Secret ode: Children’s poetry appears across Hoxton in unexpected places
Keep your eyes peeled for verses written on breadsticks, hanging off pets’ collars and hidden in library books
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‘We are still human’: Local homeless households speak out over living conditions
Issues with washing facilities, wi-fi and a lack of support raised in joint report by Shelter, Healthwatch and NHS Community Voice
Cyber attack has delayed payments to people self-isolating, report reveals
New details emerge about the extent of the damage caused by last October’s hack
Campaigners to protest at GP surgeries as outrage grows over US takeover
A number of practices across London were recently handed over to American insurance firm Centene
Covid vaccines are safe – Hackney’s public health boss reassures residents
Dr Sandra Husbands encourages residents to get the vaccine when offered it
Mother of teenager murdered in Hackney joins anti-knife crime campaign
Yvonne Lawson MBE relives the first call she made following her son’s death to encourage people to use Crimestoppers
Firefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Vole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey
Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around
Dalston Curve Garden reopens with call to help its crowdfunder hit £100k target
Much-loved beauty spot gradually returns to normal service as it nears its fundraising goal
Late night venues urged to sign up to online portal offering Covid advice and safety training
The latest initiative from the Town Hall’s Hackney Nights project is designed to support businesses through the pandemic and beyond
Local students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Don’t lose your say – one week left to register to vote
Hackney residents have just one week left to register to vote in next month’s local and regional elections
Hackney actor Bukky Bakray ‘humbled’ after winning Rising Star at the Baftas
Local teenager triumphs in a category that has helped the early careers of a litany of Hollywood stars
Town Hall ‘demands action’ from Environment Agency to clean up River Lea
Council leaders say ‘issues have gone on far too long’
Do Hoxton and Shoreditch have too many hotels? Town Hall planners ask
‘It must be the first time ever we’ve had a 12-storey building with no objections from the public’
Property guardians speak out over ‘neglected’ former Citizens Advice Bureau building
‘This property survived the World Wars. It is situated in a conservation area. It shares a wall with a listed property. Therefore its character must be protected’