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Hamad Butt: Apprehensions, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: 'A salutary reminder'

The artist, who died of AIDS in 1994 aged just 32, takes the 'hazards of deadly disease as a central focus'

Author: Sarah Birch

Hamad Butt: Apprehensions, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: 'A salutary reminder'

‘Traditional masculinity is in revolt’: Honoured scholar Victor Seidler reflects on Hackney’s radicalism and Britain’s unrest

‘Our culture lacks a way to talk to young men, such that figures like Andrew Tate have become a major influence’

Author: Joe Steen

‘Traditional masculinity is in revolt’: Honoured scholar Victor Seidler reflects on Hackney’s radicalism and Britain’s unrest

Leader – Community pillars

As worries mount for people across the borough, now is the time to build a strong support network

Author: Hackney Citizen

Leader – Community pillars

Emergence of new Covid variant sees Hackney’s vaccine rollout brought forward

Doctors urge those eligible to book their jabs – as Pirola strain gathers pace across the UK

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Emergence of new Covid variant sees Hackney’s vaccine rollout brought forward

Wedding fever at Hackney Town Hall as delighted staff celebrate post-pandemic boom

The borough’s ceremonies manager says numbers have recoveredafter tough few years

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Wedding fever at Hackney Town Hall as delighted staff celebrate post-pandemic boom

‘Delighted’: One of Hackney’s leading cultural hotspots says its pandemic recovery efforts are ‘taking effect’

Shoreditch Town Hall’s latest report offers sense of optimism after ‘deep impact’ on finances

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Delighted’: One of Hackney’s leading cultural hotspots says its pandemic recovery efforts are ‘taking effect’

Hackney residents urged to book Covid booster before programme ends on Sunday

Over-50s and people who are immunosuppressed or pregnant can get a jab this week

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney residents urged to book Covid booster before programme ends on Sunday

Homerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award

The local NHS trust’s director of people said the hospital is ‘immensely proud’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Homerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award

‘Lovely surprise’: Hackney’s long-serving libraries manager recognised in Queen’s honours

Sue Comitti awarded British Empire Medal – just months after celebrating 50 years of public service

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Lovely surprise’: Hackney’s long-serving libraries manager recognised in Queen’s honours

Saved for next time: Covid documents to be archived for ‘future generations’

The plans and operational paperwork will be kept available, should future public health officials need to learn lessons from the two-year crisis

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

L to R clinical leads Gemma Davies, Gemma Evans at Hackney vaccination centre with Jane Tyler, vaccines volunteering manager,

‘Hackney still not past Omicron peak,’ warn local medics

Doctors estimate that 8.2 per cent of local residents had Covid last week

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

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New exhibition commemorates life under lockdown in Hackney

Free display at Hackney Museum uses residents’ donated items and professional photos to chart the borough’s response to the pandemic

Author: Lizzie McAllister

New exhibition commemorates life under lockdown in Hackney