Posts by Hackney Citizen
Titbits – Diane Abbott’s a modern day Disraeli, but what’s Hackney Council’s view on graffiti?
Stamford Hill event to celebrate first Jewish Prime Minister as Town Hall declines to confirm U-turn
Read MoreLiberal Democrats criticise Hackney Unites for ‘no platform’ stance on UKIP
John Page defends decision, saying candidate was excluded because of party’s politics
Read MoreShip ahoy! Hackney Pirates drops anchor at new Kingsland Road home
Educational charity announces launch of The Ship of Adventures, its booty-ful new permanent base
Read MoreSunny delight as Hackney’s first ever solar energy cooperative prepares for lift off
Residents of Homerton’s Banister House estate set sights on zero-carbon energy
Read MoreWoman hit by police car in Dalston in ‘critical condition’
Twenty-two year-old woman struck by unmarked police car is fighting for her life
Read MoreIncumbent Mayor of Hackney’s ‘pie in sky’ attack on Lib Dem housing claim
Election promises on housing and permits prompt ire from Jules Pipe
Read MoreHackney Today under fire from Eric Pickles and rivals for Mayor of Hackney post
Local Government Secretary’s deadline to Hackney Council expires as Jules Pipe’s rivals attack freesheet
Read MoreJobs risk under New Regent’s College upper school site closure plan
Temporary closure of Hackney’s pupil referral unit’s Shoreditch site places up to 19 jobs at risk
Read MoreChatsworth Road Market free stall deal could benefit budding entrepreneurs
Residents of E5, E8 and E9 postcodes in receipt of benefits encouraged to apply under new scheme
Read MoreGuitar music night Iridescent to launch at Oslo
Hackney venue to start regular night of garage, punk, psych and pop classics with audio-visuals
Read MoreHackney advice clinic’s founder Monika Sobiecki vents fury at legal aid cutbacks
Centre has been inundated with clients since government’s belt-tightening last year
Read MoreLive Blog – Hackney Citizen Great Mayoral Debate
Get updates from our hustings event at the Arcola Theatre as it happens
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Read MorePrince Edward saved after Hackney Council rejects application to bulldoze pub
Celebrations as flats plan flung out by Town Hall
Read MoreHackney-based Howard League calls on Chris Grayling to reverse prisons’ book ban
Justice secretary to consider request from charity and leading authors
Read MoreHackney duo to stage experimental opera Room of Worlds
William Morris and a work of early feminist fiction are the inspirations for contemporary chamber opera featuring electronics and video
Read MoreExclusive: Squatters take over former Hackney Central police station
Homelessness not politics is motivation, claim occupiers
Read MoreSecretary of State Eric Pickles threatens Town Hall over continuing publication of Hackney Today ‘newspaper’
Hackney Council given just two weeks to explain its non-compliance with Publicity Code for local authorities
Read More‘David can win against Goliath’ says Stokey Local ahead of judicial review
Hackney Council’s Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s decision to be challenged in High Court
Read MoreHackney curry house Spice and Grill reopens after refurb
Menu stays the same at Clapton institution popular with politicos
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