Posts by Elizabeth Rushton
Stop and searches in Hackney more than double in three years
Community leaders say indiscriminate use of practice risks alienating people
Read MoreHackney behind surge in number of mental health first aiders in London
Borough leader Philip Glanville says every school in the capital should have one staff member trained in mental health by March 2021
Read MoreFormer Homerton Hospital employee ‘shocked and upset’ by demand for £7k by Christmas Day
Heavily pregnant woman, who left the Homerton in 2013, says she has had to use maternity savings to return overpaid wages with interest
Read MoreDiane Abbott retains Hackney North as fellow candidates call for voting reform
Shadow home secretary returned to her seat with 33,000-plus majority despite dramatic Labour losses across the country
Read MoreHackney North candidates condemn ‘Nazi’ heckling of Brexit Party nominee
Conservative and Green hopefuls join Brexit Party candidate in criticism of ‘extreme and derogatory remarks’
Read MoreDiane Abbott accused of ‘disrespecting’ electorate with hustings no-show
Hackney North candidates round on incumbent MP for canvassing in Westminster during Extinction Rebellion’s climate hustings
Read MoreSweet victory: Young beekeepers triumph at National Honey Show
Three participants in a project at St Mary’s Secret Garden tasted success at the prestigious competition last week
Read MoreHackney has third highest child poverty rate in the UK, latest figures show
Town Hall’s families boss reveals plans for a new anti-poverty strategy focusing on food
Read MoreBeyond jam and Jerusalem: A different side to the Women’s Institute in Hackney Wick
A growing unit is combining tradition with defying stereotypes through feminist crafts, cocktails and pumpkin activism
Read More‘We’re not going anywhere’: Graeae Theatre stands defiant after windows smashed
Drama community rallies around the company, which is led by D/deaf and disabled artists, after its building was hit for the second time in two years
Read MoreHackney Central could get a second entrance in plans unveiled by Town Hall and TfL
Proposals aimed at easing overcrowding raise question mark over future of Extinction Rebellion’s community garden
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