Posts by Hackney Citizen
Dalston to hold wicker man blaze to herald start of summer
Foraging group to stage ‘May Fest’ in Abbot Street car park this Saturday
Read MoreFeral – Ulli Mattsson review: 'urging new water through old riverbeds'
Laplander Ulli Mattsson has penned an elegiac musical tribute to her homeland
Read MoreCampaigners stage protests against ‘damaging’ Housing Bill
Activists held vigil outside Town Hall before marching on Westminster in a weekend of protest
Read MoreNo refugees from Syria have been provided sanctuary by Hackney Council
The first Syrian refugee has yet to be resettled in Hackney, despite Mayor Jules Pipe last year saying the council wanted to ‘stand up and help’
Read MoreHomerton medics show solidarity with junior doctors as strike begins
Consultants to cover emergency care as junior doctors slam government’s ‘unbelievable, disrespectful and aggressive’ stance over contracts
Read MorePolice detective sacked over botched Mark Duggan gun investigation
Pistol-whipping committed by Kevin Hutchinson-Foster was not properly investigated by Met detective, police watchdog finds
Read MoreWoman to be sentenced for plotting ISIS-style execution of her husband
Nurten Taycur offered undercover police officer £5,000 to murder Ercan Akan by slashing his throat
Read MoreSir David Attenborough to open Woodberry Wetlands
Acclaimed documentary maker to launch London Wildlife Trust’s new flagship nature reserve
Read MoreIn a Land of Paper Gods author on ‘naughty children who disappeared from history’
Rebecca Mackenzie talks about writing her debut novel, synchronicity and growing up in an evangelical environment
Read MoreDiane Abbott faces £6,500 fine and possible prosecution for missing charity records
Hackney MP’s education foundation three months overdue in filing its annual return and accounts
Read MoreHealth campaigners urge Homerton Hospital not to privatise pathology laboratory
Future of ‘excellent’ pathology laboratory in doubt as hospital confirms it is considering ‘all options’
Read MoreLobster Bar, Hackney Central, review: sensational crustaceans
Specialising in seafood, Lobster Bar is broadening the scope of Hackney Central’s ever burgeoning restaurant scene
Read MoreCrossing the divide – Spitalfields to see crowdfunded adaptation of Malorie Blackman classic
An extraordinary tale of social exclusion, terrorism and oppression, Noughts and Crosses has now been adapted for the stage. Its director Cheryl Walker talks about black representation and why her performers are “not just actors”
Read MorePolice seemed ‘hesitant’ to enter river Lea to help drowned teenager, inquest hears
Witness tells inquest that there ‘didn’t seem to be any sense of urgency’ to save Jack Susianta, who drowned after he was chased by police
Read MoreCouncil commission slammed for ‘dismissing’ PSPO opposition as ‘passing social media campaign’
‘The council have dismissed the groundswell of public opposition to Linden’s Law,’ says housing campaigner
Read MoreWorth a butcher’s – Hill & Szrok restaurant review
Broadway Market meat specialists are expanding with a new pub and restaurant in Old Street
Read MoreWorth a butcher’s – Hill & Szrok restaurant review
Broadway Market meat specialists are expanding with a new pub and restaurant in Old Street
Read MorePesticide Free Hackney campaigners urge council to stop using ‘toxic chemicals’
Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control
Read MoreFuture PSPOs: we will not rule them out, says Hackney Council
Report recommends that Hackney Council monitor the ‘success’ of Public Space Protection Orders that are currently in place in ten other London boroughs
Read MoreFeline romantic – Homerton filmmaker releases debut feature Dead Cat
In the romantic comedy, a pair of old flames randomly meet at a time when both of their lives have reached an impasse
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