Hackney Citizen, Author at Hackney Citizen

Mayor asks residents and businesses to ‘play their part’ amid concerns over potential antisocial behaviour

Hackney’s health boss responds to an open letter from unions and campaigners to explain how the council is tackling Covid’s disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities

The award-winning local playwright on emerging from lockdown

Eight-year-old Ciaran sees his name lit up on the side of a truck as council staff recognise his messages of support

Community news network urges people to write to their MPs after finding over 95 per cent of local independents have received no support during lockdown

Sculptures by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J Price will be the first permanent monuments in the UK to celebrate Windrush when they are unveiled next year

The bonfire burns bright at last year's Epiphany. Photograph: Jayne Lloyd

Geffrye, whose money was used to build the museum’s almshouses in 1714, was a merchant involved in the slave trade

Winning sculpture, which will be the first permanent monument to the Windrush Generation in the UK, to be announced on Windrush Day on Monday

Local experts urge parents to stay up to date with jabs, some of which protect from diseases that cannot be prevented by social distancing

Town Hall urges businesses that have so far been ineligible for grants to apply for funding

Town Hall announces broad expansion of its School Streets scheme, adding to the nine schools already involved

Slave trader’s name taken down from front of Sir John Cass Hall while Museum of the Home announces listening exercise on future of controversial Sir Robert Geffrye statue

Collaboration between artist Jo Guile and researcher Dr Emily Patterson hopes to ‘spark conversation about subjective nature of perception’

Support When It Matters team will be outside Dalston Kingsland station from 10am until 12pm, offering culturally sensitive support on coronavirus

Popular Homerton watering hole reaches nearly £30k in a single day as supporters rally to save it

The Picturing Lockdown Collection features 36 images of the capital, including Hackney, taken by professionals and members of the public

Winning ideas include a new festival about working class identity, a community mural on Hoxton Street, and a 20-minute dance film

Click It Local hopes to save the high street by helping independent shops compete with the likes of Amazon for speed and convenience

Four-episode series Raised in Hackney sees six teenagers cover topics including mental health, media and the use of the ‘N-word’

Charity reveals more than 2,000 have signed up since lockdown began as it marks week of thanks for volunteers across the UK

Posts by Hackney Citizen

Town Hall pleads for ‘responsibility’ this weekend as pubs and bars reopen

Letter: ‘No migrant worker should be expected to pay twice for their healthcare’

Poetry: Easing by Tamara von Werthern

Young Hackney activist gets a special thank you from Town Hall waste team

Petition to ‘save independent local news’ calls for ‘bespoke’ government funding

Hackney Council announces two public artworks to honour the Windrush Generation

Museum of the Home launches public consultation on future of Sir Robert Geffrye statue

Public Windrush artwork set to be revealed as Town Hall’s annual festival gets underway online

Drastic fall in immunisations during pandemic prompts fears for children’s health

Coronavirus: Extra £3.4m available for small businesses which have ‘fallen through cracks’

Traffic to be banned outside 40 more primary schools in Hackney

Local charity praised for ‘good leadership’ after removing sign featuring name of Sir John Cass

Public art project invites Hackney residents to see their colourful photos become optical illusions

Local outreach group to give out free Covid advice and protective equipment in Dalston on Monday

The Gun pub launches fundraiser amid fears pandemic will lead to closure

Photographs of London in lockdown unveiled by Historic England

Six local organisations share £85k in second wave of Town Hall arts funding

Online delivery service for local shoppers set to launch in Hackney

Young black men discuss their experiences of growing up in Hackney for new podcast

Volunteer Centre Hackney attracts record number of helpers during pandemic