Woodberry Down locals fight to save Happy Man Tree from destruction by developers
Council officers accept loss of venerable plane tree would cause ‘substantial harm to biodiversity and public amenity’
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Diaries and rainbows: Town Hall to celebrate Hackney’s artistic and literary talents
Speaker Kam Adams to judge winning rainbow drawing as Hackney Museum calls for diaries to give future insight into lockdown life
Tributes pour in for lost Homerton staff after ‘heartbreaking weekend’
Acute care nurse Michael Allieu and carers support specialist Sophie Fagan remembered by colleagues
Hackney communities ‘pull together’ in face of pandemic’s massive impact
Ed Sheridan finds out how some of Hackney’s minority groups are coping with the coronavirus lockdown
Poetry: The small things by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on appreciating life’s little touches
Rose Vouchers for people on low incomes now accepted by all Ridley Road traders
More than 3,000 redeemed in the space of 10 days
Culture in quarantine: Where to get your fix from home
With venues upping their online game during lockdown, Alice Jones runs you through some of the best art, music, theatre and literature on offer
Londonia, Kate A. Hardy, book review: ‘Boisterous humour and quirky invention’
If you think coronavirus feels like an alternate reality, sink into this ‘delicious’ post-apocalyptic thriller set in Hackney
Charity delivering hot meals to vulnerable Woodberry Down residents appeals for help
Manor House Development Trust needs donations to expand the reach of its free service to 500 people
Call goes out to community for donations of PPE to local care organisations
Town Hall works to source emergency stock as masks, goggles, plastic aprons and gloves sought for staff
Much-debated school in former police station wants to double student numbers
Olive School hopes to open with 180 pupils as residents warn of ‘intolerable conflict’ between needs of pupils and ongoing construction
Children’s ward at Homerton Hospital converted for adult Covid-19 patients
Children’s A&E remains fully operational as child inpatients to be transferred to Royal London
Jane Eyre, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Risk-taking spin on a Brontë classic’
With theatres closed, more and more shows are moving online. Our reviewer and his dog settled into the sofa to watch this ‘clever’ production at the National
Town Hall urged to suspend planning amid community concern over lockdown impact
Hackney Society says residents are right to express unease over a system that ‘already suffers from many barriers to access’
Appeal for donations of smart devices so quarantined patients can video-call relatives
Homerton Hospital receives ‘tremendous boost’ with donation of 50 iPads
Poetry: The Saved by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the lockdown’s environmental silver lining, and the need to ‘carry the good change through’