‘Amazing’: Halloween charity trail collects three tonnes of food for residents in need
Team behind the Trick or Eat scheme ‘very grateful’ to everyone who took part
Jenna Fansa
Winter Toy Appeal returns for ninth year – with organisers expecting it to be ‘toughest yet’
Initiative distributes thousands of toys to children in poverty across north-east London
‘Makes a big difference’: Organisers of Halloween food bank trail urge residents and businesses to sign up
Donate supplies while out and about in Hackney on 31 October as Trick or Eat returns for fourth year
Winter Toy Appeal: Thousands of children in poverty to receive gift this Christmas as organisers issue ‘heartfelt thanks’
Despite challenging circumstances, eighth annual appeal reaches close to 5,000 children across north-east London
Winter Toy Appeal: Organisers in desperate plea for donations as demand soars
‘Keep the magic of Christmas alive for every child,’ asks team of volunteers
Winter Toy Appeal 2021: Organisers expect record demand amid ‘perfect storm’ for struggling families
Rising living costs and the end of Covid support schemes mean the team is preparing for more referrals than ever before
Trick or Eat scheme is back this Halloween to bolster dwindling supplies at Hackney Foodbank
Join in by hosting a collection box at your home or by following the trail and donating food in your neighbourhood
Winter Toy Appeal team ‘bowled over by people’s kindness’ as they reach record number of kids
Over 5,400 children in poverty across north-east London will have a present to open this Christmas thanks to ‘great show of warmth and love’
Winter Toy Appeal: Hackney children urged to take part in sporty fundraiser organised by local boy
Eight-year-old Ben Boyt is inviting kids to do a sponsored activity this Sunday while wearing a Christmas jumper
Winter Toy Appeal returns with call to ‘end devastating year with a little Christmas magic’
The annual scheme, run by a local discount card firm, distributes donations of new toys to families most in need across East London
Trick or Eat returns this Halloween to collect supplies for Hackney Foodbank
The donation scheme, run by a local discount card firm, is back for its second year and this time covers the entire borough
Condemnation and praise as Town Hall announces trial run for highly contentious road closure scheme
Air quality campaigners left ‘devastated’ by decision, while residents on affected rat-runs pleased their ‘voices have been heard’
Coronavirus: Find out which local businesses are still delivering with My Virtual Neighbourhood
Hackney team behind new website calls on residents to help the ‘amazing businesses on their doorsteps survive’
Winter Toy Appeal: Benthal Primary pupils dress up for fundraising day
The Stoke Newington school was filled with toy soldiers, space hoppers and more as it supported the appeal for the third year running
The Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need
Organisers urge residents to drop off gifts across Hackney with referrals from agencies already ‘coming in thick and fast’
Council to put up warnings about ticks after woman reports catching Lyme disease in Clissold Park
Andrea Smyth says she was bitten last month in the same dog-free zone where a jogger purportedly caught the disease in 2018