Posts by Hackney Citizen
The Sissy’s Progress at Toynbee Studios: drama tackles prejudice head on
Performer Nando Messias returned to the site where he was attacked 10 years previously with a defiant new show about the experience
Read MorePart of 277 bus route faces axe amid scheme to revamp Highbury Corner
Plans to shorten the service described as ‘disappointing’ by travel watchdog
Read MoreDalston shopkeepers ‘in limbo’ as Crossrail 2 route gets green light
Independent business owners fear Transport for London will plough ahead with plans to demolish half of Bradbury Street
Read MorePark bench politics: Made Visible at the Yard Theatre
An encounter with two women in Victoria Park inspired Deborah Pearson’s play about race and identity
Read More‘Designer fashion hub’ to open in Hackney Walk
Development under railway arches will house leading brands Nike and Joseph and provide 450 local retail jobs
Read MoreOfsted apologises to Stamford Hill Jewish school for ‘erroneously published’ report
Beis Malka Girls’ school was not given a chance to respond to the education watchdog’s findings
Read MoreMario Cravo Neto: A Serene Expectation of Light – review
Striking portraits and shots of urban life by photographer Mario Cravo Neto on display at Rivington Place give insight into Brazil’s cultural make-up
Read MoreRegent’s Canal campaigners blast phone mast plans as ‘forest of eyesores’
Vodafone has applied to Hackney Council to erect antennas and mounted dishes in a conservation area
Read MoreGet the Picture: Cris Brodahl at The Approach gallery
We focus in on a work on display in East London. This month is the turn of Belgian artist Cris Brodahl, who makes photorealistic collage-paintings that draw on surrealism and the female form
Read More‘Worrying’ number of baby deaths at Homerton Maternity Unit revealed
Hospital gets amber rating as stillbirths and neonatal deaths exceed England average
Read MoreJunior doctors strike for third time over new contracts
Medics at Homerton Hospital come out in force as 5,000 operations cancelled across England
Read MorePolice issue urgent appeal to trace missing 84 year-old Raymond Pearce
‘It is crucial that he is located as a priority’, say police
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft statue on Newington Green could receive government backing
Department for Education has ‘expressed an interest’ in providing official support for the campaign
Read MoreSkinning Out to Sea book review – Naval gazing
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
Read MoreJustice campaigners seek answers on police spy
Undercover Policing Inquiry to investigate alleged infiltration and reporting on justice groups
Read MoreUrswick School pupils rise to Bake Off challenge
The event was hosted at The Urswick School and judges included celebrity chef Jack Monroe
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard decision delayed amid ‘overshadowing’ concerns
Report into how much sunlight the development would block out ‘misleading’, says independent expert
Read MoreMary Seacole brought to the stage at the Rosemary Branch
Theatre marks 20th anniversary with play about pioneering Jamaican nurse, starring its artistic director and former Rolling Stones collaborator Cleo Sylvestre
Read MoreHackney Cypriot Association calls for refugee help
The Hackney Cypriot Association is on a mission to provide aid to the thousands of people living in Greece’s vast transit camps
Read MorePillow cinema team’s £45k bid to restore derelict Castle picturehouse
The team behind London pop-up cinema events has launched a £45,000 appeal to reopen the derelict cinema on Chatsworth Road
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