Posts Tagged ‘lockdown’
Schools should not reopen if union tests not passed, say councillors
Mayor and education chief say schools have their ‘full support, whatever they choose to do’ on 1 June
Read MoreTravis 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’
Read MorePoetry: Time by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the slower rhythm of life under lockdown
Read MoreOne Saturday in 82 on Broadway Market, Stuart Goodman, book review: ‘Every photo is worth a second look – and then a third’
The street has made headlines for the wrong reasons during lockdown, so what better time to remember its history through this ‘charming’ snapshot?
Read MoreDomestic abuse referrals up 60 per cent in Hackney during lockdown
Town Hall’s intervention service says restrictions are ‘creating more opportunity for perpetrators to hurt and control victims’
Read MorePoetry: Car Sick by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning playwright finds herself at the mercy of a driver with a death wish as she tries to make sense of Boris Johnson’s latest speech
Read MoreAntony and Cleopatra, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘As long as the Nile but not quite as fertile’
The 2018 production of Shakespeare’s classic, starring Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo in the title roles, is available to watch right now
Read MoreBeanz meanz…
In search of a suitable lockdown subject, our resident food historian hits upon a humble tin of black-eyed beans in her kitchen cupboard
Read MoreCouncil health boss hopes any easing of lockdown will be ‘relatively limited’
Cllr Chris Kennedy says restrictions should be kept in place ‘for another couple of weeks’
Read MoreVIDEO: Interview with the Mayor of Hackney on coronavirus and lockdown
Philip Glanville sits down with local democracy reporter Ed Sheridan for a virtual conversation about the pandemic’s impact on the borough
Read MoreHow 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
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘There are some inspiring online activities for those who love the outdoors’
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has put together a comprehensive list of websites and organisations providing a virtual escape during lockdown
Read More‘Help is out there’: Town Hall publishes mental health support map for lockdown
Chart lays out range of services available across borough for anyone in need of support during pandemic
Read MoreSmall Talk, My Animal, online exhibition review: ‘A return to the root of human existence’
Curator and artist Molly Morphew’s lockdown-friendly, multimedia show ‘strips away the artifice’ of modern life
Read MoreReturning Hackney1000 charity drive adapts for lockdown life with online challenges
Hackney Quest aim at 1000km target by mixing socially distanced runs with sponsored silences, knitathons, karaoke marathons and more
Read MoreTwelfth Night, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Dancing with humour, energy and life’
Lockdown culture continues with this ‘stylish’ retelling of Shakespeare’s famous comedy, available to watch right now
Read MorePoetry: The small things by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on appreciating life’s little touches
Read MoreJane Eyre, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Risk-taking spin on a Brontë classic’
With theatres closed, more and more shows are moving online. Our reviewer and his dog settled into the sofa to watch this ‘clever’ production at the National
Read MoreTown Hall urged to suspend planning amid community concern over lockdown impact
Hackney Society says residents are right to express unease over a system that ‘already suffers from many barriers to access’
Read MorePoetry: The Saved by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the lockdown’s environmental silver lining, and the need to ‘carry the good change through’
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