Posts by Hackney Citizen
Part 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
Read MoreWork.Life at the forefront of a new way of working
20% discount for 3 months for any Hackney Citizen readers who join in October
Read MoreAkwaaba – a place of welcome for Hackney’s migrants
Social centre helps immigrants and asylum seekers integrate into community life, writes Michael Boyle
Read MorePolice hunt man suspected of grabbing 11-year-old girl
Description of suspect is released following attack, which happened last Tuesday in Homerton
Read MoreLetter – ‘Cycling pundits push a social divide’
A Hackney resident responds to our article about conflicts between people on two wheels and those on foot
Read MoreTown Hall evacuated and Mare Street partially closed after explosion
‘Nobody was injured, the police and the council are dealing with the incident,’ says spokesperson
Read MoreNew mayor says: ‘No decision yet on Britannia’s future’
Written reply came after three campaign groups raised fears the leisure centre was set to be demolished
Read MoreLeader – Hackney’s new mayor must pull off a delicate balancing act
We wish Mayor Glanville well but will hold him to his pledges and keep asking questions
Read MoreTitbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreNational Union of Teachers’ blasts shock plan to make all Hackney schools academies
All Hackney’s schools could end up becoming academies under Hackney Learning Trust’s proposal
Read MoreHackney Council redacted ‘secret’ payments worth £14m in one month, report finds
Anti-corruption charity accuses local authorities of ‘lacking transparency’ over spending
Read MoreBorough’s ‘inspirational’ buildings to contest Hackney Design Awards
Shortlist revealed for biennial celebration of local architecture
Read MoreMore Syrian refugees arrive – but Hackney is only East London borough to take any
Josh Loeb reports on how the Syrian Resettlement Programme works and concerns over funding
Read MoreBy-election to take place in Hoxton West on 3 November
Candidates will be contesting newly-elected Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville’s former seat
Read More‘Avid reeders’ use much-maligned plant to tackle pollution in River Lea
‘Army’ of reedbed volunteers are using nature to fight pollution in an operation to clean up East London’s waterways
Read MoreThey shall not pass! Commemorating the Battle of Cable Street
This month a series of events marks 80 years since this defining episode in East London’s history
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