Posts by Hackney Citizen
East End Film Festival gets underway this week
The biggest event in East London’s film calendar is upon us once more
Read MoreChampion of LGBT+ inclusion ‘gobsmacked’ to receive MBE
Former Stoke Newington School teacher Elly Barnes included in birthday honours list for her pioneering charity work
Read MoreGiving back and mucking in – expert vollies benefit everyone
From cookery to befriending, Volunteer Centre Hackney provides an abundance of ways to help out in the community,
Read MoreChatsworth Road shooting: Moses Fadairo killer jailed for 18 years
Christopher Erunse sentenced for the manslaughter of his childhood friend
Read MoreLost in the City: photographs of the Square Mile inject life into icy scenes
Photographer Nicholas Sack has been capturing moments of beauty in the harsh surroundings of London’s financial district for over 30 years
Read MoreFree school’s bid to convert former police station blocked
Council’s planning committee scuppers cop shop school scheme
Read MoreMorito, Hackney Road, restaurant review: tapas with North African twist
The founders of Moro have branched out with a new restaurant on Hackney Road
Read MoreHackney Council staff sacked following fraud investigation
Seven workers given their marching orders following probe into wrongdoing
Read MoreRosemary Branch theatre founders bow out after 20 years
After two decades of at the helm of theatre pub institution, Cecilia Darker and Cleo Sylvestre have handed over the reins to a new generation
Read MoreHackney Foodbank appeals for help amid record demand for emergency supplies
Charity to hold fundraising events to contend with a 25 per cent rise in residents using its services
Read MoreThe Strongroom American Beer Festival is back, and bigger than ever!
Independence Day celebrations, a huge range of imported beers, spirits and more
Read MoreYou’re hired! Sophie Linden accepted as London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime despite ‘worst CV ever seen’
Police and crime committee ‘deeply disappointed at paucity and shortness’ of nominee’s supporting documents and questions her judgment
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreField Day review: 'a fitting end to a triumphant decade'
Festivalgoers descended upon Victoria Park this weekend for some glorious music, a lot of mud and ten years’ worth of memories
Read More‘Wholly incompetent and dishonest’ fake medical staff employed with help of Homerton biomedical scientist
Two women landed themselves jobs with the ‘assistance and connivance’ of Homerton biochemist
Read MoreChatsworth Road shooting: man found guilty of Moses Fadairo manslaughter
Christopher Erunse found guilty of manslaughter following broad-daylight shooting of a young father on Chatsworth Road
Read MoreBig Lunch: Shrubland Road street party is first in residents’ living memory
Whole road closed for the day so that residents could have fun and get to know each other better
Read MoreDalston car park death: two charged with murder of Mehmet Degerli
Mustafa Alparslan and Huseyin Akkoyun in court over death of 49-year-old father Mehmet Degerli
Read MoreMind Enterprises – Clapton electronic musician gets in the mood for Field Day
Andrea Tirone – aka Mind Enterprises – describes his ultimate goal as playing in a band with friends, but will not compromise on his musical vision
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