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Meet Nathan Creighton: the former Mossbourne student teaching maths at Oxford University
Awarded an academic scholarship to study at Cambridge University, Nathan later moved to Oxford for doctoral work
Read MorePas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages
Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained for
Read More‘Welfare not warfare’: Legendary fashion designer Katharine Hamnett on her new ‘End Genocide’ campaign
Hamnett talks to the Citizen about her activism, and the importance of speaking out about Gaza
Read MoreInside a record store’s fight for survival in Hackney
Recycle Vinyl’s owner came to Dalston with dreams of a multi-use record shop and dance space – the reality has been harsh
Read More‘The voice of good design and conservation needs to be heard’
Hackney Society’s Lisa Shell on the band of volunteers fighting for the borough’s heritage, keeping the council in check, and adapting after the sudden loss of a friend and colleague
Read MoreRenowned minister’s ‘radical hymns’ to be celebrated at Abney Park event tomorrow
Talk on the ‘controversial’ writer and theologian Isaac Watts to be delivered as part of park trust’s ‘Radical Writers’ festival
Read More‘Art for the people’: How Dalston’s enduring peace mural captured a community
Hackney History Festival revisits radical, melancholy chronicle of iconic artwork never seen by its author
Read MoreMickey 17 actor Jamila Wingett: ‘There’s a special vibe in Hackney’
The local-born star on her East London roots, working with Bong Joon-Ho, and her dual role as an intimacy coordinator
Read MoreFrom McQueen to green
Meet Brett Mettler, the former high fashion designer teaching kids the beauty of sustainability
Read MoreObituary: Gillian Riley
The food historian, author and Citizen columnist sadly passed away in November at the age of 90
Read More‘In this life, you have to help yourself’: Janette Collins MBE on 25 years of The Crib
The famous youth club’s founder sits down with the Citizen to mark a quarter of a century since it all began
Read MoreCountering the rhetoric: Hackney migrants speak out following a summer of discontent
‘It’s hard to escape the fact that the far-right succeeded in bringing crucial support services to a standstill,’ says Hackney Migrant Centre CEO
Read More‘Traditional masculinity is in revolt’: Honoured scholar Victor Seidler reflects on Hackney’s radicalism and Britain’s unrest
‘Our culture lacks a way to talk to young men, such that figures like Andrew Tate have become a major influence’
Read MoreArtists Gilbert & George on life in East London, sensationalism, and the success of their gallery
The pair spoke to the Citizen after unveiling new artworks to celebrate the first anniversary of the Gilbert & George Centre
Read More‘What have I done?’ Hackney Mayor Caroline Woodley on her first 100 days in office
The former parks chief says a sense of duty overtook her initial reticence to run for the borough’s highest office
Read More‘We used to understand the beauty of something being made by hand’: Jeweller Theo Fennell on the East End, his burgeoning writing career, and how big brands are sucking the joy out of his craft
The ‘king of bling’ speaks to the Citizen as he works on a follow-up to his acclaimed autobiography
Read Morewe are a group of people composed of who we are, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Sure to capture the imagination’
This new show in Hoxton explores the grassroots culture of collective work in Hackney in the 70s and 80s
Read More‘Such determination’: Hackney Museum display tells story of community’s fight to save St Leonard’s Hospital in 1980s
One man’s collection of photographs and memorabilia shines light on major local campaign
Read MoreThe Huddleston: A centre without a centre
The long-running charity is without a permanent home, and the Citizen visited to see a former member perform a fundraising pantomime
Read More‘I don’t see us doing a four-month run of an Ibsen play’: Hoxton Hall’s new boss on harnessing the community and putting fun at the forefront
Stuart Cox recently took charge of the historic local theatre and he has plenty of ideas for its future
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