Public Windrush artwork set to be revealed as Town Hall’s annual festival gets underway online
Winning sculpture, which will be the first permanent monument to the Windrush Generation in the UK, to be announced on Windrush Day on Monday
Read More‘Bring us the facts’: Activists call for stop and search reform as police seek to build trust
The use of Section 60 orders is coming under heavy scrutiny, with Black people 40 times more likely to be stopped in England and Wales under the powers
Read MoreDrastic fall in immunisations during pandemic prompts fears for children’s health
Local experts urge parents to stay up to date with jabs, some of which protect from diseases that cannot be prevented by social distancing
Read MoreTown Hall commits to keeping all rough sleepers in emergency housing off the streets
The council has housed over 170 people since the start of lockdown
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘Be radical and grow your own food’
Kate Poland on how we can take advantage of the increased interest in food-growing during lockdown
Read MoreTrade union apologises for use of antisemitic imagery on campaign banner
Depiction of Ebenezer Scrooge on GMB-branded sign prompted a complaint from a member of the public
Read MoreHackney Foodbank ‘bracing itself’ for long-term demand as it launches fundraiser for new van
The charity has seen numbers triple at the busiest of its five outlets during lockdown
Read MoreCoronavirus: Extra £3.4m available for small businesses which have ‘fallen through cracks’
Town Hall urges businesses that have so far been ineligible for grants to apply for funding
Read MoreTown Hall calls for ‘no recourse to public funds’ immigration condition to be scrapped as it launches £100k fund
Mayor and cabinet members accuse government of ‘plunging families into unexpected financial crisis’ through the policy
Read MoreCouncil challenged over ‘underuse’ of Hackney Youth Parliament
Town Hall officers vow to address issue at powerful meeting on young people’s experiences of lockdown
Read MoreJesse Jackson and Diane Abbott address thousands as union calls for decolonisation of curriculum
The pair were speaking at an event organised by the National Education Union, which wants to ensure all pupils are taught about the achievements of Black Britons
Read MoreTraffic to be banned outside 40 more primary schools in Hackney
Town Hall announces broad expansion of its School Streets scheme, adding to the nine schools already involved
Read MoreHolborn Studios survives again as decision to approve demolition ruled ‘unlawful’
Iconic photography studio celebrates ruling that could have far-reaching consequences for lobbying of councillors
Read MoreSAGE expert urges Homerton Hospital to ‘financially protect’ contracted workers
Professor Allyson Pollock says such protection ‘contributes to effective infection control’ as row over sick pay continues
Read MoreThe Madness of George III, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Hamilton’s less musical British cousin’
Alan Bennett’s drama ‘pulls away the stiff layer of court life’ to reveal the flaws in the divine right of royalty
Read MoreLocal charity praised for ‘good leadership’ after removing sign featuring name of Sir John Cass
Slave trader’s name taken down from front of Sir John Cass Hall while Museum of the Home announces listening exercise on future of controversial Sir Robert Geffrye statue
Read MorePublic art project invites Hackney residents to see their colourful photos become optical illusions
Collaboration between artist Jo Guile and researcher Dr Emily Patterson hopes to ‘spark conversation about subjective nature of perception’
Read MoreLocal outreach group to give out free Covid advice and protective equipment in Dalston on Monday
Support When It Matters team will be outside Dalston Kingsland station from 10am until 12pm, offering culturally sensitive support on coronavirus
Read MoreHackney police commander ‘sorry that the community hurts’ as effort launched to defuse tensions
Marcus Barnett says there are ‘bridges to repair and build’ as he vows to do whatever he can to ‘make things better’
Read MoreElective surgeries restart at Homerton Hospital with second Covid wave ‘looming in background’
Another coronavirus spike is ‘elephant in the room’ but spokesperson says staff are now ‘more prepared’
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