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Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments

Author: Hackney Citizen

Elderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds

Future of Hackney Carnival under threat as Town Hall withdraws funding

'Despite the stark economic reality, we want to preserve hope and joy'

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Carnival, 2020

Town Hall mulls options amid pleas to preserve St Mary's Secret Garden

Campaigners are seeking to secure urban haven as a community asset after financial woes led to insolvency

Author: Hackney Citizen

St Mary's Secret Garden

St Mary's Secret Garden 'very likely' to close permanently amid funding struggles, organisers reveal

Hoxton-based charity has been active in the borough for nearly three decades

Author: Hackney Citizen

St Mary's Secret Garden

'Deeply worrying': Campaigners blame 'feeble' repairs system for Hackney woman's death

Coroner's report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Deeply worrying': Campaigners blame 'feeble' repairs system for Hackney woman's death

'Catastrophic': Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service

Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk

Author: Hackney Citizen

'Catastrophic': Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service

Workers warn council of ‘excessive’ heat in Hackney’s libraries

Staff concerned as temperatures surpass ‘extreme’ level of 29.4C

Author: Joe Steen, Local Democracy Reporter

Workers warn council of ‘excessive’ heat in Hackney’s libraries

‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September

The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September

School nursing in Hackney set for £7m rejuvenation

New structure will see nurses cover a certain neighbourhood, earning praise from public health expert

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

School nursing in Hackney set for £7m rejuvenation

Ridley Road dropped from Hackney Carnival route over safety fears

The market street was a ‘crush’ when the last in-person parade took place, says council’s health and culture chief

Author: Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter

Ridley Road dropped from Hackney Carnival route over safety fears

‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint

Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed

Author: Noora Mykkanen, Local Democracy Reporter

‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint

Hackney councillors trained to use drug overdose kits amid concern over synthetic opioids

At least 16 councillors have been taught how to provide emergency treatment using a Naloxone kit

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney councillors trained to use drug overdose kits amid concern over synthetic opioids