Campaigners call for long-term solution to provide security for Sistah Space
Cross-party activists urge Hackney Mayor to find organisation new premises as council rejects requests as ‘unfair to others’
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Homerton pub landlord highlights need for further support for local businesses
Town Hall economy chief warns that cost of support thus far will bring a ‘day of reckoning’ for council services
Residents trapped in cladding limbo warn of ‘harrowing’ impact on mental health
Town Hall backs End Our Cladding Scandal campaign as councillors call for government action to address ‘stress and uncertainty’
LTNs ‘send important signal’ to City Hall on tackling main road congestion, says transport chief
Cllr Jon Burke said traffic measures have shown up ‘overloaded network’ as he faced questioning from councillors
Two new GP surgeries planned for Hackney on council-owned land
Mayor and health chief welcome early proposals that could result in extra healthcare capacity in Stoke Newington and Lower Clapton
Britannia Leisure Centre set for demolition as redevelopment moves ahead
Campaigners question wisdom of forging ahead during pandemic, but mayor says criticisms have been ‘shown to be alarmist and misplaced’
Somerford Grove Renters celebrates as eviction notice withdrawn
Group speaks of ‘shock’ at hearing the news after expecting ‘another horrific legal threat’
Introduction of local contact-tracing programme sees success rates increase
Deputy public health director warns borough ‘not out of the woods’ with ‘worrying signs’ of rise in cases among over-60s
Health scrutiny chair seeks answers on ‘real reform’ to NHS 111 service
Cllr Ben Hayhurst questions why what used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a service is now the subject of reports of misdiagnoses and other failings
Council hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave
At least 11 per cent of deaths in Hackney involving Covid, up to September, were care home residents
Campaigners call for close scrutiny of plans to revamp ‘severely overstretched’ Whipps Cross hospital
Save Our NHS warns of bed reductions, while Barts Trust expects fewer to be necessary with improvements to outside-of-hospital care
Town Hall planners register objection to Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme
Architect defends design of one plot that opposition campaigners have nicknamed ‘Godzilla’
Brooke Road sorting office closes despite mayor’s accusations of ‘deep irresponsibility’
Campaigners join in condemnation of Royal Mail, with E5 residents now faced with trip to Leyton
‘Valuing the future’: Jermain Jackman on empowering the borough’s young people
The co-chair of Hackney’s Young Futures Commission on the largest consultation ever conducted with local youngsters, and why he is hopeful it will result in lasting change
Hackney sees 140 per cent rise in Universal Credit claimants in seven months
Nearly 20,000 people joined the system between January and September this year
Town Hall apologises for Stamford Hill Covid leaflet telling synagogues to close
Conservative Cllr Simche Steinberger labels the leaflet, which has since been withdrawn, a ‘disgrace’