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Huge rise in e-scooter collisions in London ‘likely to be the tip of the iceberg’, warns Assembly Member
Unmesh Desai hits out at illegal e-scooters as figures show nearly as many collisions in the first six months of 2021 than in the whole of 2020
Read MoreSolar panels installed on three community buildings as council’s efforts to harness renewable energy continue
Town Hall is this year aiming to produce one megawatt of power using the sun
Read MorePublic toilets in Gillett Square would ‘likely be used for illicit activities’, councillors warned
Town Hall design officer tells planners that the ‘cons outweigh the pros’
Read MoreHackney Stand Up To Racism doubles down on Geffrye campaign following Colston Four acquittal
‘No better time for offensive statue to be removed,’ says anti-racism group
Read MoreTown Hall ‘still working to recover data’ more than a year after ‘devastating’ cyber attack
Report on October 2020 hack reveals social care, benefits and housing are among services that remain badly affected
Read MoreMotorcycle business bosses whose volunteers delivered vital medical equipment during pandemic receive honours
Husband and wife Anthony and Vikki van Someren, who run the Bike Shed in Shoreditch, helped organise a team of 1,400 riders
Read MoreCovid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Thousands of children in poverty to receive gift this Christmas as organisers issue ‘heartfelt thanks’
Despite challenging circumstances, eighth annual appeal reaches close to 5,000 children across north-east London
Read MoreHackney Stand Up To Racism event raises almost £1,000 for refugee charity
The local group held its annual community fundraiser last week in aid of Care4Calais
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s chief executive to move on next spring after nine years at the helm
Tracey Fletcher is set to take up a similar role at East Kent’s NHS Trust
Read MoreHomerton Hospital announces visitor restrictions as Covid cases soar
Acute and general wards closed to visitors to ‘protect patients, staff and the public’
Read More‘Take Omicron seriously’, top doctor warns Hackney residents
Local GP and chair of north-east London’s CCG Dr Mark Rickets is urging people to get their jabs
Read More‘Historic’ An Viet House to be turned into UK’s first East and South-East Asian resource centre
Town Hall agrees £1.4 million investment for building that has fallen into disrepair
Read MoreMixed reviews for Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Church Street – with traders unhappy and others praising health benefits
Cars are banned from using the popular shopping street between 7am and 7pm
Read More‘We would forgive and forget’: Hackney pub appeals for return of stuffed cockerel mascot
The Cock Tavern is offering ‘a pint or two’ as a reward after the bird was snatched last week
Read MoreHackney’s Five Points named Brewery of the Year at prestigious national awards
Five Points co-founder pays tribute to staff after winning Brewers Choice’s top prize
Read MoreControversial new incinerator gets go-ahead despite warnings from health experts and protests from campaign groups
Councillors from the North London Waste Authority have voted through the plans
Read MoreHackney GP surgery ‘thrilled’ to be named among best in the country for fifth year running
Richmond Road Medical Centre team delighted to be recognised again after ‘an exceptionally difficult few years for patients’
Read More‘It’s a massive achievement’: Community fitness scheme that started in Hackney wins national coaching award
Our Parks, which offers free exercise classes in green spaces across the UK, recognised by industry heavyweights
Read More‘I want to see a violence-free community’: Mother of teenager killed in Hackney receives MBE for anti-knife crime campaign
Yvonne Lawson MBE dedicates honour to her son Godwin and to those who ‘held my hand’ and ‘showed me love’
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