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Queen’s Yard set for partial demolition

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 July 2016 at 12:01
Yard Theatre

‘We don’t want no yuppie flats, we’re happy with our rats’

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Hackney Central by-election candidates announced

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 July 2016 at 11:18
Hackney Town Hall

Voting takes place on Thursday 21 July 2016 between 7am and 10pm

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Istanbul terrorist attacks: advice surgery for Hackney’s Turkish and Kurdish-speaking residents

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 July 2016 at 11:02
Londra Toplum Postasi

Native speaker will be on hand to help with translation and counselling at free drop-in service

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Vortex to host jazz extravaganza in tribute to Jelly Roll Morton

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 July 2016 at 10:29
Claude Deppa trumpet

Gigs inspired by the self-proclaimed ‘inventor of jazz’ and London’s own musical heritage to be held at Dalston venue

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Vortex to host jazz extravaganza in tribute to Jelly Roll Morton

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 4 July 2016 at 10:28

Gigs inspired by the self-proclaimed ‘inventor of jazz’ and London’s own musical heritage to be held at Dalston venue

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Play set in 'shipping container' highlights plight of child refugees

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 July 2016 at 15:59

Arcola production enacts a border-crossing using a replica of the type of container used to escape conflict in countries such as Syria and Afghanistan

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De Beauvoir Town rooftop garden house vies for RIBA award

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 July 2016 at 15:07
The Garden House's stepped roof garden

The Garden House has been included on Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) longlist for House of the Year

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Leader – the real lessons from Brexit

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 July 2016 at 15:01
Hackney Citizen crest

Devolving power to strong, independent regional and local authorities would empower citizens far more

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Colville Estate residents step in to save magnolia trees

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 July 2016 at 14:48
The tree savers in Shoreditch Park

The trees were dug up and replanted in Shoreditch Park

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Titbits – a lackadaisical ex-councillor, a party for London and farewell to Jules Pipe

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 1 July 2016 at 14:37
Titbits bird

Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough

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Residents slam ‘epic hubris’ of council approving its own application to build two high rise towers

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 30 June 2016 at 15:38
Tiger Way

Councillor says plans would never be approved if submitted by a private developer

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Plans for Haggerston Park temporary school leave residents fuming

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 30 June 2016 at 15:34
The Audrey Street depot site

Community orchard and BMX track to be replaced by portakabins to provide school places

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Hackney mayor Jules Pipe announces his resignation

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 30 June 2016 at 10:26
Jules Pipe Photograph: Hackney Council

Departing mayor has been appointed Sadiq Khan’s Deputy Mayor for Planning, Regeneration and Skills

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Hackney mayor Jules Pipe set to become Sadiq Khan’s deputy mayor for planning

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 June 2016 at 16:14
Jules Pipe Photograph: Hackney Council

Jules Pipe set to become London’s mayor’s planning chief

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‘A massive slap in the face’: residents slam council’s plans to build high rise towers on top of schools

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 June 2016 at 12:20
Artist’s impression of the Tiger Way development on Hackney Downs

Campaigners fume at ‘lack of transparency’ in planning process ahead of vital meeting over high-rise developments in Hoxton and Hackney Downs

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Iain Sinclair walks 'ginger line' in film adaptation of London Overground

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 June 2016 at 10:35

Rio Cinema to premiere London Overground, in which Hackney author Iain Sinclair treks across the ‘spin-drier of capitalism’

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Iain Sinclair walks ‘ginger line’ in film adaptation of London Overground

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 29 June 2016 at 10:27

Rio Cinema to premiere London Overground, in which Hackney author Iain Sinclair treks across the ‘spin-drier of capitalism’

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Diane Abbott appointed shadow health secretary in Corbyn’s cabinet reshuffle

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 27 June 2016 at 12:49
Diane Abbott MP

Ms Abbott takes on new role following 16 resignations from shadow cabinet in wake of EU referendum result

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Woman in labour has phone stolen as she calls for lift to hospital

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 27 June 2016 at 12:08
Pregnant woman in Hatzola ambulance

Woman is believed to have been phoning her husband to take her to hospital when thief struck

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Passing Clouds founder vows to fight on despite ban as company director

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 24 June 2016 at 18:40

Founder of iconic Dalston venue has been disqualified from running a company over failure to pay tax and sloppy bookkeeping

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