Appeal for donations of smart devices so quarantined patients can video-call relatives
Homerton Hospital receives ‘tremendous boost’ with donation of 50 iPads
Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter
Coronavirus: Thousands of Hackney businesses ‘falling through the net’
Town Hall calls for conference with Chancellor and local businesses to discuss further support
‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce and family remain stranded in Gambia
Former local mayoral candidate appeals for help as her and her father run out of medication with no means of getting home
Homerton Hospital doctor dies of coronavirus after calling for more PPE
Local politicians pay tribute to ‘hero’ Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, who leaves behind his wife and two children
Coronavirus: Families with SEND ‘struggling’, campaigners warn Town Hall
Council urged to adopt ‘explicit focus’ on vulnerable families amid concerns children with SEND could ‘regress significantly’ during crisis without support
Victoria Park to reopen on Saturday under strict ‘control measures’
Community volunteers to help ensure safe use of park as users warned breaches of social distancing could result in further closure
Family and friends mourn ‘immeasurable’ loss of Hackney dad-of-two to coronavirus
Community crowdfunder launched in support of family of 49-year-old Haci Ali Dogus
Coronavirus: Town Hall under pressure to shut down all construction sites
Local campaigners say work should be limited to ‘hospitals and similar facilities’ as they ask councillors to contact all developers in the area
Town Hall moves Young Hackney online with virtual youth hub
Interactive resources include online sports, games, cooking and arts and crafts with one-to-one advice services also on offer
Coronavirus: GPs volunteer to staff ‘hot sites’ across borough
Doctors sign up to help introduce separate areas in local surgeries for cases of Covid-19
Coronavirus: Homerton Hospital to see fivefold increase in intensive care beds
Chief nurse reveals that around 12 per cent of the hospital’s workforce is in isolation
Coronavirus: Town Hall finds accommodation for over 50 rough sleepers
Council concerned economic impact of pandemic and effect of lockdown on unstable households could see more people on the streets
Coronavirus: Town Hall to redeploy youth workers to support schools
Council’s outreach staff to be made available as borough’s schools prepare to stay open over Easter
Coronavirus: Transport chief slams guidance for councils on parking as ‘unworkable mess’
Cllr Jon Burke fears advice to cease enforcement could spark ‘collapse in availability for key workers’
Coronavirus: Businesses to receive £100m in financial aid from Hackney Council
Mayor pledges to support ‘lifeblood of local economy’ as all rents waived for voluntary and community organisations for three months
Families of children with SEND take challenge over funding to Court of Appeal
Town Hall decision to cut schools’ SEND budgets by five per cent was ruled to have been taken lawfully by High Court last year