Coronavirus: Hackney Mayor pledges to address ‘stark’ trauma of South-East Asian community
Hackney Chinese Community Services highlights report that shows dramatic increase in racial abuse during the pandemic
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‘It’s time for a change’: Hundreds attend online vigil for George Floyd
Over 400 listen to local politicians and community leaders demanding global change
Fortnightly bin collections called in for further scrutiny by Hackney Conservatives
Waste chief slams ‘spurious’ challenge after Cllr Simche Steinberger accuses Town Hall of ‘wanting to save money’ and ‘singling out’ Jewish community
Tributes paid after death of former Hackney Labour councillor Steve Scott
Ex-colleagues say Scott, who was 92, was ‘committed to making life better for the people in his community’
Victim named in fatal Hackney shooting as police call for information
Oluwamayowa Adeymi, 21, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on Brackenfield Close on 5 June
Council criticised for continuing to argue in court over tenant’s eviction amid lockdown
Community law centre brands Town Hall statements welcoming a ruling that disagreed with its own legal arguments ‘counterintuitive’, as London Renters Union calls for an apology
Town Hall hopes to ‘harness’ mutual aid energy beyond Covid crisis
Community safety boss says council is working to ‘link in with mutual aid groups’ in an effort to support community resilience
Six local organisations share £85k in second wave of Town Hall arts funding
Winning ideas include a new festival about working class identity, a community mural on Hoxton Street, and a 20-minute dance film
Online delivery service for local shoppers set to launch in Hackney
Click It Local hopes to save the high street by helping independent shops compete with the likes of Amazon for speed and convenience
Young black men discuss their experiences of growing up in Hackney for new podcast
Four-episode series Raised in Hackney sees six teenagers cover topics including mental health, media and the use of the ‘N-word’
Council runs out of paper to fine public urinators as parks chief hits out at ‘leisure class’
Town Hall urges people to ‘take responsibility’ after issuing 70 fines in London Fields alone last weekend
Cross-party solidarity against racism as Town Hall lit up in purple for Black Lives Matter
Local political parties united in response to death of George Floyd as council ‘reconfirms commitment’ to tackle inequality
Volunteer Centre Hackney attracts record number of helpers during pandemic
Charity reveals more than 2,000 have signed up since lockdown began as it marks week of thanks for volunteers across the UK
Local pride as Homerton midwife graces cover of British Vogue
Rachel Millar one of three frontline workers celebrated by fashion magazine for ‘courage in face of adversity’
Council apologises after single mum of disabled child left with no emergency water for days
Mum-of-three speaks out following seven-day ordeal as SEND campaigners call on Town Hall to learn from case
Plan to scrap free travel for under-18s is an ‘attack on our children’, says Jennette Arnold
Hackney’s City Hall representative condemns government’s proposal in the conditions for Transport for London’s £1.6bn bailout