Posts by Hackney Citizen
Four arrested in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti attacks
Four men have been arrested after up to twenty cars were daubed with swastikas in Stoke Newington
Read MoreAnti-Semitic graffiti attacks continue as vehicles targeted in Stoke Newington
Swastikas and slogans appear on Osbaldeston Road as graffiti attacks in Jewish community continue
Read MoreHackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
Big thanks to all our readers, contributors and everyone who has supported us over the past year
Read MorePaddington Bear statue decapitated in Shoreditch
Statue of Paddington made by 13 year-old for NSPPC auction suffers unbearable loss
Read MorePrimary school daubed with swastika graffiti for second time in a week
Police are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti appears outside Jubilee Primary School in Cazenove
Read MorePersonal details of 15,000 council tenants published online in data leak
Council apologises after botched FoI request sees spreadsheet of personal information leaked online
Read MoreHackney Picturehouse scoops ‘Scrooge award’ for scrimping on living wage
Cinema gets ‘gift of coal’ from Citizens UK campaigners while ‘Living Wage Champions’ Sugru celebrated
Read MoreMan in hospital after building collapses during basement excavation work
Man thought to be construction worker taken to hospital after being injured on Malvern Road site
Read MoreVictory for New Era estate as Westbrook sells to charitable foundation
New owners Dolphin Square Foundation say they wish to ‘develop a rent policy that is demonstrably fair’
Read MoreBuilders discover time capsule on site of Queen Elizabeth Children’s Hospital
Capsule found by Rydon workers on site of former hospital provides ‘snapshot of life’ from 1902
Read MoreThird man charged with murder of student Joseph Burke-Monerville
19 year-old London Met student was shot in the head as he sat in a parked car in Lower Clapton
Read MoreFather jailed for murdering partner and baby daughter in ‘horrific’ attack
Roland McKoy killed partner Valerie Forde and 22-month old daughter Real-Jahzara McKoy with machete and screwdriver
Read MoreNight shelters to give food and warmth to homeless over Christmas
Donations needed for Hackney Winter Night Shelter and Spitalfields Crypt Trust
Read MoreYesodey Hatorah Girls’ School in breach of admissions policy
Office of Schools Adjudicator rules Jewish school must revise its arrangements ‘as quickly as possible’
Read MorePunters petition to get The Joiners Arms listed as a ‘community asset’
Campaigners seek Asset of Community Value status for ‘legendary’ Shoreditch gay pub facing closure in the new year
Read MoreEthiopian food comes Haile recommended
Food historian Gillian Riley discovers the unique culinary heritage of Africa’s oldest independent country
Read MoreNo moor room: canal boat families fight for their own stretch of water on River Lea
Hackney Boating Families seek to create ‘community moorings’ in Lower Clapton
Read MoreSowing the seeds of Hackney City Farm
Built on the site of a defunct brewery, the farm was founded 30 years ago on the principle that caring for animals and plants brings people together
Read MoreHackney Greens announce general election candidates
Charlotte George will stand in Hackney South and Shoreditch and Heather Finlay in Hackney North and Stoke Newington
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