‘You couldn’t pay me to write or read a novel set in 2020’: Homecoming author Luan Goldie reflects on the pandemic
The Stoke Newington resident spoke to the Citizen ahead of the paperback release of her widely praised novel
Read MoreFirefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Read MoreVole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey
Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around
Read MoreDalston Curve Garden reopens with call to help its crowdfunder hit £100k target
Much-loved beauty spot gradually returns to normal service as it nears its fundraising goal
Read MoreLate night venues urged to sign up to online portal offering Covid advice and safety training
The latest initiative from the Town Hall’s Hackney Nights project is designed to support businesses through the pandemic and beyond
Read MorePeterdown, David Annand, book review: ‘Captivating parable about how we understand place’
The local author’s 600-page debut novel elevates the abstruse business of council planning into an ‘engrossing’ prod at life’s big questions
Read MoreLocal students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Read MoreDon’t lose your say – one week left to register to vote
Hackney residents have just one week left to register to vote in next month’s local and regional elections
Read MoreHackney actor Bukky Bakray ‘humbled’ after winning Rising Star at the Baftas
Local teenager triumphs in a category that has helped the early careers of a litany of Hollywood stars
Read MoreTown Hall ‘demands action’ from Environment Agency to clean up River Lea
Council leaders say ‘issues have gone on far too long’
Read MoreDo Hoxton and Shoreditch have too many hotels? Town Hall planners ask
‘It must be the first time ever we’ve had a 12-storey building with no objections from the public’
Read MoreProperty guardians speak out over ‘neglected’ former Citizens Advice Bureau building
‘This property survived the World Wars. It is situated in a conservation area. It shares a wall with a listed property. Therefore its character must be protected’
Read MoreHackney remembers Duke of Edinburgh as flags flown at half-mast
Local tributes are being paid to HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle today at the age of 99.
Read MoreYellow on a plate
Our resident food historian transports us to the warm south through colour, Van Gogh and a drop of absinthe
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Green corridors
Kate Poland on the importance of travel for plants, insects and animals – and how we can all protect them with a little helping hand
Read MoreRemote medical services could ‘disenfranchise’ patients, councillors warn
Members of health scrutiny committee fear older people, disabled people and those with no internet access may be ‘forgotten about’
Read MoreHackney police commander calls on community to ‘take more responsibility’
Marcus Barnett calls for a ‘citizen role’ in policing and defends stop and search as a ‘legal, needed tool’
Read MoreCovid arts fund to help dozens of local venues
Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens
Read MoreFrom reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through East London’s industrial past
April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds
Read MoreTake a look at The Green House
The Ethical Property Company shows off its fully serviced eco workspace on Cambridge Heath Road
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