Posts by Hackney Citizen
Town Hall unveils first public sculpture by Hackney artist Stik in Hoxton Square
Four-metre-tall ‘Holding Hands’ is the result of a years-long collaboration between the council and the world-renowned street artist
Read MoreNational Theatre’s school and youth programmes to start up again this autumn
The institution reaffirms its desire to keep young people at the ‘forefront of its mission’ as it begins its recovery from lockdown
Read MoreHackney artist teams up with local schoolchildren to create 30-foot playground mural
Coco Lom recently unveiled the bold artwork at Newport School in Leyton after workshopping ideas with Year 4 pupils
Read MoreTown Hall unveils new solar panel scheme at West Reservoir Centre
Project by council’s publicly-owned energy company means the Woodberry Down watersports hub will generate all the power it needs from the sun
Read MoreThirty School Streets launched as children return to classrooms
Traffic reduction measures are part of the council’s wider post-lockdown plans to rebuild a greener borough
Read More‘We did not stop creating’: Dalston art gallery emerges from lockdown with fittingly titled show ‘HOPE’
BSMT Space on Kingsland Road will reopen with artist Dave Towers’ bold typography on show – a ‘playful take on our new normal’
Read MoreHackney could be a big draw for first ever London Mural Festival
Borough expected to feature heavily in September’s month-long celebration, which will see more than 150 artists ‘brighten up’ the capital
Read MoreLiteracy Pirates diary collection sees children reflect on life in the early lockdown doldrums
The local education charity’s project gives an insight into children’s ‘feelings and fears’ during their first few weeks at home
Read MoreCovid fund for small businesses reopens – with council ‘determined to keep the money in Hackney’
Businesses can apply for up to £10k until 28 August, ahead of Whitehall deadline for returning any unused cash
Read MoreGSCE Results Day: Education boss ‘incredibly proud’ as Hackney pupils celebrate success
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble thanks teachers and families for supporting students who have ‘been through so much’
Read MoreFree pop-up arts festival in Shoreditch hopes to ‘reconnect audiences with grassroots talent’
The Sunday Art Club will put on live theatre, music and art on 30 August and 27 September – in an outdoor, Covid-safe setting
Read MorePolice officer knocked unconscious during arrest in Hackney
Male officer taken to hospital for treatment yesterday after being thrown against a wall at a pub on Mare Street
Read MoreHackney charity giving tuition to disadvantaged youngsters wins £30k grant
TalentEd ‘thrilled’ with BBC Children in Need funding, which it will use to expand and refine its after-school support
Read MoreNew podcast series charting women’s fight for equal pay to launch this week
Rebel Women’s latest series marks the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Equal Pay Act and aims to raise awareness of the ongoing battle for parity
Read MoreYouth charity launches crowdfunder for local twins with sickle cell disease
Hackney Quest is hoping to raise £3,500 for a hydrotherapy bath, which the boys’ mother says will make a ‘big difference’ to their lives
Read MoreStamford Hill charity shop delighted after Diane Abbott drops by to meet volunteers
Branch manager for disability charity Scope thanks local MP for her ‘incredible’ support and urges would-be helpers to get in touch
Read MoreA-levels Results Day: Deputy Mayor praises ‘resilience’ of pupils as council monitors concerns over downgrading
Cllr Anntoinette Bramble thanks students and teachers for their efforts in ‘incredibly challenging circumstances’
Read More‘We must continue to take precautions’: Local public health boss issues Covid warning with Hackney still a London ‘outlier’
Dr Sandra Husbands says borough ‘not yet on brink of local lockdown, but that will only stay true if people comply with guidelines’
Read MoreDomestic violence charity ‘shocked and saddened’ by council eviction notice
Sistah Space, a specialist service for women of African and Caribbean heritage, has been asked to move back to a former home it claims is unsafe following a months-long dispute with the Town Hall
Read MoreCondemnation and praise as Town Hall announces trial run for highly contentious road closure scheme
Air quality campaigners left ‘devastated’ by decision, while residents on affected rat-runs pleased their ‘voices have been heard’
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