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Posts Tagged ‘health’

Hackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight

By • May 16th, 2012 • Category: News

Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks



The abortion counselling consultation is a con – which is why I pulled out

By • Jan 28th, 2012 • Category: Opinion

With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics



Top boy: stories of Hackney’s young drug dealers

By • Oct 9th, 2011 • Category: News

Ronan Bennett spent two years interviewing gang members in east London for his powerfully personal TV drama, Top Boy. Here he describes their hidden, hopeless world – and the lengths they’ll go to escape from it



Hackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms

By • Aug 18th, 2011 • Category: News

Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area



Happy Kitchen: Hackney foodie heaven

By • Aug 14th, 2011 • Category: Food & Drink

A new eatery in London Fields leads the way in health-giving, sustainable, ethical food



Olympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities

By • Jul 25th, 2011 • Category: Olympic Games 2012

Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters



Clissold Park play area to become smoke-free

By • Jul 21st, 2011 • Category: News

The council, as part of the Hackney Tobacco Control Alliance, is introducing a new no-smoking initiative in the borough’s most popular park



Pro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights

By • Jun 5th, 2011 • Category: News

Diane Abbott among those opposing involvement of anti-abortion charity in possible amendment to law



Why are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals?

By • Jun 1st, 2011 • Category: News

When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case



Summer portions for getting trim

By • May 31st, 2011 • Category: Health

The final in our four-part series on eating well from a local nutritional therapist