Posts by Hackney Citizen
Going large on macro management
Food can be used to cure all kinds of emotional and physical problems, says Hackney-based macrobiotic chef
Read MoreGreat Ex-pectations at Oslo
Oslo is going Dutch this month with the visit of The Ex, an influential group credited with introducing punk to Ethiopia
Read MoreCrossing Jerusalem – a conflict of interest
Playwright Julia Pascal hid her Jewish identity and ventured into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem to find out what life is really like there
Read MoreLeader — A clear case for transparency
If it is news-worthy enough for the press team to put together a council response – the public should be informed
Read MoreTitbits — Unlikely bedfellows, black cabs and bicycle politics
The Town Hall’s Hackney carriage spreads the word but how many councillors can you fit on a bike?
Read MoreAnother string to Craig David's ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of
his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout.
Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining
live performance with DJing and MCing
Another string to Craig David’s ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of
his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout.
Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining
live performance with DJing and MCing
Riotous fun as Shomrim joins forces with Met for police Open Day
Event aimed to strengthen ties between Met police and Orthodox Jewish community
Read MoreHackney City Farm needs pounds for its piggy bank
The borough’s favourite farmyard needs help to feed its chickens, goats and donkeys
Read MoreTeenager’s body pulled from canal after being chased by police
17 year-old boy who died in canal near Lea Bridge Road named locally as Jack Susianta
Read MoreJewish and Muslim communities celebrate landmark autopsy ruling
Rabbi Asher Gratt describes families’ relief as judicial review establishes set of precedents for coroners
Read MoreArtists slam sculpture competition launched by developers
Regal Homes which plans to demolish over a hundred artists’ studios offers £1,000 prize for public artwork
Read MoreRent hike forces fashion incubator The Trampery to seek new home
Social enterprise that opened doors two years ago says it will be priced out as rent increases by 400 per cent
Read MoreHinterland: ode to a lost generation
First time filmmaker Harry Macqueen scooped a Raindance nomination with Hinterland, a romantic road movie about navigating through your late twenties
Read MoreSushinoen – review: the only 'normal' Japanese restaurant in East London?
Japanese restaurant Sushinoen may have cornered a surprisingly uncrowded market
Read MoreSushinoen – review: the only ‘normal’ Japanese restaurant in East London?
Japanese restaurant Sushinoen may have cornered a surprisingly uncrowded market
Read MoreCampaigners jubilant as British Land’s Norton Folgate scheme rejected
Permission for development of Spitalfields site denied but campaigners warn British Land will be back
Read MoreMan stabbed in broad daylight near Hackney Central
Victim in hospital but police spokesperson says injuries ‘not life threatening’
Read MoreHackney MPs split over welfare bill
Diane Abbott is one of the 48 rebel MPs to vote against welfare bill, but Hackney South MP Meg Hillier abstains
Read MoreBook review: London Overground – Iain Sinclair turns cultural archaeologist
Iain Sinclair’s latest book sees Hackney’s favourite psychogeographer walk the length of the London Overground to get acquainted with a version of the city about which he knew nothing
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