Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney Wick businesses under threat ‘should alert London Mayor’
Mayor of London Boris Johnson says he is ‘not aware’ of any businesses under threat in Hackney Wick and Fish lsland
Read MoreUKIP announces parliamentary candidate for Hackney South
Angus Small is to stand as the UKIP candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch
Read More‘We want a clear, loud Islamic voice’ Eric Pickles tells Hackney mosque
Communities Secretary addresses the ‘bit of bother’ surrounding controversial letter sent to Muslim leaders across UK
Read MoreDivest Hackney calls on council to end £42m investment in fossil fuels
New campaign puts council’s pension fund in the spotlight as divestment movement turns up the heat on local authorities
Read MoreEast London’s finest: Alexander McQueen – Savage Beauty at the V&A
Nice ticket if you can get it. Alexander McQueen’s must-see retrospective takes the V&A by storm
Read MoreThat inking feeling: inside London’s only vegan tattoo studio
London’s only vegan tattoo studio offers body art for the ethically-minded
Read MoreRefreshing ethos: Islington independent school nurtures students for success
North Bridge House Canonbury equips students with the skills for a successful future
Read MoreChrisann Jarrett named Young Woman of the Year for campaign Let us Learn
Former head girl at Clapton Girls’ Academy recognised in awards championing achievements of migrant and refugee women
Read MoreSupport workers protest over job cuts at housing association
Housing giant Family Mosaic says redundancies are due to ‘significant savings’ in Hackney Council’s adult social care budget
Read MoreFifty apprenticeships in Hackney at risk as Building Lives charity loses funding
Apprenticeship charity loses key construction industry grant
Read MoreMedian Road Resource Centre to close
Residential care unit in Lower Clapton to discharge remaining patients and shut its doors at the end of March
Read MoreUKIP announces Hackney North parliamentary candidate
Keith Fraser is to stand as Parliamentary candidate for UKIP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Read MoreChesham Arms pub saved from further development
Community pub protected for future generations
Read MoreBoxing Academy to become free school
Specialist school set to convert in 2016 as part of Cameron’s new ‘wave’ of free schools
Read MoreFit for purpose? New Care Act standards put to the test
New legislation will standardise care and support from April, but a lack of funding to local authorities and a high threshold to qualify for help may scupper reforms
Read MoreTitbits – Beards, budgets and a broken statue
Find out who’s namechecked in this month’s diary column
Read MoreLetter – Having to pay to protest is wrong
We already pay for policing through taxation and should be able to exercise our right to peaceful protest
Read MoreHackney Mayor accused over tower plans for Shoreditch and Hackney Downs
Consistency of the mayor’s position on tall buildings questioned
Read MoreLeader – Mayor must stand tall to block towers
‘Excessively’ tall buildings are being flung up across the borough – the Mayor should take more of a stand against them
Read MoreTower power – building up to more school places
The Town Hall is using the power of property values to circumvent the Government’s schools policy
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