Six local organisations share £85k in second wave of Town Hall arts funding
Winning ideas include a new festival about working class identity, a community mural on Hoxton Street, and a 20-minute dance film
Read MoreOnline delivery service for local shoppers set to launch in Hackney
Click It Local hopes to save the high street by helping independent shops compete with the likes of Amazon for speed and convenience
Read MoreYoung black men discuss their experiences of growing up in Hackney for new podcast
Four-episode series Raised in Hackney sees six teenagers cover topics including mental health, media and the use of the ‘N-word’
Read MoreCouncil runs out of paper to fine public urinators as parks chief hits out at ‘leisure class’
Town Hall urges people to ‘take responsibility’ after issuing 70 fines in London Fields alone last weekend
Read MoreBen Mortimer: ‘I want to preserve the block WhatsApp group and people doing things for their neighbours’
The local writer on his experience of lockdown, what it has meant to friends and neighbours, and why he’s ‘extremely glad’ for Victoria Park
Read MoreCross-party solidarity against racism as Town Hall lit up in purple for Black Lives Matter
Local political parties united in response to death of George Floyd as council ‘reconfirms commitment’ to tackle inequality
Read MoreVolunteer Centre Hackney attracts record number of helpers during pandemic
Charity reveals more than 2,000 have signed up since lockdown began as it marks week of thanks for volunteers across the UK
Read MoreLocal pride as Homerton midwife graces cover of British Vogue
Rachel Millar one of three frontline workers celebrated by fashion magazine for ‘courage in face of adversity’
Read MoreCouncil apologises after single mum of disabled child left with no emergency water for days
Mum-of-three speaks out following seven-day ordeal as SEND campaigners call on Town Hall to learn from case
Read MorePlan to scrap free travel for under-18s is an ‘attack on our children’, says Jennette Arnold
Hackney’s City Hall representative condemns government’s proposal in the conditions for Transport for London’s £1.6bn bailout
Read MoreTell us about your health and care experiences of COVID-19
A survey designed for Hackney residents about your experiences of Covid-19
Read MoreTamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘Despite high-profile errors, technology has proven to be a saving grace during the pandemic’
The local writer looks into the relationship between man and machine as it ‘approaches a critical juncture’
Read MoreHackney’s urban farmers call for more Town Hall support for local food growing
Clapton and Homerton Urban Growers Organisation asks council for same amount of funding given to tree planting
Read MoreLocal artists create online crime mystery in aid of Hackney Giving
Creative studio Swamp Motel’s virtual whodunnit has been delighting guests during lockdown
Read MoreHomerton Hospital cleaners ‘stabbed in the back’ over new five-year pay deal
Trade unions voice ‘horror’ at planned new contract in October as hospital says ‘discussions continue’ on sick pay arrangements
Read MoreTOM, Wilkie Branson, Sadler’s Wells Digital Stage, dance review: ‘Emotional, complex and unique’
Part of Sadler’s Wells Theatre’s online archive, this creative piece, put together by digitising 250,000 photographs, offers a ‘message of hope for the arts’
Read MoreLetter: ‘Remove all barriers to NHS care for overseas workers and migrants’
Keep Our NHS Public, Hackney Migrant Centre, unions and others call on local politicians and health bosses to help end ‘hefty’ surcharges
Read MoreCouncil calls for power to close schools suffering Covid outbreaks
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble says cases will need a ‘swift response’ rather than a wait for government instructions
Read MoreDemands for greater support for renters as union collectives take shape across Hackney
Town Hall urges extension of eviction ban as Hackney Green Party and London Renters Union call for rents to be suspended and arrears cancelled
Read MoreLocal cookery school’s lockdown delivery service has dished out 25,000 meals
Made In Hackney looking at how to extend ‘life-saving’ scheme beyond June after huge response to its crowdfunder
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