Posts by Hackney Citizen
Council-backed policy on jail sentences for knife possession introduced
Tougher measures blocked by Liberal Democrats during the last government to come into effect in July
Read MoreOut There and proud: Hackney LGBT project spreads the message of equality
A new network aims to build on achievements made by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups
Read MoreIn cod we trust: there’s no plaice like Hackney for fish and chips
National dish or stodgy snack? Exploring the East End origins of a comfort food classic
Read MoreWin tickets to the greatest spectacle of Lucha Libre with a bar tab courtesy of Jose Cuervo
Fight it out for free tickets to Mexican wrestling at York Hall this Friday
Read MoreNoisy neighbour gets speakers seized for playing ‘extremely loud’ country and western
No more hoedown for country fan after Council confiscates TV, speakers and four CD players
Read MoreExhibition charts the punk history of Woodberry Down
Ex-squatters take on the regeneration of the Woodberry Down Estate
Read MoreFlagship free school STEM Academy changes hands after damning Ofsted report
After a much-hyped opening the Old Street school has been voluntarily taken over by a chain of academies
Read MoreNew football team Hackney Wick FC is winning fans left right and centre
Community club The Wickers hope to emulate success of teams like FC United and offer members a say in how club is run
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish man jailed for raping ex-wife in first ‘victimless prosecution’ case
Man sentenced to 14 years for kidnap and rape in Hackney ‘dungeon’ despite victim withdrawing allegations
Read MoreLeader — Goodbye ‘Destination Hackney’
The Tube gears up to shuttle revellers round-the-clock but if the Council’s new policy is approved, Hackney won’t be going along for the ride
Read MoreTitbits — Culture shock, bog-standard politics and #hackneymoments
Traffic cone throwing villagers, the local constabulary’s bizarre twitter campaign and Glastonbury on the Marshes
Read MoreElizabeth Adekunle appointed as new Archdeacon of Hackney
Adekunle succeeds Venerable Rachel Treweek in senior clerical role
Read MoreCurtains for blindmakers as stage set for major £750m development
Local business claims it is being ‘forced out’ by development incorporating the remains of Shakespeare’s 16th-century theatre
Read MoreA Land Without People: founding of Israel is the focus of new play
Playwright Brian Rotman wrote play as an angry response to events in Gaza, basing it on historical archives
Read MoreDressed as a Girl: the inside story of East London's alternative drag scene
East End Film Festival to screen this moving tale of lipstick and counterculture starring the likes of Jonny Woo and Holestar
Read MoreMidnight curfew for new Hackney bars slammed as ‘anti-youth and anti-fun’
Business owners say policy will prevent renewal of nighttime economy as Council consults on 12am cut-off
Read MoreTributes pour in following death of Joe Lobenstein MBE aged 88
Diane Abbott leads tributes to long-serving councillor and first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Hackney
Read MoreHackney restricts office-to-residential developments to ‘protect’ high streets
Council votes to adopt a wide-ranging Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights
Read MoreIt’s a two way street: cyclists scorn proposals to scrap Wick Road cycle lane
Councillors insist two-way street will ease traffic but transport expert slams proposals as ‘disappointing’
Read MoreBuilding Lives’ Hackney apprentices lose jobs amid funding chaos
Crowd-funding charity may withold funding from Building Lives to support apprentices it made redundant
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