Posts by Hackney Citizen
Mayor of Hackney slams ‘out of scale’ plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Jules Pipe launches campaign to ‘save Shoreditch’ from proposals for Canary Wharf-style towers backed by the Mayor of London
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard: document used to justify lack of affordable housing revealed
Public ‘in the dark’ as document containing vital calculations heavily redacted
Read MoreRevealed: Hackney Council’s ‘alternative’ designs for Bishopsgate Goodsyard
‘Hackable Hackney’ scheme shows employment-led designs aimed at encouraging the growth of Tech City
Read MoreTechnology Will Save Us brings micro-manufacturing to East London
From a workshop in Vyner Street, a start-up is preparing the computer whizzes of the future
Read MoreToo tall for school: residents slam council’s ‘imposing’ tower proposals
Proposals unveiled to pay for new schools in Hoxton and Hackney Downs through sale of private flats
Read MoreBoxpark takes legal action over ‘copycat’ Dubai pop-up scheme
Lawyers have issued a ‘cease and desist’ but Dubai company owns Boxpark trademark in UAE
Read MoreHackney joins east London councils calling for devolution
Whitehall’s one-size-fits-all approach ‘failing Londoners,’ says Mayor Pipe
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats announce general election candidates
Ben Mathis is standing for Hackney South and Shoreditch and Simon de Deney in Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Read MoreWasting away: Traders fight to stop collapse of historic Dalston market
Council insists Kingsland Waste is not being shut, but has stopped issuing or renewing licenses
Read MoreHackney Conservatives announce general election candidates
Amy Gray is standing in Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Jack Tinley in Hackney South and Shoreditch
Read MoreTalent Scouts triumph with ‘The Meet Up’
Talent Match award for borough’s team of 18-24 year-olds helping their peers into work
Read MoreLike it or not, Hackney’s free schools are forging ahead
This September, two very different free schools are coming to Hackney, promising choice for parents. But who’s running them?
Read MoreHaggerston flats evacuated after gas leak
250 residents have been evacuated after a gas leak in Haggerston
Read MoreTen teenagers arrested for repeated robbery of riot-hit newsagent
Group of 15-17 year-olds target Clarence Convenience Store, one of the shops worst hit in the 2011 riots
Read MoreLeader — A tale of two cities
Council is entering into a high-stakes battle with private sector landlords, but will they emerge victorious?
Read MoreCouncil joins bid to impose nightly accommodation rent cap on private sector
London Councils reach agreement as spiralling costs for short-term housing forces boroughs into bidding wars
Read MoreTitbits — Handbags, prize gags and glow-in-the-dark posters
Doubts over whether the council’s ‘edgy’ signs are working, and will Mayor Pipe and Cllr Simche Steinberger ever patch things up?
Read More‘End of an era’ for Abney Park as council reclaims management
Abney Park Trust ‘proud of its achievements’ over the past 23 years as managers of the park and cemetery
Read MorePensioners party at Posh Club with ‘Ritz-style’ champagne tea
First rule of Posh Club is ‘no riff-raff’ as guests enjoy raucous entertainment and fancy food
Read MorePolice investigate alleged attempted rape in Abney Park cemetery
Victim being supported by specially trained police officers as enquiries continue
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