Town Hall holds debate on future of domestic violence charity Sistah Space
Town Hall urged to provide minimum five-year lease for new premises as leading councillors complain of ‘social media kangaroo court’ around dispute
Chris Kennedy
Health bosses warn ‘fear of further deprivation’ makes self-isolation difficult
Calls made for more support for those who need time off work as infection rates across north-east London continue to rise
Sandford Court residents speak out over ‘stress and anxiety’ caused by Covid test centre
Health boss says station poses ‘no health risk’ as Serco undertakes retraining for staff on site following ‘teething problems’
Mayor announces temporary reshuffle as community safety chief prepares to go on maternity leave
Cllr Caroline Selman’s duties to be covered by existing cabinet members and newly appointed Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas
Residents urged to get flu jab as local vaccine uptake plunges
Over 10 per cent drop in uptake seen among at-risk under-65s locally in five years as doctors urge: ‘Do your bit for community immunity’
Homerton Hospital begins preparations for second wave of coronavirus
Councillors decry continuing ‘drastic fall’ in London tests and ‘poor record keeping’ of ethnicity data by central Covid tracing
Council leaders ‘deeply disturbed’ by scrapping of Public Health England
Hackney Mayor and borough’s health chief fear the agency is ‘being made a scapegoat for government’s wider failure’ in tackling Covid
Letter: ‘No migrant worker should be expected to pay twice for their healthcare’
Hackney’s health boss responds to an open letter from unions and campaigners to explain how the council is tackling Covid’s disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities
Drastic fall in immunisations during pandemic prompts fears for children’s health
Local experts urge parents to stay up to date with jabs, some of which protect from diseases that cannot be prevented by social distancing
Coronavirus helpline to keep going beyond crisis, Town Hall announces
The service, set up for those without internet and in need of support, has received around 4,500 calls to date
Coronavirus: Local test and trace service coming to Hackney
Borough one of 11 in the UK at the forefront of the roll-out after challenging Whitehall to give local authorities bigger role in crisis response
Hackney Council launches survey to hear from local people on the impacts of coronavirus
Responses will be used to identify support needs and other measures to help the borough recover from the crisis
Council health boss hopes any easing of lockdown will be ‘relatively limited’
Cllr Chris Kennedy says restrictions should be kept in place ‘for another couple of weeks’
Coronavirus: Local politicians challenge government to trial contact-tracing and testing in Hackney
Local MPs and mayor tell health secretary Matt Hancock he could do with a ‘bit more Shoreditch and less Whitehall’ in his approach
‘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
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