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Hackney marks International Overdose Awareness Day with week of events and support for residents

Hackney Council and local partners are marking International Overdose Awareness Day (31 August) with a week of activities to raise awareness of the risks posed by increasingly dangerous drugs, provide support to residents, and remember those lost to overdose.

Hackney Council representatives with staff and pupils from Cardinal Pole cropped

“Our students just needed a lot of love”

Hackney students celebrate their resilience and hard work as they receive their GCSE results

Chatsworth Road Market-2

Hackney’s historic market is about to get a whole lot more strollable

Chatsworth Road Sunday market is about to be transformed into a fully pedestrianised shopping and eating zone, making it safer, more spacious, and perfect for a Sunday walk.