Council shelves plans to close two children’s centres in big win for campaigners
Town Hall calls a halt to any closures until it has held a wider review into early years provision next year
Read MoreCommunity cookery school launches £150k crowdfunder to help it continue its free meal service for the next year
Made in Hackney wants to raise enough to fund 70,000 meals in 2022 for those most in need
Read MoreLocal MP Diane Abbott backs campaign to save two children’s centres from closure
The two centres in north London are earmarked for closure as the council tries to save £1m to balance the books
Read MoreHoxton museum hints that slaver statue could be moved following months of protests
Museum of the Home says there is ‘potential’ for monument of Robert Geffrye to be relocated to a ‘less prominent space’
Read MoreLocal charity launches campaign to support brain injury survivors and families through first stages of rehabilitation
Headway East London is teaming up with the Royal London Hospital to reach more people at earliest opportunity
Read MoreHackney pays tribute to the fallen in moving Remembrance Sunday parade
Hundreds gather to honour those who have lost their lives during military service
Read MoreHackney’s ‘vital’ community halls reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic
Spaces of various sizes are available to hire again – with extra precautions in place to combat Covid
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins Independent Community Newspaper of the Year at the national newsawards 2021
Editor-in-chief ‘delighted’ as paper is also highly commended in Niche Market Newspaper of the Year category
Read MoreHomerton Hospital opens escalation ward two months earlier than usual – as health bosses warn people to stay alert to Covid
Covid cases are beginning to rise again in City and Hackney
Read MoreTen artists deliver ‘remarkable’ response to the Covid pandemic in major new exhibition at Autograph gallery
Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other contains ‘experimental and deeply personal approaches’ to the outbreak
Read MoreHackney Comedy Experience, EartH, stage review: ‘Hilarious takes on ageing, climate anxiety and Catford – peppered with uncomfortable moments’
Four stars of the British comedy circuit took to the stage in Dalston last week
Read MoreHomerton Hospital staff donate to Hackney Foodbank as a ‘thank you’ to the community for its support during the pandemic
Hospital workers ask for on-site donation points to be made permanent after collecting 55kg of food and essentials for those in need
Read MoreCall goes out for vaccine centre volunteers as easing of restrictions sees numbers drop
Volunteer Centre Hackney is looking for people aged 16 or over who can spare at least three hours a week
Read MoreOnly 14 grants to replace costly waking watches with fire alarms have been paid out in London – with one Assembly Member calling it ‘scandalous’
Just ten per cent of the £16m allotted to the city by the Waking Watch Relief Fund has been used so far
Read More‘We deserve dignity’: Residents of Homerton estate hit out at council over ‘unsafe and unhygienic’ conditions
People living on the Wyke estate accuse Town Hall of ‘neglect’ amid concerns over ‘potentially life-threatening’ issues
Read More‘No more blah, blah, blah’: Campaigners renew demands for Hackney’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
Campaigners gathered outside the Town Hall last week to call for swifter action
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal 2021: Organisers expect record demand amid ‘perfect storm’ for struggling families
Rising living costs and the end of Covid support schemes mean the team is preparing for more referrals than ever before
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Worms are a sign of a healthy environment
Kate Poland on the crucial role earthworms play in our ecosystem
Read MoreThe house of Medici and its fascination with pear paintings
Our resident food historian on the humble pear
Read MoreCampaigners call for action on ‘jaw-dropping’ amount of pollution in River Lea
Local groups and Hackney’s mayor speak out in anger as Environment Agency says it ‘shares their concerns’
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