Posts by Hackney Citizen
Thousands of Hackney parents ‘missing out’ on unclaimed food vouchers, warns charity boss
An estimated 55 per cent of eligible local families have not applied to the Healthy Start scheme
Read MoreTitbits – Robot manacles and mysterious animals
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Community pillars
As worries mount for people across the borough, now is the time to build a strong support network
Read MoreTitbits – Lazy tipper and a birthday flipper
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Read MoreLeader – Fire alarm
Fire safety should not be a choice, and certainly not one that is put to residents
Read More‘Colour and energy’: Local artist launches exhibition at Springfield Park to ‘celebrate life in Hackney’
Cath Pater-Lancucki hopes viewers will ‘recognise the borough’s beauty and what it has to offer’
Read MoreTitbits – Bands, brands and career spans
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Right to know
There are justifiable questions to those involved about who knew what, and when, and how
Read MoreHackney schools boast impressive GCSE results
Students across the borough celebrate their exam grades
Read MoreA Level results: Hackney schools buck national trend
Many young people will have extra cause to celebrate
Read MoreParks boss ‘really proud’ as Hackney celebrates 29 Green Flag awards
Abney Park becomes the latest to meet the international standard for a well-run green space
Read More‘Duty of care’: Hackney Foodbank urges community to help fund holiday lunches for children in poverty
‘Ten pounds can fund lunch for one child for a week,’ says CEO Pat Fitzsimons
Read More‘Overwhelming pride’: Hackney GP surgery wins prestigious NHS Parliamentary Award
Richmond Road Medical Centre wins in ‘Excellence in Primary Care and Community Care’ category
Read MoreEx-Pogues drummer releases charity single to raise money for St Joseph’s Hospice
St Jospeh’s chief says Andrew Ranken’s song ‘perfectly captures’ the serenity of the hospice’s garden
Read More‘Have fun and be imaginative’: Young V&A set for big opening following major £13m redevelopment
The new venue, formerly the Museum of Childhood, will offer something to youngsters of all ages after three-year overhaul
Read More‘So very proud’: Retired Hackney teacher helps Ghanaian primary school students become published authors
Juliet Coley Bremmer supported the pupils at Deacons Academy in Accra throughout the pandemic
Read MoreWoman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston
Ridley Road was closed overnight as 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Chester Crescent
Read More‘Chaos and energy’: Hackney artist Stik donates work to Southbank Centre to fund free workshops for children
Move follows a successful partnership earlier this year that saw children create ‘stamps’ of the artist’s iconic stick figures
Read More‘What else am I capable of?’ Disabled woman from Hackney achieves dream of learning to fly – thanks to charity scholarship
Malky Padwa, 33, said the experience has changed her life and made her ‘rethink my capabilities’
Read MoreHackney Singers feature on packed Stokebourne bill
The popular choir will perform at the festival to celebrate 170th birthday of St Matthias Church
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