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Introduction of local contact-tracing programme sees success rates increase
Deputy public health director warns borough ‘not out of the woods’ with ‘worrying signs’ of rise in cases among over-60s
Read MoreHealth scrutiny chair seeks answers on ‘real reform’ to NHS 111 service
Cllr Ben Hayhurst questions why what used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a service is now the subject of reports of misdiagnoses and other failings
Read MoreCouncil hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave
At least 11 per cent of deaths in Hackney involving Covid, up to September, were care home residents
Read MoreHackney GP surgery to host free virtual retreat to help people ‘struggling during lockdown’
Richmond Road Medical Centre in Dalston will offer online yoga, meditation and fitness classes for three weeks from 24 November
Read More‘Having a special toy means everything’: Former Hackney social worker raises over £2,300 for the Winter Toy Appeal
Cat Taylor, who used to work in child protection in the borough, has teamed up with her best friend to fund gifts for children in poverty
Read MoreGive us a handle: Public invited to vote on names for London’s major cycleways
Moniker inspired by Hackney’s Giro d’Italia champion among options shortlisted for the CS1 route
Read MoreCampaigners call for close scrutiny of plans to revamp ‘severely overstretched’ Whipps Cross hospital
Save Our NHS warns of bed reductions, while Barts Trust expects fewer to be necessary with improvements to outside-of-hospital care
Read More‘This inspires us to think’: Town Hall puts Black history on the map in Hackney
Council releases specially commissioned poster by artist Marcie Mintrose that highlights points of interest, both past and present, across the borough
Read MoreTown Hall planners register objection to Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Architect defends design of one plot that opposition campaigners have nicknamed ‘Godzilla’
Read MoreBrooke Road sorting office closes despite mayor’s accusations of ‘deep irresponsibility’
Campaigners join in condemnation of Royal Mail, with E5 residents now faced with trip to Leyton
Read MoreThe Yard Theatre announces new programme for artists following £250k survival grant
The Wick venue is inviting applications to Live Lab, a paid course designed to teach artists from all disciplines how to direct a stage show
Read MoreHackney sees 140 per cent rise in Universal Credit claimants in seven months
Nearly 20,000 people joined the system between January and September this year
Read MoreBanned turns in London Fields removed following feedback on low-traffic scheme
Transport for London agrees to council request to lift series of restrictions on Richmond Road, Queensbridge Road and the A10
Read MoreTown Hall apologises for Stamford Hill Covid leaflet telling synagogues to close
Conservative Cllr Simche Steinberger labels the leaflet, which has since been withdrawn, a ‘disgrace’
Read More‘More important than ever’ for children to be vaccinated against flu, warns Hackney GP
Dr Kirsten Brown says young kids are ‘known to be super spreaders’ and urges parents to have them inoculated using nasal spray
Read MorePolice and council to bolster officer numbers at Broadway Market after last week’s crowds
Traders were forced to close early last weekend as people ‘congregated around shops selling takeaway alcohol’
Read MoreNew strategy to make Hackney autism-friendly earns praise from councillors
Council, health organisations and residents draw up 113 pledges to improve the lives of autistic residents
Read MoreRegional health system prepares for Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Moves underway to earmark locations for mass testing sites that the NHS hopes will see 5,000 people a day
Read MoreLocal venues in ‘imminent danger’ join fresh drive for support
The Waiting Room and the Lexington among 30 venues on red alert after missing out on sufficient government funding
Read MoreHackney home care firm launches festive appeal to ‘give a little cheer to seniors’
Stoke Newington-based Home Instead’s ‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ campaign is asking for donations of Christmas gifts
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