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Former Hackney councillor 'debanked' by HSBC after Ukraine trip

Andrew Boff, once a Queensbridge councillor and now chair of the London Assembly, says First Direct closed his account of 30 years over a £36 card payment in Kyiv

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Get a chance to win Jock McFadyen painting by donating to Ukraine crowdfunder

McFadyen and fellow artist Stephen Skrynka are fundraising for an ambulance and medical supplies to be sent to the country

Author: Hackney Citizen

Get a chance to win Jock McFadyen painting by donating to Ukraine crowdfunder

‘Home is a human right’: Ukrainian artists behind recent Hackney exhibition on the beauty of Brutalist housing

Elena Orap and Dasha Podoltseva highlight similarities between social housing in Ukraine and the UK

Author: Marion Weaver

‘Home is a human right’: Ukrainian artists behind recent Hackney exhibition on the beauty of Brutalist housing

Hackney Wick dance school to mark first birthday with Ukraine fundraiser

Adore Dance co-founder says using the event to support refugees ‘felt very natural’

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney Wick dance school to mark first birthday with Ukraine fundraiser

Newington Green Meeting House to host fundraiser for refugees

‘From Calais to Kiev’ will feature talks, art, and live music from Jelly Cleaver

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Newington Green Meeting House to host fundraiser for refugees

‘We want peace’: Hackney residents and businesses step up to support Ukraine

A round-up of some of the local efforts being made to raise money and show unity

Author: Lizzie McAllister

‘We want peace’: Hackney residents and businesses step up to support Ukraine

Find out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week

Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers

Author: Hackney Citizen

Find out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week

Russia conflict: mother recounts journey to escape war at Hackney gathering in support of Ukrainians

A mother spoke at a gathering in Hackney offering support to Ukraine, of the trauma of her escape from her war-torn country after taking cover in a bomb shelter . Fighting back tears Liudmyla described how life in Ukraine changed in a heartbeat. Just a few short days after her arrival in the UK and

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

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‘We can only hope it ends soon’: Hackney Speaker on his bond with Ukraine and his fears for the country following Russian invasion

Cllr Michael Desmond visited Ukraine a number of times during his previous term

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘We can only hope it ends soon’: Hackney Speaker on his bond with Ukraine and his fears for the country following Russian invasion

Hackney councillors unite in condemnation of Putin’s ‘calculated act of brutality’ against Ukraine

Town Hall lit up in blue and yellow as politicians hold minute’s silence for Ukrainian and Russian victims

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney councillors unite in condemnation of Putin’s ‘calculated act of brutality’ against Ukraine