Homerton Hospital forced to cancel operations as staff come down with Covid
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Read More‘The NHS is our most vital asset’: Hackney illustrator donates series of artworks to Homerton Hospital
Jane Smith has gifted a number of illustrations and linocuts in tribute to the health service and the Homerton’s longstanding art programme
Read MoreChild Q: ‘Mortified’ Hackney police chief issues fresh apology to teenage girl and her family
Borough commander Marcus Barnett says he is ‘genuinely sorry’ for the heartache caused
Read MoreGreen Party mayoral candidate calls for ‘deep police reform’ as she outlines her priorities for Hackney
NHS worker Zoe Garbett on Child Q, LTNs, cost of living and giving ‘power back to the people’
Read MoreHackney Carnival is coming back – here’s how you can take part
One of the UK’s biggest events is returning to the streets after two years online
Read More‘We want peace’: Hackney residents and businesses step up to support Ukraine
A round-up of some of the local efforts being made to raise money and show unity
Read MoreChild Q: School apologises for teenage girl’s ‘harrowing’ experience
Governing board accepts the child ‘should not have been left in the situation that she was’
Read MoreObjectively Funny, Signature Brew Haggerston, stage review: ‘Array of British comedy talent’
Household names and up-and-comers had the audience in stitches
Read MoreCaravel, Regent’s Canal, restaurant review: ‘Petite but perfectly formed offering’
The restaurant on a converted barge is ‘well worth the expense’
Read MoreChild Q: Two officers who conducted strip-search removed from frontline duties
Police watchdog investigating three constables for their involvement
Read MoreChild Q: Metropolitan Police ‘taking racism claim very seriously’, says assistant commissioner
Louisa Rolfe, tipped as a possible successor to Cressida Dick, says Met accepts findings of safeguarding review
Read MoreFind out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week
Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers
Read MoreChild Q: Hackney Mayor calls on school’s headteacher to resign
Philip Glanville says move would ‘fully recognise traumatic impact’ of police strip-search on the girl and her family
Read MoreHackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation celebrates £250k premises overhaul
Hackney Mayor says refurbishment will see the long-standing charity continue its work for ‘many years to come’
Read More‘What we create has consequences’: Teenagers to be trained up in sustainable fashion as studio launches workshops in East London
CQ Studio to run programme in Poplar to prepare young people for jobs in eco-friendly fashion
Read More‘Greening the grey’: Clapton pupils help plant 780 trees on former industrial land at Millfields Park
More than 60 children from Rushmore Primary join planting sessions led by local volunteers
Read MoreMayor’s Music Awards celebrate best young talent in Hackney
Pupils and schools recognised at annual ceremony that featured stunning performances from past winners
Read MoreChild Q: Protestors hit streets over police strip-search of Black teenage girl at school
People gathered in Stoke Newington High Street outside the police station to express their anger and disgust
Read MoreChild Q: Councillors call for resignation of Hackney police borough commander
‘We no longer see you occupying the role of Borough Commander as a tenable option for our borough’
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