Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile
Articles by Catriona Harrison
£90 Million Lord Street case: Demolished bus station dispute involving alleged corruption threatens to put British Crown Dependency on money laundering watchlist - Byline Investigates
Read Part 1 of our special probe into new business story…. Isle of Man economy: risk over single obscure legal battle £90m legal bombshell: Lord Street court fight leaves taxpayers facing a huge bill Money laundering watchlist fears: rows over governance and record-keeping risk reputational damage Business community speaks out: One entrepreneurasked: ‘Why hasn’t £90 million case settled?’ The new ferry terminal?
Community group condemns plans to demolish Rowley Gardens Estate for a ‘monolith as penetrable as Uluru’
Loose community group Friends of Rowley Gardens says its estate should not be demolished by Berkeley Group and instead should be renovated. The Woodberry Down regeneration plan, which covers the estate of Rowley Gardens, was first approved in 2005 and is one of Europe’s ‘biggest single-site estate regeneration projects’. Conditional outline planning permission was given to Berkeley Group from Hackney Council after a meeting of the planning sub-committee in September.
Implaqueable women - The Hackney Society celebrates those turned down for ‘not being famous enough’
The first in a series of new plaques to celebrate the under-represented women in Hackney history will commemorate Edith Watson, campaigner for women and social justice. Watson (1888 – 1966) was a suffragist, journalist and one of the first women in Britain to become a police officer. Born in the Hackney Union Workhouse to a single mother, she grew up sewing buttons onto shirts to contribute to the family’s income.
‘Disappointed’: Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan
Local residents and community groups are “deeply disappointed” in the council’s latest masterplan for the ongoing regeneration of Woodberry Down. A planning application covering the final phases of the project, which began 20 years ago, is set to go before councillors in early September. A summary of objections seen by the Citizen reveals grave unhappiness from residents and organisations over the loss of social housing and biodiversity.
Redundancies at Sutton House could have ‘dramatic impact’, warns heritage group
A local community group is campaigning against proposed redundancies at National Trust site Sutton House. The Hackney Society, set up to conserve Hackney’s heritage and give voice to residents, wrote to the National Trust to encourage it to avoid redundancies at the historic building in Homerton.
Pas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages
Making local history is a strange feat. Hackney often gets callouts from its famous progenies—one thinks of Idris Elba and others full of razor-edged reports from the rose-red empire that always offer more than a hint of nostalgia. But those who don’t achieve quite the same notoriety outside the borough often end up etched into its walls, or are left hiding in plain sight.
‘Welfare not warfare’: Legendary fashion designer Katharine Hamnett on her new ‘End Genocide’ campaign
“We’ll only get the future we want if we work for it together,” says Katharine Hamnett. The legendary fashion designer was speaking to the Citizen following the launch of her latest campaign, ‘End Genocide’, which has seen her team up with independent MP Jeremy Corbyn and arts organisation A/POLITICAL. Hamnett, aged 77, is renowned for her ‘Choose Love’ T-shirts, designed back in the 1980s to help raise awareness about AIDS.
Inside a record store’s fight for survival in Hackney
Hackney record store owner Robert Smith started selling used vinyl during the pandemic. What began with 400 discs bought on eBay and listed online – along with Lego and other bric-a-brac from his parent’s loft – soon saw “ridiculous” growth. In a matter of months, Smith found himself on the phone to global music marketplace, Discogs, who had called to let him know he was now one of the UK’s top 30 sellers.
The impact of COVID-19 vaccination on patients with congenital heart disease in England: a case-control study
Discussion Widespread vaccination against COVID-19 has been the primary defence against COVID-19 risks, offering protection against severe illness23 24 as well as contributing to broader community immunity. The excess risks of COVID-19 for patients with CHD have previously been described in unvaccinated cohorts.3–5 We have quantified the reduction in the absolute risk of death and hospitalisation in CHD patients with COVID-19 associated with vaccination in England.
The impact of COVID-19 vaccination on patients with congenital heart disease in England: a case-control study
Methods English electronic health records (n=64 576 431) were accessed through the National Health Service Secure Data Environment service for England, via the British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre’s CVD-COVID-UK/COVID-IMPACT Consortium and linked as described in online supplemental figure 1.
A group of Hackney residents are using a doughnut to reinvigorate their community
Upon hearing the term ‘doughnut economics’, one’s mind would be forgiven for jumping to the cost of a box of the sugary treats, or to a vision of the police chief in The Simpsons single-handedly keeping Springfield’s bakery afloat. But for a group of Hackney residents, it is the foundation for a new way of doing things, a blueprint for reimagining and safeguarding tight-knit communities that have become frayed by the pandemic and the years of austerity that came before.
Show More
loading
Actions
Is this you?
As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.Get in touch with Catriona
Contact Catriona, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck Rack