Posts by Hackney Citizen
Miscarriage of justice victim Sam Hallam loses bid for compensation
High Court rules Sam Hallam will get nothing to make up for the seven years he spent in prison an innocent man
Read MoreLeader – Linden’s law: the blanket ban that left Hackney residents cold
The Council’s quiet introduction of a Public Space Protection Order reveals a worrying attitude towards rough sleepers
Read MoreCrouch, Touch, Pause, Engage – stage review: between a ruck and a hard place
A gay rugby player and attempted suicide victim face strong opponents in Robin Soans’ Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage
Read MoreConcrete jungle: Hackney’s pirate DJs resist rooftop station crackdown
Council and Ofcom dismantle 26 masts across Hackney in a year, but pirate stations keep adapting to stay on air
Read MoreTitbits — Chip grease, members’ clubs and tree-top workspace
The planning sub-committee summons the ‘smell and noise people’ while Hoxton Square’s new Tree Office fails to get to the root of London’s workspace crisis
Read MoreHackney Council bows to pressure and removes rough sleepers from PSPO
Rough sleeping removed after 80,000 sign petition against the PSPO but campaigners say amendment “not good enough”
Read MoreSenior moments: a photographer's brush with old age
Kyoko Hamada spent two years as an older woman, complete with grey wig, latex makeup and clothes, in an attempt to come to terms with ageing
Read MoreWhy life as an outsider isn't what it seems
Author claims East London is the outsider capital of London in book on non-conformism The Outside Edge
Read MoreWhy life as an outsider isn’t what it seems
Author claims East London is the outsider capital of London in book on non-conformism The Outside Edge
Read MoreWhy it's time for a Virtual Reality check
East London tech pioneers are using Virtual Reality in ever more creative and useful ways
Read MoreWhy it’s time for a Virtual Reality check
East London tech pioneers are using Virtual Reality in ever more creative and useful ways
Read MoreJenny Lewis: the photographer behind One Day Young
New born babies and their mums were photographed together for a new book
Read MoreStratford group Assemble is first collective to receive Turner Prize nomination
Project that transformed a street of neglected terraced houses in Liverpool singled out by judges
Read MoreMarshes pavilion plans get green light from council ahead of public inquiry
Culture chief Jonathan McShane tells packed-out planning sub-committee ‘primary purpose’ of marshes is sport
Read MoreArtists’ studios to be demolished as Hackney Wick development gets go-ahead
LLDC planning committee decides that the net harm to the conservation area is ‘acceptable’ and approves building of 120 homes
Read MorePublic anger mounts over Hackney Council’s controversial PSPO
Petition launches and direct action planned as local residents and organisations call on Council to amend order
Read MoreMecca Bingo on Hackney Road to close
Shutting down iconic club will ‘devastate friendships’ say members
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish school that bans women from driving seeks state funding
Beis Malka Girls’ School hopes to become a Voluntary Aided school from September 2015
Read MoreCampaigners furious over ‘alien spaceship’ building proposed for canalside
Friends of Regent’s Canal says building will dominate existing buildings and force out residents
Read MoreBromance explores male intimacy on the streets of Shoreditch
Experimental dance troupe find brohesion in this stylish and sensitive short film
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