Posts by Hackney Citizen
Before 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’
Read More‘Pay what you can’ community café opens on Morningside Estate
Young food enthusiasts say ‘everyone is welcome’ to visit new cafe on Cresset Road
Read MoreCouncil goes to new lengths as installation of Lido floodlights begins
After-dark swimming to be available in London Fields by December
Read MoreCare worker sought by Hackney police after disabled child is attacked
A woman is accused of hitting four year-old child leaving him with two bruises
Read MoreChatsworth Road Festival back for another East End knees up
Following last year’s success organisers hope the ‘streets will pile out’ for the revived local festival
Read MoreCampaigners launch petition against plans to build on Hackney Marshes
Save Lea Marshes object to proposals for new sports facilities and car park
Read MoreHackney Film Festival launches record label
Experimental label Psyche Tropes to release compilation focusing on intersections between music and film at launch event
Read MoreTeenagers charged with the murder of Charlie Burns
19 year-old Ashan Crosdale and a 16 year-old boy charged with murder
Read MoreBulk of London Mayor’s riot fund still unspent
Report by London Assembly claims the 70m Mayor’s Regeneration Fund is not being spent fast enough
Read MorePolice appeal following second dog attack in Clissold Park
Police say attacks are causing concern amongst ‘dog walking fraternity’ but are not thought to be linked
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