Government has ‘spectacularly failed’ to address cladding scandal, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall backs campaigners who say Whitehall’s new plans do not grasp the ‘size and scope’ of the crisis
Read MoreCatholic Church’s plan to academise six Hackney schools under scrutiny
Four of the schools in question join the council in calling for a halt to the proposals amid the pandemic
Read MoreClapton landlords who left tenants in ‘illegal and dangerous conditions’ fined £22,000
‘Nobody should have to live like this’, says councillor after details emerge of inactive smoke alarms, fire risks and water supply problems at property on Durrington Road
Read MoreVIDEO: Campaigner and former Hackney councillor urges people to get the Covid vaccine
Read on for details of an online event giving local Black communities a chance to ask health and community leaders about the vaccine
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s time to start planning’
Kate Poland on seed-saving and experimentation
Read MoreMore Lemons
Our resident food historian delves further into the world of balms and medicaments
Read MoreHospital bosses battling to protect staff from ‘mental health issues and exhaustion’
Barts NHS Trust chief says period of rest and relaxation for redeployed workers is a ‘critical consideration’
Read MoreCovid vaccine: Low uptake in Hackney as roll-out met with ‘strong resistance’
Borough’s deputy mayor points to ‘years of mistrust’ in authority as Hackney CVS boss says ‘long-term conversations needed’
Read MoreLessons to combat Covid-19 anti-vaccine movement to be given in Hackney schools
Classes have been drawn up by local teachers and health workers in response to concerns of growing scepticism among young people
Read More‘Wonderful privilege’: Local activist picked for London Mayor’s new diversity commission
Toyin Agbetu, founding member of Hackney’s review of place names, is one of 15 people appointed to carry out a similar task across the capital
Read MorePirates proffer postcards of pensive prose
Youngsters from a local literacy charity have been sending uplifting messages to older residents during the pandemic
Read MoreTown Hall appeals for volunteers who can ‘hold it to account’ on ageing strategy
Over-55s urged to join new committee representing their age group in policy talks
Read MoreHackney welcomes over 100 cherry trees gifted by people of Japan
Three varieties planted in Springfield Park and Daubeney Fields symbolise ‘hope, beauty and new life’
Read MoreGovernment investment needed to close education gap, experts tell council
New research shows outcomes for Black children in particular have slumped since 2011
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘astonished’ as government refuses Freedom of Information request on school closures
Town Hall wants to know why local primary schools were initially asked to reopen in January before Whitehall U-turned
Read MoreHackney theatre enlists scientists to investigate how to reduce virus transmission in arts venues
The Arcola teams up with Imperial College London for a project aimed at improving audience safety across the industry
Read MoreLocal small businesses join Hackney Bridge – one of the borough’s newest public destinations
Make your mark at the new canalside destination
Read MoreTitbits – Chestnuts, Churchill and the Chief Executive
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Collective thinking
The death of 63-year old Musa Sevimli at a Stoke Newington bus stop in 2019 shook the community. How could such a thing happen in a humane, affluent society?
Read MoreOver-medicalised child prescribed fentanyl for six years from age five
Serious case review recommends audit of local paediatric records as Child A found to be subject to ‘unnecessary or inappropriate medical intervention’
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