-Hackney bigwig plugs hate crime app in acid attacks letter – despite her own statistics
Only one of London’s 526 acid attacks is being treated as a hate crime
Read More‘Senseless’: Hackney Wick campaigners renew calls to halt Vittoria Wharf demolition
Local politicians also express concerns over LLDC’s plans to tear down the site and replace it with a bridge
Read MoreCampaigners hail school funding ‘turnaround’ but fears remain
Education Secretary has announced £1.3 billion extra for schools, but critics say it is ‘not new money’
Read MoreShoreditch Police Station to be axed in ‘drastic’ shake-up
Hackney to be left with one front counter and fewer neighbourhood contact points as part of Mayor of London’s cost-saving measures
Read MoreFinsbury Park attack: shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calls for review of mosque security
Counter-terrorism police investigating after van strikes pedestrians, killing one, in Seven Sisters Road, Islington
Read MoreSolicitor denies Westminster attacker is Clapton hate preacher Abu Izzadeen
Izzadeen, also known as Trevor Brooks, was named as the person responsible by Channel 4 News, but his lawyer says he is still in prison
Read MorePolls, hellos and goodbyes: My, haven’t the past 12 months flown by!
Is it really nearly January again? Time for a quick recap of the year when Philip Glanville replaced Jules Pipe in Hackney’s top job, Sadiq triumphed and Brexit was the buzzword – in spite of Hackney’s best efforts
Read MoreFears of ‘privatisation’ of Springfield Park under council’s restoration plans
Some park users voice concerns over ‘trend towards monetising green spaces’ in the borough. But Cllr Feryal Demirci vows right balance will be struck
Read More‘Let residents get their hands on cash for estate regeneration plans’
Green party politician Sian Berry champions ‘community led’ schemes as she accuses Sadiq Khan of ignoring tenants’ and leaseholders’ views
Read MoreNorthwold Estate residents fear community will be ‘wrecked’ if plan to flatten homes goes ahead
But landlord Guinness pledges an overall increase in social rented homes on the estate under its proposals
Read MorePay all staff at least London Living Wage, urges Mayor of Hackney
Philip Glanville has called on all businesses in the borough to follow his council’s lead
Read More‘Soon there’ll be nowhere left to go’ – Hackney residents reveal ‘bad landlord’ experiences
Constant rent increases and unfinished repairs are among Hackney residents’ complaints following a survey of the capital’s renters
Read MoreTitbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreHackney elects Philip Glanville as mayor
Labour candidate triumphs by landslide despite low turnout
Read MoreCampaigners urge Olympic legacy chiefs to block concrete factory plans
Thousands sign petition condemning proposals for three concrete factories and an Asphalt plant at the Olympic Park
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