Omicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea
Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community
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New parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’
Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home
‘Today, we have made history’: Players and fans salute Clapton’s community football club after record-breaking FA Cup run
Women’s team last week became the first seventh-tier side to compete in the third round of the competition
Community kitchen appeals for cyclists to deliver free meals to Hackney’s most vulnerable
Made In Hackney needs volunteers from 4-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays
‘The last thing you want is a nice dose of Covid before Christmas’ – public health boss urges increased vigilance over Omicron variant
Hygiene measures “work more effectively collectively”, says Dr Sandra Husbands, director of public health for Hackney and the City of London
‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion
Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’
Council U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests
Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss
More police to patrol Shoreditch party spot
Top cop says police have to rebuild public trust – women and girls’ safety is priority
‘HIV can affect anyone’: Hackney residents urged to get tested as borough aims to end transmission by 2030
London charity Positive East held special testing events to mark this year’s World Aids Day
Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary
Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe
Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch
Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service
Hackney’s role in stranger-than-fiction wartime escapade commemorated with plaque
Local mortuary’s involvement in Operation Mincemeat brought to wider audience by Hackney-born historian
Hackney Winter Night Shelter appeals for volunteers with ‘demand high’
The shelter is looking for people with ’empathy and understanding of homelessness as an issue’
Shoreditch pipe leak left 450 residents without heating over the weekend
Homes on Cranston and Wenlock Barn estates were affected amid freezing temperatures
Third of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant
Out of this world! Hackney primary school pupils flex their creativity for UFO arts project
Artist Tom Pearman teams up with the Rio Cinema to offer children an other-worldly experience