Anti-LTN campaigners to hold ‘people’s assembly’ outside Hackney Town Hall
Hackney Together group says it wants to show the council that ‘open, honest and constructive’ engagement is possible
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Outpouring of sexual abuse allegations from UK students acted as a ‘wake-up call’ in Hackney, say education bosses
Testimonies involving two local schools are among 54,000 on website where survivors can share their stories
Campaigners launch appeal to fund legal fight as efforts to thwart incinerator expansion continue
Coalition of protest groups is targeting £7,500 as it gears up for battle with the North London Waste Authority
‘There’s a good reason for this’: Two local nurses on vaccine hesitancy and efforts to make the jab a ‘positive experience’
Gemma Evans and colleague Gemma Davies say there is a wealth of experience and support on offer to people who are nervous
Campaigners stage mass rally in last-minute bid to stop deal for controversial new incinerator
Over 600 people are said to have joined the march yesterday from Edmonton to the North Circular
Pop-up vaccine clinics are pulling into Liverpool Street station – with health bosses hoping to reach waiting commuters
Christmas week saw highest number of jabs given since Omicron vaccine push began
Homerton Hospital boss says number of Covid patients may be ‘plateauing’ – but staff pressures still ‘tight’
Tracey Fletcher said medics were ‘expecting a pretty dire weekend’ but actually cases ‘seemed to level out’
Harassment and poor lighting among concerns as women respond to council safety survey
Over 200 people have reported issues since Town Hall put out the call last month
Huge rise in e-scooter collisions in London ‘likely to be the tip of the iceberg’, warns Assembly Member
Unmesh Desai hits out at illegal e-scooters as figures show nearly as many collisions in the first six months of 2021 than in the whole of 2020
Solar panels installed on three community buildings as council’s efforts to harness renewable energy continue
Town Hall is this year aiming to produce one megawatt of power using the sun
Public toilets in Gillett Square would ‘likely be used for illicit activities’, councillors warned
Town Hall design officer tells planners that the ‘cons outweigh the pros’
Hackney Stand Up To Racism doubles down on Geffrye campaign following Colston Four acquittal
‘No better time for offensive statue to be removed,’ says anti-racism group
Town Hall ‘still working to recover data’ more than a year after ‘devastating’ cyber attack
Report on October 2020 hack reveals social care, benefits and housing are among services that remain badly affected
Motorcycle business bosses whose volunteers delivered vital medical equipment during pandemic receive honours
Husband and wife Anthony and Vikki van Someren, who run the Bike Shed in Shoreditch, helped organise a team of 1,400 riders
Covid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
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