Posts Tagged ‘health’
One Life – achieving a healthier state of being
Holistic wellness centre One Life aims to facilitate real lifestyle change for its clients
Read MoreMentally ill Hackney man jailed for hospital arson has prison sentence quashed
Mother vows to keep fighting against the criminalisation of mental health patients
Read MoreHackney social services condemned over failures after mother kills children
Coroner criticises staff who allowed woman suffering from paranoid schizophrenia unsupervised overnight visits
Read MoreNew sickle cell day centre to open at Homerton Hospital
Expanded health facility to help hundreds of local patients suffering from sickle cell disease and thalassemia
Read MoreRidley Road Market row – is eating cane rat really any different to eating zebra?
Cane rat meat isn’t the problem – we should be more concerned about regulation
Read MoreHackney councillor Patrick Vernon awarded OBE in Queen’s birthday honours
Queensbridge councillor awarded gong for his commitment to combating health inequalities
Read MoreJoe Paraskeva’s mother: why cuts mean others like my son will end up criminalised
Claims joblessness and stretched resources will push more youngsters to the brink
Read MoreMoving East – going with the flow
Movingeast dance and martial arts centre in Stoke Newington offers an alternative space in a busy modern world
Read MoreHackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Read MoreThe abortion counselling consultation is a con – which is why I pulled out
With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics
Read MoreTop boy: stories of Hackney’s young drug dealers
Ronan Bennett spent two years interviewing gang members in east London for his powerfully personal TV drama, Top Boy. Here he describes their hidden, hopeless world – and the lengths they’ll go to escape from it
Read MoreHackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area
Read MoreHappy Kitchen: Hackney foodie heaven
A new eatery in London Fields leads the way in health-giving, sustainable, ethical food
Read MoreOlympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities
Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters
Read MoreClissold Park play area to become smoke-free
The council, as part of the Hackney Tobacco Control Alliance, is introducing a new no-smoking initiative in the borough’s most popular park
Read MorePro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights
Diane Abbott among those opposing involvement of anti-abortion charity in possible amendment to law
Read MoreWhy are some mentally ill patients treated like criminals?
When Linda Morgan’s son Joe Paraskeva was sectioned, he tried to escape from hospital and was given a prison sentence that could see him spend the rest of his life behind bars. His mother has launched a campaign, Justice for Joe, to highlight his case
Read MoreSummer portions for getting trim
The final in our four-part series on eating well from a local nutritional therapist
Read MoreThe beauty of putting foods together and being prepared
The third in our four-part series on eating well from a local nutritional therapist
Read MoreEat right for summer: facts about fats
Stay healthy: which fats to eat, which ones to reduce – and which to avoid
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