Posts by Hackney Citizen
In the Jungle of Cities – review
Production at Arcola Theatre of play that has had successive generations of audiences scratching their heads
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers top tips on university fees and accommodation
Don’t be caught out by co-tenants leaving with debts unpaid or agencies failing to return security deposits
Read More‘Hundreds’ sign petition calling for reinstatement of superhead Greg Wallace
Claims teachers back suspended colleague
Read MoreHackney activists fighting badger killing speak out from inside cull zone
Saboteurs from London Against the Cull take action as Defra defends ‘necessary’ shooting
Read MoreSt Giles Trust opens new Dalston centre aimed at breaking cycle of crime
Charity to work with ex-offenders to help get them into jobs and careers
Read More‘We’ll appeal Hackney Council decision’ says manager of The Dolphin
Mare Street pub fights to keep late hours after council licensing committee imposes penalty
Read MoreDiscover joys of London’s ‘hidden’ New River at one-day festival
Despite its name, historic waterway is actually rather old – 400 years old to be precise
Read More‘Marshroots’ art attack is latest weapon in campaign to ‘save’ green space
Paintings on show at Springfield Park’s Spark Café until November amid protests at Hackney Council’s car park plans
Read MoreSupermarket wars: Now upmarket Waitrose wants to open branch in Stoke Newington
Anti-Sainsbury’s campaigners indicate they would oppose any chain supermarket – even the middle classes’ favourite
Read MoreIconic pub The Dolphin faces closing doors earlier after police request
Legendary Mare Street hangout slapped with new licence conditions at Town Hall meeting
Read MoreHackney One Carnival brings splash of colour to grey Sunday
African drumming and glitzy costumes enliven a cold and rainy day
Read MoreIt’s crunch time for famous Mare Street hangout The Dolphin
Councillors to decide venue’s fate at Town Hall meeting following police licence review application
Read MoreUrban animals the focus of artist Andrea Luka Zimmerman’s film Taskafa
Treatment of street dogs of Istanbul “a whisper of what we do to people”, says longtime Haggerston resident
Read MoreTim Burgess and Aidan Moffat contribute to The Quietus music anthology
Collection by long-time resident of Stamford Hill’s Holmleigh Road Estate now available as e-book
Read MoreConnecting Nothing with Something – review
Briny collection featuring Salena Godden is latest title from Gary Budden and Kit Caless’ ‘site specific’ Influx Press
Read MoreNew East London publishers Hoxton Mini Press launch Kickstarter campaign
‘Spotter’s guide’ to the people of the East End will be among the first titles company prints
Read MoreComplete Poems of Howard Mingham published by imprint Caparison
Writer Ken Worpole pays tribute to gifted Hackney poet who died in mysterious circumstances in 1984
Read MoreHackney New School building scheme approved by council
Designs get go-ahead despite concerns about overcrowding
Read More‘Gagging orders could frustrate Greg Wallace investigation’
Unions warn of legally-binding clauses, but Hackney Council says it has no authority to set them aside
Read MoreDavid White obituary
Tributes paid to community campaigner who spent early life living in lighthouses in Australia
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