Posts by Hackney Citizen
Half of all homeless struggle to read, says St Mungo’s Broadway
Mare Street hostel organises Action Week of workshops to help homeless rebuild their lives away from the streets
Read MoreNew Era Estate families face rent hikes as Benyon landlord takes over
Mayor Jules Pipe condemns rent increases which will ‘tear the heart out’ of a Hoxton neighbourhood
Read MoreChesham Arms campaigners upbeat despite postponement of verdict
Public inquiry adjourned until September but campaigners have “good feeling” about outcome
Read MorePolice appeal after man robbed at gunpoint
Witnesses asked to contact police after 23-year-old man was robbed in broad daylight on Navarino Road
Read MoreWhippet mauled by mastiff in Clissold Park
Police appeal for information after an eight-year old pet dog was mauled to death in a ‘traumatic’ attack
Read MoreMissing mental health patient returned to John Howard Centre
East London NHS Foundation confirm Anthony Knowles is back at mental health centre in Homerton
Read MoreTale of two-wheelers: historic Pickwick Bicycle Club honoured with new plaque
144th birthday of oldest Dickensian society in the world marked with commemorative plaque at former Downs Hotel
Read MoreJail those caught twice with a knife, says Hackney Council
Council backs government on tougher penalties for knife crime as the new laws are criticised by London charities
Read MorePatient absconds from Hackney mental health centre
Second patient in a month to escape from John Howard Centre in Homerton
Read MoreKenyan runners top podium at Hackney’s first half marathon
Over 12,500 runners tackle the 13.1 mile long course at Run Hackney on Sunday
Read MoreHackney rent campaigners slam London Mayor’s ‘populist’ stance on housing
Housing campaign group Digs criticize Boris Johnson for sending out ‘mixed messages’
Read MoreLast remaining squatter evicted from former Hackney Central Police Station
Police confirm one person was removed by bailiffs early Monday morning
Read MoreThree new free schools approved for Hackney
Education Secretary Michael Gove approves thirty-eight new free schools across the UK
Read MoreProtesters gather at The Bonneville pub following ‘insensitive’ tweets about stabbing victim
Bonneville E5 incident a symptom of ‘gentrificleansing’, say protesters
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter to run in first half marathon
Local homelessness charity to field team for 13.1 mile run on Sunday
Read MoreStoke 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
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