Posts by Hackney Citizen
Police investigating string of sexual assaults in Hackney Marshes make third arrest
Sixteen-year-old boy remains in custody after being taken in on Wednesday
Read More‘It’s our local park’: Primary school pupils fight for ‘basic right’ to have playtime in De Beauvoir Square
Candidates for upcoming De Beauvoir by-election line up in support of the children following complaints from local residents
Read More‘They are so beautiful’: Delight in Hackney as two sculptures are unveiled outside the Town Hall to mark Windrush Day
Thomas J Price says his nine-foot-tall figures of a Black woman and a Black man are a ‘celebration of the Windrush generation’
Read MoreQueer campaigners offer up shares in ‘UK’s first community-run LGBT+ venue’ – with £100k needed to open it this year
Friends of the Joiners Arms, still waiting for the new LGBT+ pub it fought hard for, has decided to build its own
Read More‘Joy, inspiration and wonder’: Young V&A unveils summer of family fun to mark its 150th anniversary – and begin the countdown to its big reopening
East London’s oldest museum, formerly the Museum of Childhood, will be out in the community as huge redevelopment continues
Read More‘This isn’t about dressing up as Batman’: Hackney resident to launch support group for fathers no longer living with their children
John Murphy says Hackney Dads will be a place for fathers to share advice and take part in community events with their kids
Read More‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution
The Year 6 students from St Mary’s Primary School ‘now understand what it means to be a global citizen’
Read MoreVolunteers begin repairs on historic local bridge at risk of losing its protected status
The event, organised by Volunteer Centre Hackney to mark this year’s Volunteers’ Week, also featured a floating litter pick
Read MoreHackney local heads up UK delegation for G7 Youth Summit – and presents list of demands to German Chancellor
Safia Sangster selected to lead team of four to Berlin to negotiate youth manifesto
Read MoreCelebrated cartoonist to shine light on people who feel invisible with Hackney art trail
Henny Beaumont – inspired by her daughter, who has Down’s Syndrome – is teaming up with businesses for a public exhibition in July featuring work by people with disabilities
Read More‘Populist hobby horses rather than tackling the cost of living crisis’ – Mayor responds to Queen’s Speech
‘Instead of tackling the cost of living crisis, today’s proposals showed the Government seems bizarrely preoccupied’
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: ‘Exhilarated’ Greens celebrate winning two seats in Hackney as Labour maintains firm hold
Zoë Garbett and Alastair Binnie-Lubbock elected in Dalston and Hackney Downs – two wards where the party narrowly missed out in 2018
Read MoreLabour’s Philip Glanville re-elected as Mayor of Hackney
Glanville glides home with 59 per cent of the vote, but insists the victory ‘is about a new administration’
Read More‘All SEN students deserve help’: Election candidates from Hackney and Islington sign up to community manifesto
Election hopefuls hear powerful testimony at event hosted by Hackney and Islington Citizens
Read More‘Terrifying but fun!’: Hackney chefs crowned UK student champions after live cook-off judged by Michel Roux Jr
Trio from New City College win Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022
Read MoreHackney Community Law Centre pays tribute to ‘shining star’ Nathaniel Mathews following his death at the age of 54
The award-winning solicitor passed away after a short illness, but his ‘legacy lives on’
Read MoreRoll up! Roll up! Join the Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings
Volunteer Centre Hackney’s CEO Lauren Tobias will be putting a selection of readers’ questions to the candidates next Tuesday from 6.30pm
Read More‘The NHS is our most vital asset’: Hackney illustrator donates series of artworks to Homerton Hospital
Jane Smith has gifted a number of illustrations and linocuts in tribute to the health service and the Homerton’s longstanding art programme
Read MoreChild Q: Metropolitan Police ‘taking racism claim very seriously’, says assistant commissioner
Louisa Rolfe, tipped as a possible successor to Cressida Dick, says Met accepts findings of safeguarding review
Read MoreFind out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week
Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers
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