Posts by Hackney Citizen
‘Delighted’: One of Hackney’s leading cultural hotspots says its pandemic recovery efforts are ‘taking effect’
Shoreditch Town Hall’s latest report offers sense of optimism after ‘deep impact’ on finances
Read More‘Above and beyond the call of duty’: Phone-snatching youth found guilty after off-duty police officer intervenes
A teenager has been convicted after an off-duty officer spotted him armed with a knife about to snatch mobile phones
Read MoreUnderground car park fire below block of flats caused by ‘boiler fault’
25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road
Read MoreHomerton man jailed for murdering wife for ‘financial gain’
Quyum Miah had history of stealing from Yasmin Begum to fund his drug habit
Read MoreLondon Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather
Capital’s assistant fire chief says grass fires can spread rapidly and cause ‘significant damage’
Read MorePolice hunt man ‘from the council’ after Stoke Newington attempted distraction burglary
Suspect told 72-year-old resident he needed to fix a leak in the flat above
Read MoreE-bike blaze in Dalston prompts warning from firefighters about dangers of ‘cheaper batteries’
A man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation following fire caused by failed battery
Read More‘Magpie’s lucky day!’ Bird saved by firefighters after falling down Clapton chimney
It took a Stoke Newington fire crew just nine minutes to get the magpie out of a tight squeeze
Read MoreTeenager who entered Hackney home for internet ‘prank’ handed criminal behaviour order
Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, also receives fine after pleading guilty in court yesterday
Read More‘Counting down the days’: Local organisation bringing classical music to the masses announces summer concerts in Dalston
Through the Noise’s series will see top musicians from all over the world play at The Speakeasy
Read MoreTeenager arrested after video shows him entering private home in Hackney without permission
The 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance
Read More‘We don’t have another 10 years’: Hackney cookery school goes global to accelerate shift towards planet-friendly eating
Made in Hackney launches free online platform that teaches people how to set up their own community kitchens
Read More‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023
Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’
Read MoreMan stabbed to death on Mare Street
Three people arrested on suspicion of murder
Read MoreFirefighters tackle Stoke Newington flat blaze
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters attended the scene
Read MoreLetter: ‘I stood for 24 hours for the late Queen’s coronation!’
On the eve of the King’s coronation, Hackney resident Peter Gosnell, 95, remembers fondly the last time the event took place in 1953
Read MoreLetter: ‘Diane Abbott was wrong’
But the Conservative Party is in no position to take the moral high ground, says Sasha Simic
Read MoreDiane Abbott suspended as Labour MP over ‘deeply offensive’ letter about racism
Abbott apologises for comments suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people have not suffered racism ‘all their lives’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital unveils display of staff photographs in a ‘joyous celebration of living environment’
Local waterways and parks feature in a showcase of the ‘talent and ingenuity’ of health workers
Read MoreLeader – Narrow thinking
Plans for Hackney Central should make more of ‘hidden’ fruits
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