Hackney vows to rehome five refugee families from Afghanistan
Borough leader Philip Glanville says council is doing ‘everything in its power to support the national effort’
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Children could be offered weekend vaccinations to avoid school disruption
Health workers in touch with 15,000 clinically vulnerable children as they wait for news on a wider roll-out
‘Going to people works’: Pop-up vaccine clinics coming to two Hackney estates
Kingsmead and Clapton Park estates to take part in pilot scheme as vaccine push continues
NHS launches local campaign in three languages to promote its app among minority groups
Video shot in Somali, Romanian and Bengali is designed to improve access to health information
‘It broke up our families’: The Travellers who made way for the Olympic Stadium are still fighting for a new site
Mena Mongan of London Gypsies and Travellers says the community wasn’t even offered tickets to the Games
High Court throws out legal challenge to Hackney’s low traffic neighbourhoods
Horrendous Hackney Road Closures Ltd considering whether or not to appeal following setback
Youth groups and synagogues join vaccine drive – as take-up among young adults ‘falls off a cliff’
Even extremely vulnerable people are suffering from ‘vaccine fatigue’, according to local health director
Canalside development in Hoxton wins approval despite ‘disappointment’ over low number of living rent homes
Existing self-storage facility to be demolished and replaced by two blocks with 139 new flats and office space
Coroner calls for changes to warning alarms on oxygen machines after confusion ‘hastened’ death of Covid patient in Hackney
Chimezie Daniels, 60, died in January after his oxygen supply was cut off for at least 20 minutes
Residents urged to have their say on the future of local libraries
Town Hall launches consultation with the aim of putting libraries ‘at the heart of community life’
Network Rail to warn residents about tree-felling following upset at Stamford Hill nature reserve
Rail operator apologises for chopping down swathe of trees in wildlife haven without notice
Calls for Museum of the Home boycott at latest protest against slaver statue
Museum says it is ‘continuing to explore options for the statue’ as anti-racism campaigners keep up pressure
Some chew over the cooks’ new Nest: Restaurant defends plan for London Fields opening
Team behind Morning Lane eatery Nest vows not to disturb neighbours on Mentmore Terrace if they get the go-ahead to branch out
Clapton Cycleway set to open next spring but councillor calls for ‘change in approach’
Work set to start this autumn, but Cllr Vincent Stops raises concerns over designs for Lea Bridge Roundabout
Olympic legacy? Hackney residents on how London 2012 changed the borough
With the Tokyo Olympics behind us and Paralympians gearing up for their shot at gold, Hackney locals examine the footprint of London’s Games
Hackney Council ‘deeply distressed’ by Afghanistan situation and vows to support refugees
Mayor Philip Glanville says the borough is ‘ready to step up again’