Poetry: Perfect Storm by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright shares her intimate response to the coronavirus crisis
Read MoreVIDEO: Hackney Herbal founder Nat Mady on how to sow lettuce seeds
The local herb specialist shares her tips on growing your own food while stuck at home during the coronavirus lockdown
Read MoreCoronavirus: Housing relief funds ‘vastly insufficient’, warns Town Hall
Council leadership calls for lifting of benefit cap as more information sought on national hardship fund
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall runs skeleton staff for lockdown as all council buildings close
Parks to remain open as Hackney Mayor calls on users to ‘be respectful, mindful of the vulnerable and understand social distancing’
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘Buy up empty homes to ease overcrowding’, Hackney MP tells government
Meg Hillier and fellow MP Karen Buck urge Whitehall to ‘relieve pressure on overstretched housing sector’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall suspends all ‘non-essential’ market stall trading
‘People should not visit unless they have to, and only then to buy the items they need,’ says Hackney Mayor
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘Sleepless nights’ at St Joseph’s as hospice struggles with mask shortage
Palliative care charity puts out call for aid as 80 nurses working with ‘tiny bit’ of sanitiser and no protective equipment
Read MoreA plea to parents: ‘Kindness to strangers can be measured precisely – it is two metres’
A local resident and park-goer with an underlying health condition appeals to families to take social distancing seriously
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Read MoreCoronavirus: Further details on Town Hall volunteer hub released by Hackney Mayor
Borough leader pays tribute to Hackney’s ‘generosity and resilience’ as Town Hall works with Hackney Volunteer Centre to muster aid
Read MoreHomerton Hospital sees ‘fantastic support’ from local businesses
Further personal protective equipment for staff expected ‘either today or tomorrow’ as restrictions imposed on visitors
Read MoreCoronavirus: Housing campaigners release template letter for struggling renters
London Renters Union call for measures suspending all rent payments for duration of crisis
Read MoreCharity appeals for help amid dwindling number of households able to host refugees
Hosting network reports no places currently available in London as call-out made for ‘those who have nowhere else to go’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall guarantees no council tenants will be evicted as result of hardship
Housing needs chief stresses importance of supporting residents in debt ‘now more than ever’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Music venue Paper Dress Vintage launches crowdfunder after postponing all events
Owner Steve Dix calls on community to support the team and its freelance workers as he braces for possible 12-week closure
Read MoreKing’s Park councillor to step down with by-election postponed to 2021
Hackney Mayor pays tribute to former mental health champion Tom Rahilly as ‘solid support’
Read MoreCoronavirus: Town Hall promises to support parents following school closure announcement
Leading council figures pledge to do ‘everything they can’ to help people educate children at home
Read MoreCoronavirus: Housing minister urged to ban non-payment of rent as basis for eviction
Calls made for government to match support for landlords and owner-occupiers with greater protections for private renters
Read MoreCoronavirus: Local mental health charity puts out call for aid as face-to-face services end
Mind in the City, Hackney & Waltham Forest seeking to raise £15k for ‘digital solutions’ as referrals hit record levels
Read MoreCoronavirus: Local government ombudsman suspends complaints service
Watchdog that looks into grievances against councils and adult social care providers temporarily halts new cases
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