Posts by Hackney Citizen
Campaigners to hold wake for loss of Dalston Lane heritage
Campaigners concede defeat and call on the public to attend wake in protest against demolition
Read MoreThe Gentle Author on Spitalfields Nippers: ‘These children were born in these circumstances and these photographs are the result’
Spitalfields Life anonymous blogger publishes book of rare photographs by Horace Warner that provide a window into the lives of children in Spitalfields at the turn of the 20th century
Read MoreObituary – Linda Hibberd
Tributes paid to former councillor who was elected as Mayor in the midst of a turbulent year for the Town Hall
Read More‘Sad day for Dalston’ as diggers get green light to demolish Georgian houses
Decade-long battle to save string of historic houses over as judge turns down OPEN Dalston’s appeal
Read MoreCyclist killed in Stamford Hill lorry crash
A 29-year-old woman has died after a collision on Amhurst Park
Read MoreWIN a pair of tickets to a screening of Selma
We’re giving a lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to a special screening in London
Read MoreHackney teenager arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
Arrest of 18-year-old woman linked to previous arrest of man in Hackney in October
Read MoreHope for The Joiners Arms as campaigners win protective status
Friends of the Joiners Arms secure Asset of Community Value status for Hackney Road pub
Read MoreConcerns the ‘bad old days’ will return to Clapton as new live music venue gets go ahead
Licensing application for Hackney Arts Club approved amid fears over anti-social behaviour and longer drinking hours in Clapton
Read More14-year-old charged with murder of teenager Jeremie Malenge
Five arrests made over murder of 17-year-old in Homerton last week
Read MoreTitbits — Spin, festive faux pas and crafty brewery tours
Computer says ‘No’ to Town Hall light show, positive spin gets a whole new meaning and Diane Abbott’s brewery tour steers a careful path through Hackney
Read More‘Vast, intrusive and alien’: Conservation groups weigh in on Goodsyard towers
Victorian Society and East End Preservation Society slam development over lack of housing and local integration
Read MoreAt London’s Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
Read MoreSuper Kebab in Stoke Newington wins best takeaway in London
Hackney performs well at annual British Kebab Awards as Pivaz in Chatsworth Road wins Best Newcomer gong
Read MoreTeenage girl charged with murder of Jeremie Malenge
Teenager died after being chased and stabbed in the chest in Homerton
Read MoreWorkman in critical condition after van ‘explodes’ on Mare Street
Nearby off licence gutted as van catches fire in Hackney Central
Read MoreThe Hawa Trust: working with families to tackle FGM
Through an overseas network and close ties with the UK Government, the Hawa Trust fights to halt the illegal practice of FGM
Read MoreJogger finds dog hanging from Clissold Park railings
Local resident Sean McPherson describes his horror at finding dog ‘strung up by its collar’
Read MoreTeenager stabbed to death in Homerton
A man believed to be in his mid-teens was stabbed on Homerton High Street late last night
Read MoreHackney in bottom ten London boroughs for confidence in police
Neighbourhood comparison reveals residents living in the north-east area of the borough have lowest confidence in police
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