Posts by Hackney Citizen
Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history
East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished
Read MoreSadiq Khan announces Sophie Linden as London’s new deputy mayor for policing
Cllr Linden plans to step down as Deputy Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreStutterer: film review – universal themes in modern East London
Short film set in Hackney was an under-the-radar Oscar success, portraying an East London man’s struggle to live with a debilitating speech impediment
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Read MoreHackney gets fired up about ceramics at Turning Earth studios
Hoxton studios are at the forefront of a discreet boom in hand-made ceramics
Read MoreDiane Abbott ‘minimising’ concerns about antisemitism within Labour party, claims Hackney rabbi
‘Not only is it a serious problem in the party, it is a problem right on Diane Abbott’s doorstep’
Read MoreAntisemitism row erupts at Hackney Labour party meeting
Investigation launched into incident which involved comparison between Zionism and Nazism
Read MoreShakespeare dig helps piece together history of Curtain Theatre
Artefacts discovered include a bird whistle that could possibly have been used in early performances of Romeo and Juliet
Read MoreRents set to ‘skyrocket’ due to government’s new Housing Act
Hackney’s housing chief warns that controversial legislation will be ‘hugely damaging to the social fabric of inner London boroughs’
Read MoreStik art sale raises £32,500 at Christie’s auction for Hope charity at Homerton Hospital
‘I never expected we’d get so much,’ said Stik
Read MoreFour jailed for murder of Hoxton teenager Marcel Addai
Brutal knife attack an example of the ‘terrible grip gang culture has on young men who embrace it’
Read More‘Queen’s Tea Party’ thrown for Hackney Deaf Children’s Society
Staff from AOL get on board to raise awareness of the issues facing deaf youngsters in the borough
Read MoreVenting about renting in Hackney
Twitter campaign illustrates that depth of feeling over housing woes goes deeper than a hashtag
Read MoreWill Volley, Hackney graphic novelist and creator of The Opportunity – interview
Comics artist Will Volley may have the perfect pitch for his new graphic novel – selling door-to-door
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Read MoreWill Volley, Hackney graphic novelist and creator of The Opportunity – interview
Comics artist Will Volley may have the perfect pitch for his new graphic novel – selling door-to-door
Read More‘Hidden’ report reveals air pollution at 27 Hackney schools over EU limits
Primary schools in most deprived boroughs – including Hackney – tend on average to be more exposed to poor air quality, report finds
Read MoreCampaigners to get their day in court over council thumbs-up for Wireless festival
High Court judge to consider Friends of Finsbury Park’s case in June
Read MoreAll aboard! Lea Bridge Station reopens after 31 years
Lea Bridge station, which was closed in 1985, has reopened to passengers
Read MoreBoceto review, Hackney Central: Spanish class
Traditional tapas and kooky cocktails are the order of the day at this relaxed Mare Street eatery
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Read MoreSlave’s Lament – an art film with "raw immediacy" from Mile End auteur
A Robert Burns song is given a reggae makeover in a film by Matt’s Gallery artist Graham Fagen
Read MoreTitbits – hipster brewing, Twitter pruning and the canine Tony Hawk
Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough…
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