Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney Empire teams up with local school for culture initiative aimed at disadvantaged kids
The iconic theatre’s Creative Futures scheme last year provided opportunities in the arts for 4,000 youngsters
Read MoreHackney primary school unveils ‘bold move’ to provide free meals for all pupils
Mandeville Primary will ensure children get ‘at least one decent meal a day’ from September – as its School of Food readies for launch
Read MoreTurkish tea party in Hackney raises £360 for British Red Cross
Dalston’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association also hosted a free ceramics workshop for Red Cross Week
Read MoreMaxine Walker: Untitled, Autograph ABP, exhibition review: ‘Intimate reflections on self-portrayal’
The photographer’s first solo show in 22 years offers up images ‘as relevant today as they were two decades ago’
Read MoreBrain injury survivors target El Capitan height for charity climb
The group will try to reach 1,000 metres – the height of the iconic Californian cliff – at a Stoke Newington climbing centre next week
Read MoreAlter Ego 2019: Singer-songwriter Angelina ‘ecstatic’ after winning top talent contest
The 18-year-old beat eight other finalists at the event, which also saw the launch of the council’s Discover Young Hackney Festival
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre’s third Healthy Mind event set to be ‘biggest yet’
The Dalston surgery’s annual exhibition of local mental health services takes place on 15 May
Read MoreLocal children’s author Ed Vere wins highly regarded Oscar’s Book Prize for ‘tale of courage’
The Hackney resident collected his award from royal patron Princess Beatrice
Read MoreTown Hall urges Windrush victims to claim for compensation
Residents affected by the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies can apply now
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins ‘Niche Market Newspaper of the Year’ at the newsawards 2019
Editor-in-chief ‘delighted’ as paper finally triumphs after being nominated four times in a row
Read MoreThirty-foot swastika daubed on Hackney Wick building owned by Jewish Brexit Party candidate
Lance Forman, whose father is a Holocaust survivor, calls attack on his salmon smokery a “sick act” – as police investigate
Read MorePrimary school parents launch art auction to fund green playground
Art for Air, which features more than 100 pieces by prominent artists, will raise money for a scheme to make the school more eco-friendly
Read MoreEuropean elections: Parties announce London hopefuls
Polling takes place on 23 May – and the deadline for registration is midnight tonight. Find out how to vote…
Read MoreTitbits – Electric mice and a tractor vice
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Float your vote
Rather than boycott smoked salmon, get out and vote in an election that is shaping up to be a proxy EU referendum
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion: ‘Big win’ for local contingent as Hackney MPs voice support
Both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier accepted a meeting with borough rebels to discuss the movement’s demands
Read MoreProtest march to call on council to ‘press pause’ on road closures – as counter-campaign emerges
Parents, children and traders to march on Clissold Park for rally tomorrow – while families from Walford and surrounding roads demand Town Hall pushes ahead with closures
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats launch European election campaign
Local party plans to be active across the borough ahead of polling on 23 May
Read MoreHackney Wick fish boss to stand for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party in European elections
Lance Forman, who runs a salmon-smoking firm on Fish Island, says he is putting himself forward to ‘save democracy’
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