The 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 More‘Valuing the future’: Jermain Jackman on empowering the borough’s young people
The co-chair of Hackney’s Young Futures Commission on the largest consultation ever conducted with local youngsters, and why he is hopeful it will result in lasting change
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Conservative Cllr Simche Steinberger labels the leaflet, which has since been withdrawn, a ‘disgrace’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 MoreHackney’s public health director: ‘Let’s make this lockdown count’
Dr Sandra Husbands on how people can help stop the spread of Covid, advances in testing, and whether or not a vaccine will end the pandemic
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
Read MoreHackney’s property market ‘on pause’ following Town Hall cyber attack
Would-be seller speaks out as land searches remain out of action, while local estate agent says ‘hundreds of sales’ could be on hold
Read MoreTown Hall set to object to Bishopsgate Goodsyard over design and heritage
Hackney Society chair says it is ‘tragic shame that, six years on, we again face the moment of determination with at least one borough seriously unhappy’
Read MoreCampaigners and councillors challenge local police on stop and search
Officers face scrutiny commission in wake of reports showing Black people in Hackney are three and a half times more likely to be stopped than white people
Read More‘Tremendous news’: Unions celebrate as council parking services brought in-house
Unite urges other local authorities to follow suit, saying ‘days of flawed outsourcing business model are numbered’
Read MoreTown Hall urges residents to ‘Love Hackney, Shop Local’ in new campaign
Council teams up with Local Buyers Club to create free online directory for shoppers, and vows to promote borough’s businesses over the next year
Read MoreComic – Dia de Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Our resident artist Francisco de la Mora brings a Mexican tradition to Hackney
Read MoreBBCSO/Oramo, Barbican, live music review: ‘A concert for the modern world’
The first completely live-streamed performance from the venue’s new series of shows is ‘brave and divine’
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Hackney children urged to take part in sporty fundraiser organised by local boy
Eight-year-old Ben Boyt is inviting kids to do a sponsored activity this Sunday while wearing a Christmas jumper
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