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Posts by Elizabeth Rushton

Stop and searches in Hackney more than double in three years

By Elizabeth Rushton | Monday 27 January 2020 at 13:21

Community leaders say indiscriminate use of practice risks alienating people

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Hackney behind surge in number of mental health first aiders in London

By Elizabeth Rushton | Wednesday 15 January 2020 at 19:52

Borough leader Philip Glanville says every school in the capital should have one staff member trained in mental health by March 2021

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Former Homerton Hospital employee ‘shocked and upset’ by demand for £7k by Christmas Day

By Elizabeth Rushton | Monday 30 December 2019 at 14:22
Homerton Hospital

Heavily pregnant woman, who left the Homerton in 2013, says she has had to use maternity savings to return overpaid wages with interest

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Diane Abbott retains Hackney North as fellow candidates call for voting reform

By Elizabeth Rushton | Friday 13 December 2019 at 08:56

Shadow home secretary returned to her seat with 33,000-plus majority despite dramatic Labour losses across the country

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Hackney North candidates condemn ‘Nazi’ heckling of Brexit Party nominee

By Elizabeth Rushton | Monday 2 December 2019 at 12:16

Conservative and Green hopefuls join Brexit Party candidate in criticism of ‘extreme and derogatory remarks’

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Diane Abbott accused of ‘disrespecting’ electorate with hustings no-show

By Elizabeth Rushton | Monday 2 December 2019 at 11:26

Hackney North candidates round on incumbent MP for canvassing in Westminster during Extinction Rebellion’s climate hustings

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Sweet victory: Young beekeepers triumph at National Honey Show

By Elizabeth Rushton | Wednesday 30 October 2019 at 12:45

Three participants in a project at St Mary’s Secret Garden tasted success at the prestigious competition last week

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Hackney has third highest child poverty rate in the UK, latest figures show

By Elizabeth Rushton | Wednesday 30 October 2019 at 11:24

Town Hall’s families boss reveals plans for a new anti-poverty strategy focusing on food

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Beyond jam and Jerusalem: A different side to the Women’s Institute in Hackney Wick

By Elizabeth Rushton | Friday 18 October 2019 at 17:15

A growing unit is combining tradition with defying stereotypes through feminist crafts, cocktails and pumpkin activism

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‘We’re not going anywhere’: Graeae Theatre stands defiant after windows smashed

By Elizabeth Rushton | Monday 7 October 2019 at 11:12

Drama community rallies around the company, which is led by D/deaf and disabled artists, after its building was hit for the second time in two years

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Hackney Central could get a second entrance in plans unveiled by Town Hall and TfL

By Elizabeth Rushton | Friday 27 September 2019 at 17:15

Proposals aimed at easing overcrowding raise question mark over future of Extinction Rebellion’s community garden

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