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2 天之前 · Hackney’s councillors have unanimously backed a motion to lobby the Home Secretary to reverse the Conservatives’ strict rules for undocumented migrants. In a rare show of cross-party unity, councillors came together on Wednesday (29 January) to approve a joint motion, which urges Hackney’s ...

3 天之前 · Hackney Council has defied backlash from parents, teachers and other stakeholders as it pushes forward with controversial plans to shut or merge four primary schools in the borough. In a final bid to halt proposals put forward in the autumn, parents, teachers and pupils flocked to the Town Hall on a blustery evening on Monday, chanting ‘Hey, …

2025年1月17日 · Hackney Council is stepping in to fix a historic churchyard in Stoke Newington following “heritage crime” and disrepair. Broken crypts, wild overgrowth, graffiti and wall damage at Old St Mary’s Churchyard were brought to the attention of Mayor Caroline Woodley in December when resident Vicki ...

2025年1月23日 · Academy trust head thanks parents, pupils, staff and governors for their support amid allegations against one of the trust’s schools, which have triggered a safeguarding review Read More

2025年1月22日 · Hackney Council has said the threat of another cyber attack remains “very significant”, despite efforts to transform its systems in light of the notorious 2020 hack. At last week’s meeting of the audit committee, councillors examined the Town Hall’s updated risk register, which outlines ...

2025年1月14日 · Hackney Council has refused to rule out further cuts to offset a “dramatic increase” in costs for essential services – after warning that the government’s latest funding boost “still doesn’t cover” what it needs. In December, Mayor Caroline Woodley warned that while the local government finance settlement was a “step in the right direction”, the borough was still facing ...

2025年1月17日 · Graves opened and graffiti sprayed on walls of Grade II-listed medieval church in Stoke Newington Read More

2024年11月27日 · When she joined Hackney Council, Caroline Woodley did not have her eyes set on becoming the borough’s first directly-elected female mayor. Having entered the fray of local politics after joining the Labour party in 2015, she was chosen as a ward councillor for Cazenove three years later. Before long, she had been given the cabinet brief for families, parks and leisure under then mayor Philip ...

2024年10月8日 · Hackney’s finance chief has warned residents to expect reduced investment in services as a budget “crisis” sweeps through local authorities. Cllr Robert Chapman said the council expects to spend £36 million more than planned over 2024/25 – confirming what he had first cautioned people about two weeks ago. An update put out by Chapman on the council website on 23 September warned of ...