Posts by Hackney Citizen
Coronavirus: Mayor urges ‘brilliant’ volunteers to stick to council’s new safety guidelines
Town Hall and Volunteer Centre Hackney publish advice for local helpers and aid groups, including how to protect yourself, those in need, and people’s data
Read MorePoetry: Brave New World by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on our ‘utterly changed’ lives, with ‘days both full and empty’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Find out which local businesses are still delivering with My Virtual Neighbourhood
Hackney team behind new website calls on residents to help the ‘amazing businesses on their doorsteps survive’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Hackney primary schools launch urgent appeal for laptops
Around 400 children at Gayhurst, Kingsmead and Mandeville need computers at home as schools run out
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall unveils crisis funding for over 20,000 vulnerable households
Financial care package includes automatic tax rebates and an extra £500k for emergency support fund
Read MorePoetry: Not even… by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on life in lockdown
Read MoreVIDEO: The Citizen Gardener on how to run a wormery
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland shows you how to make compost using worms
Read MoreHackney Giving launches fundraising appeal for a Coronavirus Response Fund
The grants-giver, run by borough stalwart Hackney CVS, hopes to collect £30k to help groups working with vulnerable people
Read MoreCoronavirus: Made in Hackney launches free food delivery service for vulnerable people
Community cookery school teams up with local restaurant to provide plant-based meals for those most in need
Read MoreCoronavirus: Citizen Gardener sets up seed giveaway for people who want to grow at home
Kate Poland has filled a donation box at Hackney City Farm with seeds suited to pots and small spaces
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall launches volunteering hub to harmonise local efforts
Hackney Mayor says system will provide a ‘robust, safe and sustainable’ way for people to support one another
Read MorePoetry: Perfect Storm by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright shares her intimate response to the coronavirus crisis
Read MoreVIDEO: Hackney Herbal founder Nat Mady on how to sow lettuce seeds
The local herb specialist shares her tips on growing your own food while stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘Buy up empty homes to ease overcrowding’, Hackney MP tells government
Meg Hillier and fellow MP Karen Buck urge Whitehall to ‘relieve pressure on overstretched housing sector’
Read MoreCoronavirus: The Citizen needs your support!
Our print edition is on hiatus for the first time in its 12-year history. Find out how you can help during this unprecedented crisis…
Read MoreCoronavirus: Music venue Paper Dress Vintage launches crowdfunder after postponing all events
Owner Steve Dix calls on community to support the team and its freelance workers as he braces for possible 12-week closure
Read MoreCoronavirus: Local government ombudsman suspends complaints service
Watchdog that looks into grievances against councils and adult social care providers temporarily halts new cases
Read MoreHackney school sends home all Key Stage 3 students amid staff shortages
Clapton Girls’ Academy headteacher Anna Feltham makes clear the move is ‘not a result of a confirmed case of coronavirus’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Over 4,000 people join Hackney mutual aid group on Facebook
Residents spring into action across the borough to help neighbours in need
Read MoreCoronavirus: Food charity pulls classes as it prepares to launch delivery service for vulnerable people
Community kitchen Made in Hackney reveals plans for fundraiser to keep it afloat as it switches focus amid the outbreak
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