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Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report ...
5 hours ago · Hackney’s elderly residents are facing an average wait of over a year to have home adaptations put in, a report has revealed. Councillors who met last night (Thursday 13 February) to scrutinise the Town Hall’s adult social care strategy were left shaking their heads in “shock” as they learned that adjustments like rails, ramps and non-slip flooring were taking, on …
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Future of Hackney Carnival under threat as Town Hall withdraws …
3 days ago · The Town Hall has withdrawn Hackney Carnival funding “for the foreseeable future”, to finance day-to-day spending, as it attempts to tackle its eye-watering budget deficit. Last night the council met to discuss next steps with local stakeholders after recently announcing that …
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‘Frightening’: Hackney renews pleas for housing aid as two thirds …
Jan 24, 2025 · The Town Hall has reignited demands for government help amid “frightening” pressure on its housing budget – as two thirds of local authorities fear a financial collapse. Earlier this week, a survey carried out by Southwark Council revealed 67 per cent of …
Hackney Council admits to unlawful consultation over children’s …
Nov 6, 2024 · Hackney Council has settled out of court a legal challenge over its plans to close two local children’s centres – after accepting its consultation was unlawful.
Budget shows new government grasps ‘key issues’, says Hackney …
Nov 1, 2024 · Mayor Caroline Woodley has welcomed the Labour government’s first budget – saying it turns the page on years of “brutal” cuts. Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week laid out plans that amount to a £40bn tax hike to help pay for an overall spending increase of £70bn.
Hackney Council unlikely to hit target of switching to electric ...
Nov 8, 2024 · Hackney Council is unlikely to meet its goal of switching to a fully-electric vehicle fleet by 2030, Town Hall officers have said. At a meeting of the cabinet insourcing and procurement committee on Monday, corporate fleet manager Norman Harding revealed the Town Hall needed a more “realistic” transition date.
‘It’s going to get better’: Hackney mayor sanguine as she marks …
Nov 27, 2024 · 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.