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Medics work flat out on vaccinations in Hackney as call goes out for volunteers
Local health system rolls out oxygen monitoring for patients at home in just a single day as Westfield mass vaccination site to open ‘fairly soon’
Read MoreCouncil cyber attack data published on dark web as Hackney Mayor apologises for ‘worry and upset’
Security expert warns attack should serve as ‘big red flag’ for other local authorities
Read MoreCouncillors to consider Shoreditch Park improvements as plans move forward
Proposals include running track, rain gardens, newly planted trees, better lighting and a beach volleyball court
Read More‘Desperately sad’: Campaigners mourn felling of Happy Man Tree
Police arrest protester as Hackney Mayor insists cutting down the tree was ‘the only way to avoid huge delays to desperately needed homes’
Read More‘Together we will get through this’: Health leaders and local politicians on winter lockdown
Borough leader pays tribute to ‘Hackney spirit’ as communities in second wave face ‘gravest situation yet’
Read MoreJon Burke stands down from Hackney Council – with eye on run for Liverpool Mayor
Former transport chief pledges to continue environmental work as he bids farewell to ‘amazing people’ of Hackney
Read MoreHomerton staff prepare for vaccine roll-out as Covid admissions hit record levels
Vulnerable and frontline staff to receive AstraZeneca jab in coming days as hospital deals with unprecedented levels of admissions
Read More‘Little logic’ in decision to reopen Hackney primary schools, council tells government
Mayor Glanville and borough’s children’s chief demand an immediate explanation from education secretary Gavin Williamson
Read More‘Jawdropping’: Concerns raised over council proposal to remove thousands from housing list
Renters’ union and housing lawyer pick apart the plan, which even a local councillor has admitted will lead to ‘a lot of heartache’
Read More‘Catastrophic underfunding’ made protecting rough sleepers from Covid harder, says Town Hall manager
Sabrina Pathan hits out at government but praises council officers working to house all of Hackney’s rough sleepers
Read More‘We owe it to residents’: Hackney Council set to adopt strict new limits on air pollution
Town Hall consulting on a raft of measures designed to help it meet rigorous World Health Organisation guidelines
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal team ‘bowled over by people’s kindness’ as they reach record number of kids
Over 5,400 children in poverty across north-east London will have a present to open this Christmas thanks to ‘great show of warmth and love’
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion celebrates as Hackney’s estates go glyphosate-free for 2021
Town Hall bans controversial weedkiller for year-long trial as part of wider plans to encourage biodiversity and rewilding
Read MoreWomen’s museum launches £20k appeal to help it gather more stories from across East London
East End Women’s Museum calls for support as it prepares to open a permanent home in Barking next year
Read More‘No older person should be out of reach’: Council sets out strategy for tackling ageist stereotypes
Plans aim to balance care for the vulnerable with better support for those who play an active role in the borough
Read MoreShoreditch Park Adventure Playground set for £350k redesign
Town Hall announces plans for new log cabin and classroom, soft play room, toilets and improved access
Read More‘Hopeful day’ as woman, 83, becomes first Hackney resident to receive Covid vaccine
Cheers erupted at Elsdale Street Surgery this morning when Josephine Casey had the jab
Read MoreCabbage protest rolls up to Town Hall as transport chief calls out online abuse
Vegetable-themed demo was in response to a tweet from Cllr Jon Burke, who has hit out at ‘relentless bigoted attacks’ against him
Read MoreHackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives
Farm’s zero-waste shop to expand and add digital signs thanks to backing from North London Waste Authority
Read MoreHackney Mayor urges residents to ‘review Christmas plans’ as London bumped up to Tier 3
Borough leader warns virus ‘still very dangerous’ following spike in cases across the capital
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