Posts by Hackney Citizen
Anorak, Space gallery, exhibition preview: ‘Tension between survival and leisure’
Anna Chrystal Stephens’ first solo show, featuring sculpture and photography, is a ‘reaction to anxiety about environmental crisis’
Read MoreSame again please!: Hackney boozer retains ‘Beard-Friendly Pub of the Year’ award
Online poll sees The Cock Tavern maintain its reputation as a shelter for the unshorn
Read More‘One of a kind’: Arcola Theatre announces return of its community arts festival
Creative/Disruption 19 will feature 12 productions which celebrate the diversity of east London
Read MoreLetter: ‘I don’t apologise for leading a council that prudently invests in the future’
Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville responds to the Citizen’s view that the Town Hall is ‘playing fast and loose with the property market’
Read More2018 – A divisive twelve months, but greener pastures await (in Hackney at least!)
We look back at a year in which the political atmosphere in the UK has been poisonous, but one that showed Hackney is doing its bit for the atmosphere that really matters – the one that keeps us alive
Read MoreTitbits – European dreams and gambling regimes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Casino council
Rolling the dice on the property market is never what council reserves were meant for
Read MoreNew Year’s Honours 2019: Awards for prominent Hackney residents
Museum director, publisher and food charity founder among those to receive recognition
Read MoreHappy New Year 2019 to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreHackney artists to feature at 2019’s London Art Fair
Works by up-and-comers and household names will be on show at the annual exhibition, which returns to Islington next month
Read MoreHappy Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
We’ll be back on 31 December – until then, enjoy some festive content from our archive
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Thousands of the borough’s poorest children to get a gift after huge response
Organisers thank the public for their generosity and the volunteers who help them spread festive cheer
Read MoreTown Hall ponders crime hotline for reporting suspicious activity
Council to explore ‘route for parents and members of the community to raise concerns’
Read More‘Hopefully the first of many’: Students impress at Hackney Shed’s first Monologue Slam
Teachers want the theatre company’s acting contest to become an annual, borough-wide event
Read MoreLocal author’s Alaskan salmon odyssey nets him prestigious literary prize
Adam Weymouth, who lives on a barge in the River Lea, has won the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award for his debut book
Read MoreCan you help? Volunteer Centre Hackney calls for ‘angels’ at Christmas
Help needed to check up on neighbours who might be spending the festive season alone
Read MoreHackney doctor named one of UK’s best at national GP awards
Dr Gopal Mehta of Richmond Road Medical Centre was highly commended at the illustrious General Practice Awards
Read MoreTitbits – Fuelling splits and political mis-hits
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Home for Christmas
Amid a housing crisis, the pressure on local charities is growing – now they need your help more than ever
Read MoreHackney Wick charity boss to scale Antarctica’s highest peak in £75k fundraising attempt
Henry Smith, founder of gang prevention charity The Wickers, will battle minus 40 degree temperatures and high speed winds during next month’s climb
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