Posts by Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Motorcycle business bosses whose volunteers delivered vital medical equipment during pandemic receive honours
Husband and wife Anthony and Vikki van Someren, who run the Bike Shed in Shoreditch, helped organise a team of 1,400 riders
Read MoreCovid patients fill four wards at Homerton Hospital as 300 staff self-isolate
Close to 100 patients have the virus, but spokesman says they are ‘not as critically ill’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital announces visitor restrictions as Covid cases soar
Acute and general wards closed to visitors to ‘protect patients, staff and the public’
Read More‘Take Omicron seriously’, top doctor warns Hackney residents
Local GP and chair of north-east London’s CCG Dr Mark Rickets is urging people to get their jabs
Read MoreMixed reviews for Low Traffic Neighbourhood on Church Street – with traders unhappy and others praising health benefits
Cars are banned from using the popular shopping street between 7am and 7pm
Read MoreControversial new incinerator gets go-ahead despite warnings from health experts and protests from campaign groups
Councillors from the North London Waste Authority have voted through the plans
Read More‘The streets are menacing’: Shoreditch club Cargo to shut ‘forever’ following complaints about violent crime and disorder
The owner of the popular venue says he will invest £1m to turn it into a cocktail bar and restaurant
Read MoreOmicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea
Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community
Read MoreNew parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’
Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home
Read More‘The last thing you want is a nice dose of Covid before Christmas’ – public health boss urges increased vigilance over Omicron variant
Hygiene measures “work more effectively collectively”, says Dr Sandra Husbands, director of public health for Hackney and the City of London
Read More‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion
Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’
Read MoreCouncil U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests
Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss
Read MoreMore police to patrol Shoreditch party spot
Top cop says police have to rebuild public trust – women and girls’ safety is priority
Read More‘HIV can affect anyone’: Hackney residents urged to get tested as borough aims to end transmission by 2030
London charity Positive East held special testing events to mark this year’s World Aids Day
Read MoreHackney’s role in stranger-than-fiction wartime escapade commemorated with plaque
Local mortuary’s involvement in Operation Mincemeat brought to wider audience by Hackney-born historian
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter appeals for volunteers with ‘demand high’
The shelter is looking for people with ’empathy and understanding of homelessness as an issue’
Read MoreShoreditch pipe leak left 450 residents without heating over the weekend
Homes on Cranston and Wenlock Barn estates were affected amid freezing temperatures
Read MoreThird of Hackney residents have not had Covid vaccine – with Mayor calling for a ‘redoubling of efforts’
Tougher rules have been brought in this week in response to the new Omicron variant
Read MoreResidents demanding better lighting on their estate urge others to speak out about places where they don’t feel safe
Pembury Estate landlord Peabody ‘hoping to find a solution’ to lights going off early
Read More‘No place for abuse’: Hackney Council joins international campaign to tackle violence against women and girls
The United Nations’ 16 Days of Activism begins this week, and will see practical safety measures introduced across the borough
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