Posts by Ellen Halliday
Local artist celebrates life of ‘fearless’ journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia in new children’s book
Hackney-based Gattaldo hopes to inspire youngsters with the story of his late friend, who was assassinated in 2017 after reporting on corruption in their home country of Malta
Read MoreSewage flowed into East London’s Olympic Park wetlands six times during early summer heatwave
Campaigners say Thames Water’s failure to make data publicly available is ‘unacceptable in the 21st century’
Read MoreHackney artist reveals long-term effects of coronavirus with Instagram diary
Monique Jackson is documenting her experience in a unique way to raise awareness of Covid’s sometimes lingering impact and to push for more support for health workers
Read More‘Hackney is London’s Springfield’: Meet the Simpsons-inspired animator telling stories in stop-motion
Lamide Olusegun is hoping to raise enough money to set up a studio in the borough to rival the industry’s biggest names
Read MoreWoodberry Down demolition begins after court bans Happy Man tree protests
Town Hall welcomes ‘last resort’ injunction as campaigners hit out at the ‘extreme’ tactic and vow to fight on
Read MoreVIDEO: Campaigners on their fight to save the Happy Man Tree
Ellen Halliday joined protesters as they delivered a symbolic papier-mâché axe to Hackney Town Hall
Read MoreCoronavirus: Clapton community shares grief and healing on remembrance mural
Residents invited to nominate their loved ones to be ‘recognised and celebrated’ at Liberty Hall
Read MoreHow Cazenove came together against Covid-19
The inside story of how a community in just one corner of Hackney responded to the fast-moving crisis
Read MorePeanut butters and Tokyo cherries: Hackney’s street trees are a balm for a city in crisis
According to author Paul Wood, who documents the capital’s trees, the borough ‘truly is London’s urban arboretum’
Read MoreHackney needlesmiths help patch up scrubs shortage in the NHS
Make Town boss says studio may struggle to survive the crisis, but for now it is dedicated to helping medical staff look ‘real spiffy’
Read MoreShoreditch Park parents fight playground redevelopment plans
Town Hall defends decision to use the space for ‘genuinely affordable council homes and community facilities’
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