Posts by Hackney Citizen
Community garden looking for trainees seeking to improve their mental health
St Mary’s Secret Garden wants green-fingered residents with common mental health problems to take on volunteer placements
Read MoreSocial Enterprise Manifesto aiming for a ‘fairer economy’ in Hackney set for launch
The manifesto is the culmination of a two-year drive to commit the borough to supporting businesses that benefit society
Read MoreHomerton nurse recognised at first ever national awards for health volunteers
Yusuf Hossenbaccus earned second place in the staff category at the Helpforce Champions Awards
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Organisers call for more help as support workers paint bleak picture of child poverty
Charity appeal run by StokeyParents is hoping to provide toys and food for 5,000 of the borough’s poorest families – and it needs your donations to make it happen
Read MoreCampaigners call on council to ‘urgently’ halt NHS sell-off plans
Lack of consultation criticised as Healthwatch Hackney says strategy ‘devoid of patient and public input’
Read MoreTitbits – Hunger games, weighty revelations and underground sartorial frustrations
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Risk business
Transparency should trump the interests of private data firms seeking a public sector payday
Read MoreVeteran Hackney campaigner urges residents to have their say on new ‘health neighbourhoods’
Shirley Murgraff says residents’ input is ‘vital for the success of these changes’
Read More‘A chance to recalibrate’: Street art legend Ben Eine on his ‘reflective’ new solo show in Whitechapel
Eine, whose signature New Circus lettering can be found all over east London, says a move into sculpture has been ‘challenging’
Read MoreCampaigners calling for more places for child refugees to host free evening of films
Safe Passage UK will ask the council to welcome more child refugees and push the government to do the same
Read MoreHackney School Stars: Nominate your heroes for a special award
Children, parents and governors can put forward school staff who they think deserve recognition
Read MoreLetter: ‘Labour must now defend the national interest’
Architect Jake Ireland urges his Labour councillors in Hackney Central to formally ‘support a People’s Vote with the option to Remain’
Read More‘Groundbreaking’: The Hackney school offering would-be doctors the ‘same chance as private pupils’
Mossbourne Community Academy says its medical bursary ‘far exceeds’ the support on offer at many private schools
Read MorePlastic-Free Hackney backs launch of waste-saving repair cafés
Local waste authority to host free events to help people avoid buying new – as it reveals 28 million toys are chucked away every year
Read MoreJewish primary school celebrates Democracy Day
Pupils at Simon Marks created manifestos with local politicians before voting for the school council
Read More‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Urswick head on how the school provides free meals for all
Richard Brown responds to campaign to stop children in Hackney being denied food due to their parents’ immigration status, saying the school has funded meals for all its students for years
Read MoreStik sculpture fetches staggering £150k for homelessness charity
The renowned street artist’s plywood figure sold for ten times its guide price at auction last month
Read MoreHackney Council unveils plaque honouring peace symbol creator
Artist Gerald Holtom’s family ‘proud’ to see his work commemorated on Blackstock Road – where he first presented his design
Read More‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix
After selling out in 2017, the ‘rowdy political knees-up’ returns on 26 October – and this year the theme is beauty
Read MoreWorld first as Hackney gets all-weekend vegan market
Sean O’Callaghan, better known as the Fat Gay Vegan, extends his Hackney Downs market to Sundays
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