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Biggest employers in City and Hackney asked to offer Covid vaccines at the office
Night clubs, pubs and restaurants are also being approached as health bosses try to improve uptake
Read More‘Young people are getting vaccinated in secret to avoid being seen as sell-outs’, health bosses warned
Hackney CVS chief says uptake among youngsters could be improved if they are able to get the jab ‘covertly’
Read MorePolice raise concerns over Shoreditch chicken restaurant’s bid to open later following April fight
Chicken Cottage on City Road applies to open until 5am from Thursday to Sunday
Read More‘Sick of picking drunks off my steps’: Residents of Broadway Market strike out at ‘escalating’ anti-social behaviour
Residents say alcohol sales have ‘made life a misery’ as supermarket asks for booze licence
Read MoreHackney students celebrate A-level results in record-breaking year for top grades
Education bosses pay tribute to pupils and teachers after ‘challenging and uncertain period’
Read MoreMusic and mental health festival to create mural of late Prodigy singer Keith Flint in Hackney
Headstock wants to raise awareness through a tribute to Flint, who committed suicide in 2019
Read MoreTown Hall block-books hotel rooms for people who cannot self-isolate at home
Move follows £81k grant from government for pilot scheme designed to reduce spread of Covid
Read MoreHackney protesters bang drum for a better voting system
Make Votes Matter campaigners call for proportional representation in nationwide day of action
Read More‘It’s not a party’: Shoreditch work space applies to serve booze at networking events
Rise on Luke Street tells licensing committee that its clients will ‘network and get home’
Read MoreStoke Newington cafe runs up against neighbours in bid for alcohol licence
Atlas Grinds moves to assuage concerns over disturbances with message of community support
Read MoreHackney awarded £1m to help tackle effects of substance abuse
Borough is one of eight pilot areas picked out for funding by new Home Office initiative
Read MoreE5 Bakehouse ‘fighting to survive’ after being hit with 50 per cent rent hike
Founder in discussions with landlord of London Fields railway arches amid fears for bakery’s future
Read MorePatient has wrong side of thyroid removed during surgery at Homerton Hospital
Error is one of a number of serious incidents reported by the hospital in its latest quality review
Read MoreCommunity sound system restored by team of local volunteers
‘Piece of Hackney’s heritage’ lovingly brought back into use through a two-year project
Read MoreNewington Green Meeting House to host ‘Rewilding Clissold Park’ exhibition
Head along this month to see prints and illustrations of the rewilding ‘triangle’ at the popular park
Read MoreHackney honours unsung heroes at Mayor’s Civic Awards
Six individuals and organisations recognised for their selfless work during the pandemic
Read More‘Bombarded by licences’: Broadway Market residents hit out at cafe’s booze bid
Locals say they already have to put up with anti-social behaviour and noise from idling minicabs
Read MoreVIDEO: East London boaters on why they chose to make a home on the water
Following a surge in houseboat sales, three young people share their experiences of canal life and offer some advice to people thinking of joining them
Read MoreBillionaire landlord partied with England stars just days before court ordered him to repay £18k in rent to tenants he evicted during pandemic
Mason Mount and Declan Rice described John Christodolou as a ‘legend’ after the Monaco-based tax exile invited them on his £35m super yacht
Read MoreCoronavirus: Homerton staff go ‘extra mile’ to stay with dying patients in their final moments
Staff stayed with dying covid patients at the Homerton Hospital in Hackney when the pandemic meant visitors were not able to be with them at their last moments, a senior doctor said. Dr Isabella Harrod said a review of the 379 people who died due to covid at the hospital between April 2020 and March 2021 showed very clearly…
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