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Homerton Hospital appeal to residents: ‘Don’t come here for a Covid test’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 18 September 2020 at 16:36
Homerton Hospital

Warning goes out that increased risk of cross-infection could lead to parts of hospital being forced to close again

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Calls made for ‘clear strategy’ for usage of late night levy funds

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 17 September 2020 at 19:27

Councillors urge focus on off-licences as greater flexibility in targeted enforcement sought

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Homerton Hospital forms ‘alliance’ to build back recovery of services

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 17 September 2020 at 19:19

Health system works to return to near-normal levels of non-Covid services in ‘window of opportunity’ before winter

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Historic Hoxton pub in battle for survival in face of economic crisis

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 19:44

Stag’s Head seeks later opening hours for outdoor space as restrictions leave it ‘struggling to keep open and alive’

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Government expectations for Town Hall Brexit preparations ‘not entirely clear’, says council

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 16 September 2020 at 19:29

No-deal Brexit ‘presents serious risks to councils and how they operate going forward,’ says report

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Hackney libraries celebrate World Afro Day for the first time

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 15 September 2020 at 14:10

Range of books introduced as campaigners call on schools and headteachers to end Afro hair discrimination

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Council hits out at government for ‘shambolic’ Covid testing over weekend

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 15 September 2020 at 13:54

‘Without a good testing programme, we cannot do our job,’ public health director warns

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Councillors welcome platform of ongoing anti-racist reform at Town Hall

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 14 September 2020 at 20:31

Work to combat racial inequality in council’s education and children & young people’s service scrutinised

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Disability forum calls for equality of opportunity in Hackney transport

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 14 September 2020 at 20:25
Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Hackney Disability BackUp warns of members’ continuing challenges in accessing travel over range of ‘long-term and recent’ issues

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‘We are fearful of things we can’t see’: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley explores the rise in conspiracy theories during the pandemic

By Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley | Friday 11 September 2020 at 20:21

The writer speaks to local experts about how conspiracies take hold, examines ‘reckless’ media behaviour, and finds a troubling history of minorities being blamed for outbreaks

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Town Hall to launch local contact-tracing network to make up for national system’s ‘shortfall’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 September 2020 at 19:22
Dr Sandra Husbands

Council staff to be trained up and tasked with finding the people who have not been traced

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Free school on site of former police station promises to be ‘good neighbour’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 September 2020 at 20:24

A new School Street will provide solution to concerns over traffic congestion and pupils’ safety during drop-off and pick-up times

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Coronavirus testing sites now accepting walk-up appointments in Hackney

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 September 2020 at 20:04

Sites in Dalston and Stamford Hill now taking walk-ins after public health director’s warning over ‘errors’ in online booking system

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Happy Man Tree to be felled as councillors accept loss ‘with a heavy heart’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 10 September 2020 at 19:42

Third phase of Woodberry Down estate regeneration approved despite 130 new objections, as planning chair says decision ‘not taken lightly’

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National Theatre’s school and youth programmes to start up again this autumn

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 10 September 2020 at 14:19

The institution reaffirms its desire to keep young people at the ‘forefront of its mission’ as it begins its recovery from lockdown

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Councillors call for ‘leniency and support’ from schools as students return

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 20:04

Hackney Learning Trust boss agrees that Covid measures will ‘take time to adjust to’ and youngsters should not be punished the first time they slip up

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Public health director warns ‘errors’ could underpin recent fall in local Covid cases

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 19:32
Dr Sandra Husbands

Dr Sandra Husbands fears drop could be down to online booking system directing people to wrong testing sites, meaning fewer cases are being picked up

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Hackney artist teams up with local schoolchildren to create 30-foot playground mural

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 9 September 2020 at 12:05

Coco Lom recently unveiled the bold artwork at Newport School in Leyton after workshopping ideas with Year 4 pupils

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Migrants’ rights groups welcome departure of Home Office staff from Town Hall

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 8 September 2020 at 19:29
Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Embedded immigration officer, whose presence was criticised for acting as a deterrent to people seeking council help, deemed surplus to requirements

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Town Hall unveils new solar panel scheme at West Reservoir Centre

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 8 September 2020 at 16:03

Project by council’s publicly-owned energy company means the Woodberry Down watersports hub will generate all the power it needs from the sun

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