Posts by Hackney Citizen
London Wildlife Trust secures £1.5m for nature reserve on East Reservoir
Woodberry Wetlands will help encourage Pochard ducks and Reed Buntings
Read MoreXiaolu Guo’s journey from the Far East to East End
Acclaimed Chinese writer and filmmaker who plies her trade from Hackney talks about her recent novel I am China, a stirring tale of love, exile and political struggle
Read MoreAmnesty International and Reprieve speak out over Death Row Dinners
Pop-up Hoxton restaurant withdraws apology saying it will open in defiance of ‘instant outrage culture’
Read MoreSigns telling women which side of road to walk on cause outrage
Shomrim says the posters put up for Torah Parade in Stamford Hill were badly worded
Read MoreVictory for Digs as council agrees to avoid ‘luxury’ property fair MIPIM
Town Hall says it will not to go to ‘champagne-fuelled’ property show in Kensington Olympia
Read MoreDalston Peace Mural successfully restored
Award-winning Hackney band Rudimental help preserve one of Hackney’s ‘iconic landmarks’
Read MoreBook review: Boxer Handsome – ‘somewhere between soap opera and classical tragedy’
A Clapton boxer fights to escape the ‘goldfish bowl’ of his existence in Anna Whitwham’s debut novel Boxer Handsome
Read MoreFoam mountain engulfs River Lea
Environment Agency investigating after suspected detergent pollution at Lea Bridge Weir
Read MoreMolly Carleton obituary
Life and contributions of 103 year old ‘altruistic’ community stalwart commemorated
Read MoreTutoring scheme for low-income families expanding across the East End
Action Tutoring aims to help children boost grades in key subjects
Read MoreEast End universities come bottom of league tables
London Met and UEL score low but do league tables overlook benefits of ‘access universities’ ?
Read MoreArsenal Ladies star dazzles youngsters at ReachOut’s first girls tournament
Danielle Carter ‘impressed’ by young talent as mentoring charity holds competition on Mabley Green
Read MoreHackney Marshes debate: To build or not to build?
Cllr Jonathan McShane and Kevin Dovey of Hackney Marshes User Group debate the plans for Hackney Marshes
Read MoreCould London run on more sun?
As energy prices reach new heights, we’re wasting our solar potential, writes Kirsty Styles
Read MoreBefore Kingsland Road: the history of Turkish barbecue
Gillian Riley goes back centuries to discover the ancient Sufic origins of a local favourite
Read MoreFormer Hackney schoolgirl starts campaign to help migrant students
Budding barrister Chrisann Jarrett sets up Let us Learn to help young people access higher education
Read MoreHackney UTC: A fragile flagship
London’s first University Technical College will close its doors after two years due to lack of student desire to study there
Read MoreHow one Shoreditch firm is winning the world series of broadband
Meet the award-winning firm ushering in a new era of painless internet access
Read MoreFirefighters tackle huge fire in Stamford Hill
No injuries but roof of building ‘badly damaged’
Read MoreHackney Town Hall tackles ‘cowboy’ letting agents
Is a Council-run lettings agency the answer to the borough’s housing crisis?
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