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New cycling programme in East London wants to ‘bridge gap’ in health inequality
People with disabilities can take part for free and get advice on adaptive bikes
Read MoreLondon marks fourth anniversary of Grenfell Tower fire
Mayor Sadiq Khan says he will ‘continue to be relentless in holding those responsible to account’
Read MoreMedics to prioritise 17,000 unvaccinated and vulnerable people in City and Hackney
Health workers concerned about the number of people not coming forward for a second dose
Read MoreLondon Assembly calls for tenants and leaseholders to be protected from fire safety costs
Sadiq Khan set to ask government to review Building Safety Bill
Read MoreHackney Museum asks residents for lockdown memorabilia for upcoming exhibition
‘Collecting Covid’ will go on display next year, full of local stories from the pandemic
Read More‘Missing cohort’: Health inequality playing out through long Covid cases, data suggests
A number of ethnicities are underrepresented in long Covid statistics
Read MoreNew health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton Hospital’s independence
Councillors say any change in governance would be met with an ‘awful lot of resistance’
Read MoreMan fined for lockdown boat party on River Lea
Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, told to pay £1,902 after organising bash for more than 30 people in February
Read MoreBusinesses given a say on criteria for late night levy discount
Councillors call for greater inclusion push for training for non-levy paying businesses
Read MoreHomerton LTN showing ‘encouraging’ traffic reductions, says council
Decrease inside the scheme is the equivalent of more than 5,000 car journeys a day, according to Town Hall data
Read MoreHomerton man died after catheter was left unchanged for almost a year
Homerton Hospital and a local GP practice required to take action by coroner following death of 87-year-old Macauley Wilson
Read MoreCouncillors give temporary permission for new ‘Snoozebox’ shipping container hotel and offices
Planning officers affix ‘strong’ condition for boxes to be dismantled after five years as developers predict project will ‘help area’s economic recovery’
Read MoreLondon Stock Exchange development in Shoreditch draws fire from neighbours
Visible sky impacts acceptable given built-up context of Shoreditch say officers as Stock Exchange says it aims for ‘comfortable relationship with neighbours’
Read MoreHoxton Street Iceland slated for demolition again as staff speak out
Decision taken in face of protests from thousands of petitioners, local councillor and store’s own staff
Read MoreTown Hall to ramp up installation of electric vehicle charging points across the borough
Council aims to rollout 3000 points by 2030 through partnership arrangement
Read MorePlans for citizens’ assembly on climate change to be developed this summer, pledges Hackney Mayor
Borough leader hints that 2040 net zero target could be moved sooner ‘on some form of emissions’
Read MoreResidents in council block with ‘inadequate fire safety’ raise concerns over repair delays
‘Trapped’ leaseholders call for answers as Town Hall pledges to provide timeline for works ‘as soon as we can’
Read MoreTens of thousands sign petition calling for Town Hall to divest from ‘companies that support occupation of Palestine’
Hackney Mayor warns against ‘politicising’ pensions committee as campaigners challenge borough leader on investments
Read More‘Simply too much at stake’: Campaigners unite to protest Hackney’s fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney and Extinction Rebellion call on council pension fund to fully divest from a ‘reckless, dying industry’
Read MoreHackney’s smaller parks ‘must not to be overlooked’, says equalities chief
Ten-year strategy agreed for borough’s parks and green spaces
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