Coronavirus: Town Hall unveils £370k support package for third sector
Council calls on Whitehall to ‘recognise challenge facing charities’ and establish emergency funds to ensure their survival
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Returning Hackney1000 charity drive adapts for lockdown life with online challenges
Hackney Quest aim at 1000km target by mixing socially distanced runs with sponsored silences, knitathons, karaoke marathons and more
‘Sense of pride’: Absences in Hackney’s waste service lower than normal during pandemic
Waste chief pays tribute to staff loyalty and performance as reports indicate service continues to operate with zero disruption
Twelfth Night, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Dancing with humour, energy and life’
Lockdown culture continues with this ‘stylish’ retelling of Shakespeare’s famous comedy, available to watch right now
Letter: ‘Labour MPs must amend the Trade Bill to prevent further NHS privatisation’
Lifelong health campaigner Shirley Murgraff calls on opposition MPs to ensure ‘strong protection’ for the health service in trade deals
Coronavirus: Stratford walk-in centre shelved in favour of home testing
NHS confirms that work on the site, which had been expected to open this week, has been halted
Art in the time of coronavirus: The best of London’s galleries – online
Alice Jones picks out the crème de la crème of the capital’s virtual exhibitions
Coronavirus: Local charity awards grants to young people helping their communities
Jack Petchey Foundation asks public to nominate youngsters ‘doing inspirational things’ for their neighbours
Mental health must be ‘paramount’ to coronavirus recovery plan, deputy mayor urges
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble says mental wellbeing of frontline staff as much a focus as physical protection
Follow in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft around Newington Green with locally made app
Enjoy a slice of Hackney history by taking a guided walk, virtually or physically, to the old haunts of the ‘foremother of feminism’
Poetry: London by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on a sleeping city
All My Heroes Are Dead, R.A. The Rugged Man, album review: ‘Hip-hop’s best kept secret’
The New York rapper’s new record has been seven years in the making – and it’s worth the wait
Coronavirus: How the pandemic is reshaping green activism
Climate campaigners in Hackney on shifting strategies, and what we can learn from the response to Covid-19
Coronavirus: Town Hall needs tens of millions more in emergency funding, report reveals
Council finance whiz lays bare dramatic impact of crisis on its budget, with further austerity measures ‘a real possibility’
VIDEO: How to sprout beans at home
Debbie Mitchener of Cordwainers Grow shows you how to grow your own beansprouts in lockdown
‘Holiday hunger’: Education chief hits out at government over free school meals delay
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble pays tribute to teachers after last-minute announcement left them scrambling to help families over Easter