News - Hackney Citizen (Page 164)

Residents invited to submit inclusive names for Hackney’s roads, buildings and public spaces

Town Hall launches online hub to gather ideas that celebrate ‘local heroes, inspirational stories and incredible history’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents invited to submit inclusive names for Hackney’s roads, buildings and public spaces

Two new GP surgeries planned for Hackney on council-owned land

Mayor and health chief welcome early proposals that could result in extra healthcare capacity in Stoke Newington and Lower Clapton

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Two new GP surgeries planned for Hackney on council-owned land

Britannia Leisure Centre set for demolition as redevelopment moves ahead

Campaigners question wisdom of forging ahead during pandemic, but mayor says criticisms have been ‘shown to be alarmist and misplaced’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Britannia Leisure Centre set for demolition as redevelopment moves ahead

Somerford Grove Renters celebrates as eviction notice withdrawn

Group speaks of ‘shock’ at hearing the news after expecting ‘another horrific legal threat’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Somerford Grove Renters celebrates as eviction notice withdrawn

Introduction of local contact-tracing programme sees success rates increase

Deputy public health director warns borough ‘not out of the woods’ with ‘worrying signs’ of rise in cases among over-60s

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Health scrutiny chair seeks answers on ‘real reform’ to NHS 111 service

Cllr Ben Hayhurst questions why what used to be a ‘Rolls Royce’ of a service is now the subject of reports of misdiagnoses and other failings

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Health scrutiny chair seeks answers on ‘real reform’ to NHS 111 service

Council hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave

At least 11 per cent of deaths in Hackney involving Covid, up to September, were care home residents

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Council hears of ‘fear and anxiety’ in local care homes during first coronavirus wave

Hackney GP surgery to host free virtual retreat to help people ‘struggling during lockdown’

Richmond Road Medical Centre in Dalston will offer online yoga, meditation and fitness classes for three weeks from 24 November

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney GP surgery to host free virtual retreat to help people ‘struggling during lockdown’

‘Having a special toy means everything’: Former Hackney social worker raises over £2,300 for the Winter Toy Appeal

Cat Taylor, who used to work in child protection in the borough, has teamed up with her best friend to fund gifts for children in poverty

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Having a special toy means everything’: Former Hackney social worker raises over £2,300 for the Winter Toy Appeal

Give us a handle: Public invited to vote on names for London’s major cycleways

Moniker inspired by Hackney’s Giro d’Italia champion among options shortlisted for the CS1 route

Author: Hackney Citizen

Give us a handle: Public invited to vote on names for London’s major cycleways

Campaigners call for close scrutiny of plans to revamp ‘severely overstretched’ Whipps Cross hospital

Save Our NHS warns of bed reductions, while Barts Trust expects fewer to be necessary with improvements to outside-of-hospital care

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Campaigners call for close scrutiny of plans to revamp ‘severely overstretched’ Whipps Cross hospital

‘This inspires us to think’: Town Hall puts Black history on the map in Hackney

Council releases specially commissioned poster by artist Marcie Mintrose that highlights points of interest, both past and present, across the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘This inspires us to think’: Town Hall puts Black history on the map in Hackney