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New perinatal mental health resource created by mums

Mothers with babies

Mental Health

Andrew Brookes

A website dedicated to perinatal mental health has been launched for new and expecting mums in Newham and Tower Hamlets.

Staff meeting one resident at Anchor Hanover's care home

Care homes get award for elderly residents 'virtual cycling' initiative

Mike Brooke

Abdul Doyas with his mother Jahura Bibi before she died

Health

Patient group set up over allegations of 'poor care' at Royal London

Mike Brooke

Activities like this at St Margaret's House could help Covid recovery

Café could be set up in east London to deal with long-Covid

Mike Brooke

London Fields Lido. Picture: Richard Dawson/ Hackney Council

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Covid-19: What can you now do with lockdown eased from March 29?

Holly Chant

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Campaign for over 65s to get their Covid jabs

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Low first jab rate in borough despite Covid vaccination centre milestone

Andrew Brookes

New indoor climbing centre for east London

New climbing wall on Regent's Canal is a step up for the adventurous

Mike Brooke

Campaign to get more over 65s to have their first Covid vaccine

Are you the one-in-three over 65s in Tower Hamlets who hasn't had Covid...

Mike Brooke

Shoppers wearing masks

Covid - A Year On

How are you feeling about life after a year of Covid? Fill in our survey

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Little Alfie Clark in hospital with bacterial meningitis at just 14 days old

Parents raising money for charity which helped when baby Alfie was sick

Mike Brooke

Immunising against deadly viruses to save lives

Bethnal Green teacher jabs at 'conspiracy' theory that stops pupils...

Mike Brooke

A frontline receptionist receives a Covid-19 vaccination.

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How many Covid-19 vaccinations have been given where you live?

Jon King

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Staff in east London care homes monitoring residents' health

Care home patients being linked to GPs directly to monitor their health

Mike Brooke

The women in the trial will be able to do their smear tests at home

Women in Newham and Tower Hamlets to trial at-home smear tests

Ella Pickover, Press Association

Covid-19 Vaccination at Bethnal Green's Granby Hall pop-up clinic

Covid pop-up clinic opens in Bethnal Green to reach reluctant groups

Mike Brooke

Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving his speech to Parliament, in in the House of Commons, London, ab

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What are the 4 stages of easing coronavirus restrictions?

Emma Bowden, Press Association

A photograph of a woman relaxing in bed with headphones in

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Coronavirus: How to look after your mental wellbeing

Rebecca MacNaughton

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Macmillan Cancer Support bus and team. Picture: Glyn Collins

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East London cancer patients urged not to suffer in silence

Roy Chacko

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Jim Blakemore and Emily Esche standing with a bicycle at Bikeworks in the Lee Valley VeloPark.

Mental Health

Cycling programme set to improve wellbeing in east London

Andrew Brookes

Barts NHS health trust's chief executive Alwen Williams... listed ninth in the country. Picture souc

Routine hospital operations unlikely to resume before April

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Barts NHS health trust's chief executive Alwen Williams... listed ninth in the country. Picture souc

Barts Health will give its 250,000th Covid vaccination this week

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Picture of a doctor and patient in a room discussing the Covid-19 vaccine

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Vaccines vital to defeat COVID-19

Sophie Stainthorpe

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Grants to improve community life around Olympic Park

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Cash up for grabs to improve life around Olympic Park

Mike Brooke

Joymala Bibi gets her jab against Covid-19

Appeal to 'reluctant' ethnic groups to get Covid jabs with pop-up clinic...

Mike Brooke

The new Covid-19 rapid testing site at Canary Wharf.

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Covid-19 rapid testing site opens in Canary Wharf

Andrew Brookes

Vaccine booked by phone for those eligible

Covid vaccine can now be booked over the phone on Tower Hamlets helpline

Mike Brooke

Dr Vanessa Apea

'It must be urgently addressed': New research into BAME Covid impact

Tom Ambrose and Cash Boyle

Dabirul Choudhury aged 101 gets his first Covid jab

Covid hero who did charity walk in Bow aged 100 now has vaccine

Mike Brooke

Westfield vaccination hub

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Covid vaccination hub opening in Westfield next week

Tom Ambrose

Vincent Lawlor died of Covid-19

Tribute to 7th Barts Health Trust worker to die of Covid-19

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporter