Posts by Hackney Citizen
Stoke Newington’s Sunstone gym closes down
Health Club’s owner forced to “admit defeat” and shut up shop
Read MoreHackney actor Olufemi Ogunsanwo made MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Founder of Identity Drama School in the East End receives honour for services to acting
Read MoreChesham Arms campaigners ‘quietly confident’ ahead of public inquiry
Hearing at Hackney Picturehouse next Tuesday to decide fate of community pub
Read MoreUniform policies spark colourful debate in Hackney Schools
Parents still divided as to whether new “Greyhurst” uniform represents social equaliser or straightjacket for individuality
Read MoreClissold skatepark reopens as riders repair damage
Skatepark “addicts” happy to be back in action after fixing site themselves
Read MoreDebate: Is Gove completely wrong?
Blighty Coffee to host an open discussion on the merits of Michael Gove
Read MoreHackney maisonette gutted in blaze during 24-hour firefighter strike
No injuries as emergency fire contingent tackles fire in Hackney Central house
Read MoreField Day London – review
Victoria Park was abuzz with music and festival goers at this year’s Field Day
Read MoreParty politics: Town Hall throws celebration for ‘The Voice’ winner Jermain Jackman
Singer congratulated by his ‘role models’ Ed Miliband and Diane Abbott at reception on Sunday
Read MoreSharon Patrick declared new Speaker of Hackney
King’s Park ward councillor becomes Speaker for second time as Sade Etti elected Deputy Speaker
Read MoreHackney GPs ‘gobsmacked’ by Government’s defence of NHS cuts which may close 12 surgeries
Health Minister claims current system, which tends to benefit poorer areas, is “out of date”
Read MoreDalston or Hackney Central for Crossrail stop? Locals urged to have their say
TfL asks local community to contribute to debate on the route of high-frequency rail line Crossrail 2
Read MoreOld Street ‘relic’ roundabout to be scrapped as soon as next year
Mayor’s adviser confirms plans for redevelopment of Shoreditch’s Silicon Roundabout at Hackney Cycling conference
Read MoreClissold skatepark forced to close after repeated acts of vandalism
Burning bins damage the surface of popular Stoke Newington hangout
Read MoreStar striker: football legend lends support to Picturehouse protest
Eric Cantona showed solidarity with cinema workers calling for London Living Wage at Hackney demonstration
Read MoreDavid Bailey: For Real review – ‘A palimpsest of post-war London life’
Selection of David Bailey photographs at Daniel Blau gallery offer a glimpse into a rarely seen side of the photographer’s work
Read MoreKids enjoy forest education In the Sticks of Stoke Newington
Hackney social enterprise unleashes children’s creativity in the great outdoors
Read MoreEveryday Sexism founder Laura Bates: ‘I wanted to force people to see how bad the problem was’
Feminist campaigner and journalist Laura Bates will be retracing childhood memories by returning to Hackney to talk at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival this month
Read MoreHackney teacher scoops prestigious Silver Award honour
Clapton Girls humanities head crowned ‘local hero of education’
Read MoreThe last supper: Patrick Vernon dines with Hackney Citizen
In the first in an occasional series, former Labour councillor tucks in at Clapton eatery Spice and Grill
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