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The Stoke Newington resident spoke to the Citizen ahead of the paperback release of her widely praised novel

No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning

Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around

Much-loved beauty spot gradually returns to normal service as it nears its fundraising goal

The latest initiative from the Town Hall’s Hackney Nights project is designed to support businesses through the pandemic and beyond

Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice

Once more unto the polls... In 2016 we voted often

Hackney residents have just one week left to register to vote in next month’s local and regional elections

Local teenager triumphs in a category that has helped the early careers of a litany of Hollywood stars

Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens

Covered Central Reservoir, Middlesex Filter Beds Nature Reserve

April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds

Entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre to be named BRAFA after a forgotten piece of history created by local reggae artists in 1985

Victim, 20, had a pillow thrown over her head before being attacked on Manor Road last week

Police appeal for public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Nadi Kwame

Teenager played the lead in locally made film Rocks, which is up for seven prizes at the awards on 11 April

The Victoria Miro gallery has gathered together work by 19 artists in which the colour features

Hackney resident and former parliamentary candidate Harini Iyengar on ballot for London Assembly vote in May

Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road

The 11-year-old Hackney resident, who has been home-schooled for a year because his mum is shielding, shares a piece to ‘raise your spirits’

Free online event on 12 April to be led by TV presenter Julia Bradbury

Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House

Posts by Hackney Citizen

‘You couldn’t pay me to write or read a novel set in 2020’: Homecoming author Luan Goldie reflects on the pandemic

Firefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub

Vole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey

Dalston Curve Garden reopens with call to help its crowdfunder hit £100k target

Late night venues urged to sign up to online portal offering Covid advice and safety training

Local students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme

Don’t lose your say – one week left to register to vote

Hackney actor Bukky Bakray ‘humbled’ after winning Rising Star at the Baftas

Covid arts fund to help dozens of local venues

From reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through East London’s industrial past

‘Hackney’s answer to Live Aid’: Naming of new square in Hoxton reveals little known story of local famine appeal

Man sectioned following ‘appalling’ assault on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill

Hackney shooting: Man wanted for conspiracy to murder

Hackney’s Bukky Bakray nominated for Leading Actress and Rising Star at 2021 BAFTAs

Blue is the theme of an absorbing online exhibition

Women’s Equality Party to skip Hackney by-elections as it goes all-out for first City Hall seat

Man arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill

Poetry: Covetous Covid’s Crimes by Zac Eisner

London Mayor candidates to debate environment issues that matter to you

‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools