Posts by Hackney Citizen
Tower Theatre Company set for ‘huge landmark’ as it gears up for opening night at new home
After 15 nomadic years, the am-dram group will launch its Stoke Newington venue next week with a performance of Henry V
Read MoreFormer prime minister honoured at official opening of A-level academy in east London
The New City College centre has been named after late post-war leader Clement Attlee – whose great grandson was at the launch
Read MoreFrom cupcakes to ping pong: Meet the Hackney sixth formers bringing cheer to the community
The volunteering programme at Our Lady’s school sees pupils helping out across the borough every week
Read MoreRoad closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Read MoreHackney pupil ‘inspired’ by time at the frontline of Westminster’s equalities movement
Cardinal Pole student Jemimah Lumbu, 15, spent two weeks at the heart of the fight for gender parity
Read MoreHackney Greens unveil candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Wendy Robinson to vie for the seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreFilmmakers chronicling gentrification in Hackney to set up stall at Ridley Road
Future Hackney wants to capture and preserve local history – while giving youngsters a chance to get behind the lens
Read MoreNo Paine no gain: New exhibition to bring ‘feel-good factor’ to Homerton Hospital
Neville Paine’s experimental landscapes and collages will brighten the walls of the Education Centre from October
Read More‘Stitching wounds on a pig’s hoof’: Hackney students get a taste of medicine in the Caribbean
Four Skinners’ Academy pupils took a trip to the Dominican Republic earlier this year for hands-on experience in a hospital
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreWe need to talk about Dalston: Town Hall launches major listening exercise for locals
The Dalston Conversation will ‘put residents’ priorities at the heart of the council’s work’
Read More‘Shaping the capital’: Local doors unlocked for Open House festival
The world’s largest architecture event returns this month – giving the public a peak behind hundreds of keyholes
Read MoreSPACE exploration: Art studios to open up for 50th anniversary
More than 200 creatives across London will welcome the public into their workshops for a one-off weekend spectacular this month
Read MoreCharity documentary about a lute-playing brain injury survivor to premiere at the Rio
Filmmaker Laura Stratford follows the story of musician Stephanie Feeney, who nearly died at the age of 11 after being hit by a car
Read MoreSerious illness forces Labour councillor to stand down – just five months into the role
Cllr Alex Kuye’s resignation triggers October by-election in Victoria ward
Read MoreTitbits – Dice rolls, guarded events and assorted malcontents
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – The last straw
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
Read MoreHackney-based theatre company wows crowds with Iron Man walkabouts
Graeae Theatre took a puppet the size of a double-decker bus to Mayor of London’s disability arts festival
Read More2018 School Games: Hackney teenagers get a taste of the big time at national sporting event
Mossbourne pupil Anoushka Minale and local girl Shaka Egbo withstand the pressure to do the borough proud
Read More‘They embraced my creativity’: Successful start for council’s first mentorship programme
Thirty-four local students got the chance to experience life at a start-up as part of new careers scheme
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