Tax credit changes will hammer thousands of families in Haringey
14,300 families in Haringey will lose out under plans recently announced by the Conservative Government to cut tax credits. The change will mean a...
HLD
27 Oct 2015
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Labour council to spend up to £1.7m on 16 IT temps
Haringey’s Labour-run council is due to spend nearly £2m on 16 temporary IT staff (Full Time Equivalent). The figures were disclosed in a report...
HLD
27 Oct 2015
Review into suicide of teenager finds failings by Haringey Council and police
Yet another serious case review was released yesterday afternoon (19th October 2015) by Haringey Local Safeguarding Children Board. The review took...
HLD
20 Oct 2015
Haringey Labour must do more to help refugees
Cllr Gail Engert has written an article for the local Ham and High Broadway newspaper on why Haringey Labour needs to do more to support...
HLD
8 Oct 2015
5p bag charge-time to ditch the plastic
From this week (5th October) there will be a new 5p charge on plastic bags in larger shops. The Lib Dems argued for the plastic bag charge in...
HLD
6 Oct 2015
Council hands £15m from sale of council homes to government-instead of building homes with the cash
Labour-run Haringey Council has handed the government £15m from the sale of local council homes under right-to-buy. The Labour council had to give the...
HLD
19 Sep 2015
Labour Cabinet due to spent nearly £86,000 of public money to rebrand Haringey Council
A Labour Cabinet member is due to agree to spend nearly £86,000 of public money to rebrand Haringey Council next Friday. This is over £20,000 more...
HLD
11 Sep 2015
Refugees should be welcome in Haringey and the UK-an open letter
The Lib Dem Leader of the Opposition in Haringey, Cllr Gail Engert has penned an open letter calling on Labour-run Haringey Council to welcome...
HLD
7 Sep 2015
Haringey has most fly-tipping in the UK
Haringey has the most fly-tipping in the whole of the UK according to a Freedom of Information request by the Press Association. Cllr Gail Engert,...
HLD
2 Sep 2015