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Coronavirus: Haggerston distillery 58 Gin Ltd steps in to make hand sanitiser for Met police officers

Yesterday, 20:00 Emma Bartholomew

Hand sanitiser being made at Portobello Road Gin for the Met

A Haggerston gin distillery has branched out into producing hand sanitiser - and is now an official supplier for the Met to ensure its stocks don’t dry up during the coronavirus pandemic.

’It’s like a major incident every day’: 32 die of coronavirus at Homerton Hospital and 266 serious cases in City and Hackney

Yesterday, 18:53 Emma Bartholomew

Health Secretary, Matt Hancock at the opening of the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the ExCel centre in London, a temporary hospital with 4000 beds which has been set up for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

The impact of coronavirus on Homerton Hospital on staff has been like “having a major incident every day for the last two weeks” and presents a “high stress situation day-in day-out” for its frontline staff.

Coronavirus: Hackney Wick’s The Yard Theatre moves all youth projects online

Yesterday, 15:53 Sam Gelder

An image from the Yardlings: Big performance in 2018. Picture: Alex Krook

A theatre and community organisation that lost the majority of its income overnight due to coronavirus is now hosting drama and after school clubs online to support its young people.

Coronavirus London live updates: Health Secretary sets target of 100k tests each day

Yesterday, 13:46 Archant news team

Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who has tested positive for coronavirus, answering questions from the media via a video lin on April 2. Picture: PA

We will bring you the latest updates from north London and the response of the authorities to the coronavirus crisis.

There With You: Cyclists delivering food and medicine during coronavirus crisis

Yesterday, 07:00 Sophie Cox

Co-founder and chief executive of Bikeworks, Jim Blakemore. Picture: Isabel Infantes

Cyclists are aiming to ensure vital food, medicine and other supplies are delivered to those most in need during the coronavirus crisis.

‘The government let down my dad’: NHS nurse’s son asks why he was never tested or given hospital treatment after catching fatal coronavirus

Thu, 17:00 Emma Bartholomew

Thomas Harvey with his son Thomas. Picture: Harvey family

The heartbroken son of the NHS nurse who died in self-isolation after catching coronavirus from one of his patients has asked why his dad was never tested for the disease or given hospital treatment while he was alive - despite his family contacting the NHS for help five times when he couldn’t breathe.

Coronavirus: Homerton Hospital staff thank public for donations as another Clap for Carers to thank them is planned for tonight

Thu, 16:06 Emma Bartholomew

Staff at Homerton Hospital are grateful for the gifts donated by the public to thank them for their work battling the coronavirus. Picture: Homerton Hospital

Families across Hackney will be joining in a second Clap for Our Carers at 8pm tonight, as frontline staff at Homerton Hospital have thanked the community for the “wonderful support” people have already shown.

Hackney Council moves to 100% renewable energy sources

Thu, 16:05 Sam Gelder

Mayor Phil Glanville and environment chief Cllr Jon Burke.

All of Hackney Council’s electricity is now supplied from renewable sources as part of its drive to tackle the climate emergency.

Five arrests after police crackdown on county lines drug dealing between Hackney and Norwich

Thu, 15:55 Lucas Cumiskey

Cash seized by police in county lines operation. Picture: Met Police

Police arrested five people on Wednesday morning in relation to a drug line run from Hackney to Norwich.

Crime & Court

Five arrests after police crackdown on county lines drug dealing between Hackney and Norwich

Thu, 15:55 Lucas Cumiskey

Police arrested five people on Wednesday morning in relation to a drug line run from Hackney to Norwich.

Chatsworth Road shooting: Two men jailed for wounding couple with ‘shotgun’

Thu, 14:17 Emma Bartholomew

Two men have been jailed for firearms offences after two people were shot in Chatsworth Road.

What impact will coronavirus have on youth engagement work?

Mon, 19:10 Sam Gelder

Members of youth charity Hackney Quest celebrated the group's 30th anniversary at Hackney Town Hall in 2018. Picture: Hackney Quest

Youth work is a vital tool used to support teenagers whether they are vulnerable, at risk of going down the wrong path or simply need help with homework.

Somerford Grove stabbing: Three teens jailed for killing aspiring musician Tashaûn Aird

Hackney domestic violence charity warns Covid-19 lockdown is pressure cooker for abuse

Health

’It’s like a major incident every day’: 32 die of coronavirus at Homerton Hospital and 266 serious cases in City and Hackney

Yesterday, 18:53 Emma Bartholomew

Coronavirus: Hackney Wick’s The Yard Theatre moves all youth projects online

Yesterday, 15:53 Sam Gelder

A theatre and community organisation that lost the majority of its income overnight due to coronavirus is now hosting drama and after school clubs online to support its young people.

Coronavirus London live updates: Health Secretary sets target of 100k tests each day

Yesterday, 13:46 Archant news team

We will bring you the latest updates from north London and the response of the authorities to the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Homerton Hospital staff thank public for donations as another Clap for Carers to thank them is planned for tonight

Construction work at Woodberry Down Estate to be suspended

Environment

Environmental groups want to support council in accelerating the shift to a zero-carbon world

Sunday, March 15, 2020 Holly Chant

The letter was sent on behalf of nine community groups and 17 climate activists. Picture: Extinction Rebellion Hackney

Hackney’s environment chief says he stands by the council’s “firm commitment” to tackling the climate emergency and looks forward to discussing its decarbonisation programme with activists.

Extinction Rebellion activists plan party bidding ‘farewell’ to Hackney Central garden ahead of station development

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Emma Bartholomew

Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists are hosting a “farewell” party at the weekend to bid adieu to the garden they created on derelict council-owned land, where a second entrance to Hackney Central Station will soon be built.

Hackney Council urges residents to stop burning wood and coal

Friday, March 6, 2020 Emma Bartholomew

Fuel burning campaign door knocking. Picture: Hackney Council

Hackney Council has launched a campaign to highlight the impact fireplaces and wood burning stoves have on London’s toxic air.

Hackney Council could introduce another school street at Queensbridge

Waterworks Festival: Backlash over plans for 8,000 capacity dance music festival next to Leyton nature reserve

Politics

Hackney Labour councillor steps down – no by-election until 2021

Monday, March 23, 2020 Sam Gelder

Tom Rahilly has stepped down as a councillor.

A Hackney Labour councillor has stepped down from his role after starting a new job that doesn’t allow him to hold an elected role.

Coronavirus: Pubs and restaurants to close tonight as government pledges to cover workers wages

Friday, March 20, 2020 Gavin Cordon, Jane Kirby and Sam Blewett, PA

Cafes and pubs are particularly badly hit after the prime minister advised people not to go to them for fear of contracting coronavirus. Picture: Ken Mears

Boris Johnson has ordered pubs and restaurants close tonight as the government announced unprecedented measures to cover the wages of workers who would otherwise lose their jobs due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: Hackney Council operating as normal, task force set up to support people

Wednesday, March 18, 2020 Sam Gelder

Hackney Mayor Phil Glanville. Picture: Emma Bartholomew

Hackney Council says services are operating as usual, with a new group made up of cabinet members and senior officers launched to respond to coronavirus.

‘Fill gaping social care funding holes, not potholes’: Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville responds to government’s 2020 Budget

Budget 2020/2021: How Hackney Council has protected frontline services in spite of government austerity cuts of £140m

Education

Coronavirus: Hackney Wick’s The Yard Theatre moves all youth projects online

Yesterday, 15:53 Sam Gelder

A theatre and community organisation that lost the majority of its income overnight due to coronavirus is now hosting drama and after school clubs online to support its young people.

Coronavirus: London Fields nursery will provide childcare for key workers

Tuesday, March 24, 2020 Holly Chant

FountNursery in London Fields is still offering childcare at reduced costs to key workers and a babysitting service for parents working from home. Picture: FountNursery

A Hackney nursery will remain open during the Coronavirus lockdown offering reduced childcare costs for key workers as well as a nanny service for parents needing extra help.

Quiz Daily quiz: Do you know your triskaidekaphobia from your omphalophobia and which king doesn’t have a moustache?

Monday, March 23, 2020 Holly Chant

Since readers can’t get to their local for their pub quiz fix, we’re bringing the pub quiz to them everyday this week.

All schools in England to close from Friday afternoon

South Hackney school criticised after Black student, 14, told not to attend until he changed his fade haircut

Heritage

Opinion Editor’s diary: London in a time of coronavirus

Thu, 10:24 André Langlois

Editor André Langlois on April 2, 2020. Picture: Archant

I’ll be publishing daily updates from my north London flat, as the country adapts to a health crisis and a culture of “social distancing”.

Mildmay Hospital’s doors have always been open to those in need

Wed, 09:47 Holly Chant

The hospital opened in 1892 but Mildmay mission projects began working in east London slums much earlier during the cholera epidemic of 1866. Picture: Mildmay hospital

Under threat of closure, Mildmay Hospital will now be used to treat homeless patients recovering from Coronavirus and people with HIV/AIDS. The Shoreditch hospital’s staff are ready to help in the national effort, like the doctors and nurses of Mildmay before them, who cared for the sick and dying during epidemics that swept through east London and shook the world.

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Quiz Daily quiz: Do you know your triskaidekaphobia from your omphalophobia and which king doesn’t have a moustache?

Opinion Editor’s diary: London in a time of coronavirus

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