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Council bans alcohol at London Fields due to “unacceptable scenes”

Yesterday, 18:37 Holly Chant

The majority of fines issued at London Fields since lockdown began have been for urination. Picture: Polly Richards

Alcohol is now temporarily banned in London Fields Park following weeks of “unacceptably” high levels of litter, public urination and disturbance to residents living nearby.

Newington Green sex attack: Man wore silver wig and dress as he carried out assault

Yesterday, 17:40 Emma Bartholomew

Mark Brown was dressed in female clothing and wearing a short dress and silver wig when he carried out the sex attack. Picture: CPS

A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a university student while he was wearing a dress and a silver wig.

Young people encouraged to sign up for Stratford Park’s free online summer school

Yesterday, 15:23 Holly Chant

Young people learn fashion design at East Summer School at Stratford's Olympic Park. Picture: Rahil Ahmad

Young people interested in creative, technology and design industries can now sign up for free online courses at a summer school usually held in Stratford’s Olympic Park.

Hoxton’s New Era redevelopment moves ahead with residents ‘happy’ despite accusations of ‘excessive over-intensification’

Yesterday, 15:03 Ed Sheridan, LDRS

The New Era estate. Picture: Dolphin Living

Residents of Hoxton’s New Era estate support plans approved by Hackney’s planning committee on Wednesday night to redevelop their homes.

Hackney driver left with £3,600 bill after Thames Water tree falls onto his car

Yesterday, 14:20 Franki Berry

A Thames Water tree fell on the car. Picture: Submitted

A driver has been left to pick up a bill worth thousands of pounds after a tree fell onto his car in Hackney.

Hackney school children could still go hungry despite summer extension of free school meals

Yesterday, 13:01 Holly Chant

St Matthias school staff saw a surge in parents requesting food bank vouchers so decided to open their own. Picture: St Matthias School

The government has extended free school meals vouchers over the summer but some Hackney teachers believe there are many families who are not eligible despite needing support.

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Yesterday, 11:00 Sophie Stainthorpe

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The NHS Test and Trace service brings together testing, contact tracing and outbreak management into an end-to-end service to stop the spread of the virus and help us move out of lockdown.

Hackney church and Caribbean restaurant set up soup kitchen in Well Street

Yesterday, 10:57 Holly Chant

The Storehouse soup kitchen has been giving away free meals cooked by Sunlight Caribbean staff since the coronavirus lockdown began. Picture: Storehouse London

A Hackney church and Well Street Caribbean restaurant are providing free meals for homeless people.

Homerton Hospital rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC

Thu, 17:25 Holly Chant

Homerton Hospital has been rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Newington Green sex attack: Man wore silver wig and dress as he carried out assault

Yesterday, 17:40 Emma Bartholomew

A man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a university student while he was wearing a dress and a silver wig.

Man arrested after two stabbed near Clapton Common

Mon, 09:42 Franki Berry

Two men were stabbed on Saturday. Picture: Met Police

A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Hackney.

Teenage brothers convicted over racial attack on rabbi in Hackney

Thursday, June 25, 2020 Emma Bartholomew

Two teenage brothers have been convicted of attacking a rabbi who had been visiting the UK from Israel.

Oluwamayowa ‘Samson’ Adeyemi: Man and woman arrested over fatal Nightingale Estate shooting

Police self-refer to watchdog following stop and search in Hackney

Homerton Hospital rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC

Thu, 17:25 Holly Chant

Homerton Hospital has been rated “Outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

New low-traffic neighbourhoods to be created around Hackney amid 20 street closures

Tue, 11:50 Franki Berry

Barnabas Road was closed last month to help people maintain social distancing. Picture: Hackney Council

Twenty more roads in Hackney will shut to through-traffic amid the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Investment bankers extend funding for Hackney food bank over school holidays

Tue, 10:00 Mike Brooke

Food supplies heading out to Trussel Trust foodbanks in Hackney and Beckton during Pandemic crisis. Picture: Trussel Trust

Bankers in the City are extending financial aid to the main Hackney food bank for the next three months to cover the school holidays in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

Teddy bears help children admitted to Homerton Hospital

Homerton hospital brings back services suspended during the Covid-19 crisis

Hackney driver left with £3,600 bill after Thames Water tree falls onto his car

Yesterday, 14:20 Franki Berry

A driver has been left to pick up a bill worth thousands of pounds after a tree fell onto his car in Hackney.

Hackney Council seeks to stop London Fields becoming a ‘drinking destination’ with alcohol ban

Thu, 14:24 Emma Bartholomew

Hackney Council is seeking a temporary injunction to prevent anti-social behaviour at London Fields. Picture: Hackney Council

Hackney Council is taking action through the courts to temporarily ban drinking alcohol in London Fields.

Fortnightly bin collections to go ahead in Hackney as Conservatives threaten court action

Thu, 10:51 Ed Sheridan, LDRS

The Town Hall’s Labour administration has successfully defended a formal challenge from Hackney Conservatives over its plans to have non-recyclable rubbish collected fortnightly from street-level properties while continuing to collect recycling and food waste weekly.

New low-traffic neighbourhoods to be created around Hackney amid 20 street closures

‘London Fields is not a festival site’ says Cllr Jon Burke

Politics

Council bans alcohol at London Fields due to “unacceptable scenes”

Yesterday, 18:37 Holly Chant

Alcohol is now temporarily banned in London Fields Park following weeks of “unacceptably” high levels of litter, public urination and disturbance to residents living nearby.

‘They may cut the tree down, but they are losing the argument,’ says Happy Man Tree Supporter after council granted injunction

Thu, 11:40 Holly Chant

Protestors deliver a petition to save The Happy Man Tree to the Mayor of Hackney signed by 22,000 people. Picture: The Friends of the Happy Man Tree

An injunction and possession order to remove protesters ‘occupying’ The Happy Man Tree in Woodberry Down has been given the green light.

Grassroots music venues make open plea to government for financial support

Wed, 16:41 Holly Chant

The Future Shape Of Sound at perform at Paper Dress Vintage. Picture: Zig Criscuolo

Grassroots music venues in Hackney have warned they could face closure without a government support package.

New low-traffic neighbourhoods to be created around Hackney amid 20 street closures

Hackney Council resumes face-to-face registration services - but warns of backlog of 2,000 births and 500 weddings

Education

Young people encouraged to sign up for Stratford Park’s free online summer school

Yesterday, 15:23 Holly Chant

Young people interested in creative, technology and design industries can now sign up for free online courses at a summer school usually held in Stratford’s Olympic Park.

Hackney school children could still go hungry despite summer extension of free school meals

Yesterday, 13:01 Holly Chant

The government has extended free school meals vouchers over the summer but some Hackney teachers believe there are many families who are not eligible despite needing support.

‘At what point will central government start to listen?’: Hackney Council’s SEND budget runs a deficit

Wed, 09:41 Ed Sheridan, LDRS

Hackney’s councillor in charge of families, early years and play intends to write to the government every month about the funding crisis facing the Town Hall over its provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Homerton school awarded £40,000 grant for A Level science provision

Hackney Council plans traffic ban outside 40 more primary schools

Heritage

Windrush writing project collects stories for online event

Tuesday, June 23, 2020 Holly Chant

We Are Windrush event hosts: local award-winning poet Raymond Antrobus, Hackney Empire's youth talent show finalist Phoenix and writer Colin Grant. Picture: Hackney Council

A writing project is underway bringing together stories from Hackney Caribbean migrants of all ages to share at an online Windrush event.

Town Hall Square sculpture will be revealed on Windrush Day as Hackney’s festival gets underway online

Friday, June 19, 2020 Emma Bartholomew

Hackney's Windrush Caribbean tea party in 2019. Picture: Adam Holt/ Hackney Council

Hackney Council is set to reveal the winner of a major new artwork which will be be commissioned for the Town Hall Square on Monday, in the highlight of its annual Windrush festival.

Communal meditations held in London Fields in support of Black Lives Matter

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Holly Chant

The meditation sessions in support of Black Lives Matter were held in London Fields. Picture: Googlemaps

Communal meditations were held in London Field’s in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter Movement on June 4-7.

Scrutiny of monuments and statues around north London ‘an opportunity for education’

Hoxton museum’s slave trader statue under specific review

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