NHS ‘still here for you’ over bank holiday weekend, residents assured
Doctors urge patients not to wait if they need urgent medical help as GP surgeries and community pharmacies remain open
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Hackney Mayor’s partner under investigation by Labour for comments about Jewish advocacy group
Craig Parr’s tweets about the Board of Deputies of British Jews branded ‘unacceptable’ by both the Mayor and Hackney South’s Labour branch
Coronavirus: Construction of luxury flats picketed by ShutTheSites protesters
Developers accused of ‘putting profit before people’ as protesters call for shutdown to protect workers and wider community
Hackney has third highest Covid mortality rate in England and Wales
Figures show ‘stark reality of poverty and health inequality’, says Hackney Mayor
Community garden works to recover from break in and burglary
Hackney Mayor condemns ‘terrible piece of vandalism’ as delivery project to self-isolating gardeners seeks to get back on track
Council working to track Covid’s effect on vulnerable residents
Community safety chief Cllr Caroline Selman reveals project to chart wider social and economic impacts of the virus on locals
Coronavirus: ‘Has government strategy worsened impact on BAME communities?’, asks equalities chief
Cllr Carole Williams calls for an independent review into the effect of Whitehall’s response to Covid-19 on ethnic minorites
Police review sparked by advice group chair’s resignation after Golders Green wedding
‘Isolated incident’ will not disrupt ‘important work’ of Hackney Independent Advisory Group to police, says spokesperson
Deputy Mayor blasts any idea of schools reopening before safety can be assured
Education lead calls for ‘clear understanding’ over PPE in schools for children with special needs
Army-run mobile Covid test centre coming to Dalston for two-day period
Hackney Mayor urges those over 65 or key workers showing symptoms to book test
Patients urged not to avoid A&E in emergencies as attendance rates fall dramatically
Residents reminded Homerton’s ‘outstanding’ A&E still open 24/7 as visits fall by over 50 per cent since November
Volunteer chefs cooking 125 meals a day for Homerton Hospital staff
Hospital ‘grateful’ to +HOME initiative feeding staff following physically and emotionally exhausting shifts
Faith groups to unite for online service on Hackney Day of Prayer
Event to be led jointly by Christian, Jewish, Muslim and non-religious faith leaders
Coronavirus: Benyon Estate urged to shelve ‘co-living’ flats on Kingsland Basin
Hackney Society joins calls for a rethink, arguing that healthy living for residents would be “impossible” during a lockdown
‘Help is out there’: Town Hall publishes mental health support map for lockdown
Chart lays out range of services available across borough for anyone in need of support during pandemic
Town Hall to widen pavements in social distancing hotspots
Space to be reallocated to pedestrians in seven sites in Hackney in first steps of wider package of measures to ensure public safety