Posts by Hackney Citizen
Fringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest: this year’s programme announced
East London’s cinemas, galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs to host film screenings as well as experimental art, workshops, interactive walks and parties
Read MoreFringe! Queer Film and Arts Fest: this year’s programme announced
East London cinemas, galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs to host film screenings as well as experimental art, workshops, interactive walks and parties
Read MoreRevealed: Hackney Council sprays around 1,200 litres of glyphosate in the borough each year
Weedkiller is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ according to World Health Organisation, but Town Hall says it has been declared safe by the EU
Read MoreEfes Snooker Club owner’s new project given green light after son loses court bid
Yasar Akin and his son have been beset with licensing issues in the past. Now Hackney Council has granted them permission to open new venue
Read MoreSagardi – restaurant review: ‘The waiters wear wireless headsets, like they are in the secret service’
Sagardi offers a taste of northern Spain via Shoreditch – but does it translate well?
Read MoreAtlas of Improbable Places – book review: ‘Informative and enthusiastic, scholarly and amusing’
Stoke Newington author Travis Elborough describes some of the strangest and most historically-obscure locations across the globe in his latest book
Read MoreGuerrilla Girl power! Feminist 'masked avengers' come to East London to take on art world
The political art collective has been fighting prejudice in the art world for 30 years, with a major new exhibition of their work now open at the Whitechapel Gallery
Read MoreOwner of Efes Snooker Club bids to build new Dalston restaurant and flats
Residents fear anti-social behaviour will rise if scheme gets green light from planners tonight
Read MoreSt Paul’s Way Foundation Primary School – the University Foundation School in the heart of East London
‘Outstanding’ school welcomes parents and children to their open days
Read More‘Mr Robot’ seeks to revolutionise art with autonomous paintings
A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art
Read More'Mr Robot' seeks to revolutionise art with autonomous paintings
A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art
Read MoreLetter – ‘Keep up the pressure on London City Airport’
HACAN East wants reversal of decision to concentrate all flight paths over East London
Read MoreLetter – ‘Halt demolition of Britannia Leisure Centre’
Three campaign groups write to Hackney’s mayor Philip Glanville amid fears tower block of 176 ‘unaffordable’ flats will be built
Read MoreHousing could be built behind Stoke Newington Town Hall to help cover maintenance costs
Millions have been spent to shore up grade II-listed Church Street building, which is a popular wedding venue
Read MoreFour legs good: charting the history of midcentury modern chairs
Chair expert Lucy Ryder Richardson explains her fascination with our four-legged friends and the appeal of the midcentury modern style
Read MorePart of Well Street closed amid fears building housing Polish deli Karmelek might collapse
Junction between Mare Street and Well Street cordoned off as firefighters seek to assess damage
Read MoreSex offender Frank Dent jailed for attack on young girl 16 years ago
De Beauvoir Estate resident sexually assaulted 10-year-old Kayley Howson in Egypt in 2000 but was not traced at the time
Read MoreConcert pitch – October gig guide for East London
Autumn starts here with an all conquering selection of live music acts
Read MoreMemories to be brought to life at Lower Clapton history event at Round Chapel
Exhibition, storytelling and film screenings to take place next month as part of Lower Clapton Heritage Project
Read MorePolice officer injured after car he was pursuing was driven into him near Hackney Downs
Incident happened over the weekend but details have only just been revealed by Scotland Yard
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