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Homerton Hospital’s chief executive to move on next spring after nine years at the helm

By Lizzie McAllister | Tuesday 21 December 2021 at 20:12

Tracey Fletcher is set to take up a similar role at East Kent’s NHS Trust

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Homerton Hospital announces visitor restrictions as Covid cases soar

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 21 December 2021 at 15:42
Homerton Hospital

Acute and general wards closed to visitors to ‘protect patients, staff and the public’

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‘Take Omicron seriously’, top doctor warns Hackney residents

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 20 December 2021 at 17:32

Local GP and chair of north-east London’s CCG Dr Mark Rickets is urging people to get their jabs

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‘Historic’ An Viet House to be turned into UK’s first East and South-East Asian resource centre

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 20 December 2021 at 14:57

Town Hall agrees £1.4 million investment for building that has fallen into disrepair

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Exeunt – The Stage Door Project, Lloyd McDonagh and Salvatore Scarpa, book review: ‘Oblique yet poignant angle on thespian life’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 20 December 2021 at 10:31

Actors McDonagh and Scarpa talk to the Citizen about their intimate portrait of the pandemic’s impact on theatres

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‘How can we shift the narrative?’ Photographs of smiling Black schoolboys go on display around Hackney as ‘call to action’

By Tom Davidson | Friday 17 December 2021 at 18:01

Exhibition by artist Kay Adekunle Rufai closes out this year’s Black history season

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Mixed reviews for Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Church Street – with traders unhappy and others praising health benefits

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 17 December 2021 at 14:51

Cars are banned from using the popular shopping street between 7am and 7pm

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‘We would forgive and forget’: Hackney pub appeals for return of stuffed cockerel mascot

By Tom Davidson | Friday 17 December 2021 at 10:29

The Cock Tavern is offering ‘a pint or two’ as a reward after the bird was snatched last week

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Hackney’s Five Points named Brewery of the Year at prestigious national awards

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 17 December 2021 at 09:53

Five Points co-founder pays tribute to staff after winning Brewers Choice’s top prize

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Controversial new incinerator gets go-ahead despite warnings from health experts and protests from campaign groups

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 20:35

Councillors from the North London Waste Authority have voted through the plans

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Hackney GP surgery ‘thrilled’ to be named among best in the country for fifth year running

By Tom Davidson | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 15:04

Richmond Road Medical Centre team delighted to be recognised again after ‘an exceptionally difficult few years for patients’

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‘We’ll see flesh on the bone’: Landmark for upcoming V&A East Museum as building hits full height

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 14:38

The steel skeleton of the 42.5-metre-tall venue, set to open in 2025, is now complete

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‘It’s a massive achievement’: Community fitness scheme that started in Hackney wins national coaching award

By Tom Davidson | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 11:41

Our Parks, which offers free exercise classes in green spaces across the UK, recognised by industry heavyweights

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‘I want to see a violence-free community’: Mother of teenager killed in Hackney receives MBE for anti-knife crime campaign

By Tom Davidson | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 10:48

Yvonne Lawson MBE dedicates honour to her son Godwin and to those who ‘held my hand’ and ‘showed me love’

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St Mary’s Secret Garden launches appeal for donations amid funding uncertainty

By Tom Davidson | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 10:32
St Mary's Secret Garden

The popular Hoxton haven is hoping to raise £15k to help with running costs as pandemic drains resources

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‘The streets are menacing’: Shoreditch club Cargo to shut ‘forever’ following complaints about violent crime and disorder

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 15 December 2021 at 18:45

The owner of the popular venue says he will invest £1m to turn it into a cocktail bar and restaurant

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Thompson Hall unveiled as Autograph gallery’s first artist-in-residence

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 15 December 2021 at 12:04

The painter will take up the three-month position in Shoreditch in the new year

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‘Families are living in fear’: Shomrim speaks out about group of youths in Stamford Hill after sharing video of Jewish boy being racially abused

By Tom Davidson | Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 18:12

Neighbourhood watch service says group has been involved in ‘hundreds of incidents over the last few years’

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Omicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 14:35

Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community

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New parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 14 December 2021 at 14:18

Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home

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