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Omicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea
Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community
Read MoreNew parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’
Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home
Read More‘Today, we have made history’: Players and fans salute Clapton’s community football club after record-breaking FA Cup run
Women’s team last week became the first seventh-tier side to compete in the third round of the competition
Read MoreCommunity kitchen appeals for cyclists to deliver free meals to Hackney’s most vulnerable
Made In Hackney needs volunteers from 4-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Read More‘The last thing you want is a nice dose of Covid before Christmas’ – public health boss urges increased vigilance over Omicron variant
Hygiene measures “work more effectively collectively”, says Dr Sandra Husbands, director of public health for Hackney and the City of London
Read More‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion
Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’
Read MoreCouncil U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests
Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss
Read MoreMore police to patrol Shoreditch party spot
Top cop says police have to rebuild public trust – women and girls’ safety is priority
Read More‘HIV can affect anyone’: Hackney residents urged to get tested as borough aims to end transmission by 2030
London charity Positive East held special testing events to mark this year’s World Aids Day
Read MoreStars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary
Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe
Read MoreYoung people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch
Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service
Read MoreHackney’s role in stranger-than-fiction wartime escapade commemorated with plaque
Local mortuary’s involvement in Operation Mincemeat brought to wider audience by Hackney-born historian
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter appeals for volunteers with ‘demand high’
The shelter is looking for people with ’empathy and understanding of homelessness as an issue’
Read MoreShoreditch pipe leak left 450 residents without heating over the weekend
Homes on Cranston and Wenlock Barn estates were affected amid freezing temperatures
Read MoreThird of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant
Read MoreOut of this world! Hackney primary school pupils flex their creativity for UFO arts project
Artist Tom Pearman teams up with the Rio Cinema to offer children an other-worldly experience
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Organisers in desperate plea for donations as demand soars
‘Keep the magic of Christmas alive for every child,’ asks team of volunteers
Read MoreResidents demanding better lighting on their estate urge others to speak out about places where they don’t feel safe
Pembury Estate landlord Peabody ‘hoping to find a solution’ to lights going off early
Read More‘Why don’t I see myself in activist mode?’ Playwright Nessah Muthy on class, climate, and sustainable theatre
The award-winning writer, whose show recently toured London, talks about exploring the separation between class and climate activism
Read More‘No place for abuse’: Hackney Council joins international campaign to tackle violence against women and girls
The United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism begins this week, and will see practical safety measures introduced across the borough
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