Posts by Hackney Citizen
Dalston 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?
Read MoreTitbits — Charity knit-picking, turfed out terrapins and hipster hassle
Mayor Pipe and Hackney Heroine have trendy tiff, government’s ‘Victorian’ stance on charities and predators finally purged from Clissold Park pond
Read MoreLeader — Children pay for Gove’s tinkering
Schools see mixed GCSE results amidst shifting goalposts
Read MoreFlippin’ brilliant: Dolphin Pub wins late licence court battle
Mare Street party pub wins right to open till 4am
Read MorePeople’s March for the NHS to pass through Hackney
The final day of a 300-mile protest march to Westminster will pass through Hackney and stop for lunch in Clissold Park this Saturday
Read MoreNew Era Estate residents continue fight against rent increases
New owners say building more floors on top of estate is ‘an option’
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