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Domestic abuse charity unveils ‘groundbreaking’ coronavirus scheme

After hearing from Solace Women’s Aid about the impact of lockdown earlier this month, Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley catches up with the charity to learn about its new Covid-19 Crisis Project

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Domestic abuse charity unveils ‘groundbreaking’ coronavirus scheme

Travis Elborough: Maps for the mind during lockdown

The acclaimed local author on why we now need maps more than ever, ‘even if the routes and roads they contain are never taken’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Travis Elborough: Maps for the mind during lockdown

2020: A brutal siege

Local doctor Patrick Bogue on the ‘striking parallels’ between his work in the Gaza strip and tackling coronavirus in the NHS

Author: Patrick Bogue

‘After I fled, he emptied the joint account and left us with nothing’: Domestic abuse charity expresses concerns over impact of lockdown

Solace Women’s Aid fears victims are increasingly hesitant to seek support as financial and social pressures mount

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

‘After I fled, he emptied the joint account and left us with nothing’: Domestic abuse charity expresses concerns over impact of lockdown

How Cazenove came together against Covid-19

The inside story of how a community in just one corner of Hackney responded to the fast-moving crisis

Author: Ellen Halliday

Hackney UNISON: ‘There’s never been a more important time to join us’

The borough’s largest trade union pays tribute to its members tackling the coronavirus crisis, and invites anyone who values their rights to sign up. Find out how…

Author: Advertising Feature

Hackney UNISON: ‘There’s never been a more important time to join us’

Locked up in lockdown: How coronavirus has exposed the flaws in our prison system

Charities speak out amid growing concerns for the physical and mental health of inmates, with restrictions taking a ‘terrible toll’

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Locked up in lockdown: How coronavirus has exposed the flaws in our prison system

Coronavirus: How the pandemic is reshaping green activism

Climate campaigners in Hackney on shifting strategies, and what we can learn from the response to Covid-19

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Coronavirus: How the pandemic is reshaping green activism

Hackney communities ‘pull together’ in face of pandemic’s massive impact

Ed Sheridan finds out how some of Hackney’s minority groups are coping with the coronavirus lockdown

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney communities ‘pull together’ in face of pandemic’s massive impact

Coronavirus: How the pandemic is changing the fight against child exploitation

Youth charities call for cohesive approach after warning lockdown measures could be ‘perfect storm’ for criminality

Author: Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley

Coronavirus: How the pandemic is changing the fight against child exploitation

Peanut butters and Tokyo cherries: Hackney’s street trees are a balm for a city in crisis

According to author Paul Wood, who documents the capital’s trees, the borough ‘truly is London’s urban arboretum’

Author: Ellen Halliday

Peanut butters and Tokyo cherries: Hackney’s street trees are a balm for a city in crisis

Telling Tales: The floating children’s bookshop gathering a steady stream of followers

Daisy and Jon Hollings’ roving business is ‘not your standard model, but it seems to be working’

Author: Lydia Fried

Telling Tales: The floating children’s bookshop gathering a steady stream of followers