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Alex Amorós spent the November lockdown capturing the borough’s beloved stomping grounds, some of which are in a fight for survival

Richmond Road Medical Centre in Dalston recognised at the prestigious National General Medical Practice Awards for fourth year running

The local poet pays tribute to the Happy Man Tree, which was felled earlier this month

Arcola Energy, based in Dalston, tasked with developing ‘potential game-changer’ in country’s ambition for zero-emissions rail travel

Hackney Mayor pays tribute to Tim Shields, who will step aside on 31 May

Cleaners working at council buildings across the borough joined the environmental services team at the start of the year

We’ll be back next week – until then, enjoy some recent festive content and a couple of stories from our archive

Town Hall consulting on a raft of measures designed to help it meet rigorous World Health Organisation guidelines

Over 5,400 children in poverty across north-east London will have a present to open this Christmas thanks to ‘great show of warmth and love’

East End Women’s Museum calls for support as it prepares to open a permanent home in Barking next year

Cheers erupted at Elsdale Street Surgery this morning when Josephine Casey had the jab

Farm’s zero-waste shop to expand and add digital signs thanks to backing from North London Waste Authority

Borough leader warns virus ‘still very dangerous’ following spike in cases across the capital

Bust of ‘mother of feminism’ goes on display inside the historic Meeting House she once frequented

Denney dips into his formidable archive tomorrow to map the changes in the borough over the past 40 years, and will later take part in a live Q&A

Sign for Cassland Road Gardens taken down, with consultation over a new name set to begin next month

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

‘With the season of giving upon us, consider the charities and community organisations that have struggled along during the pandemic’

Founder urges community to help ensure ‘struggling parents and carers have something special to give their children on Christmas Day’

Council says traffic light modernisation has caused ‘significant disruption’ and warns residents about upcoming gas works

Posts by Hackney Citizen

Plight of local music venues brought into focus for charity photography book

Staff at Hackney doctors’ surgery named ‘GP Team of the Year’

Happy the Man by Gareth Evans

Hackney energy firm to help deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen-powered train

Council chief executive announces retirement after 13 years in the job

Town Hall brings over 100 cleaning staff back in-house

Happy Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!

‘We owe it to residents’: Hackney Council set to adopt strict new limits on air pollution

Winter Toy Appeal team ‘bowled over by people’s kindness’ as they reach record number of kids

Women’s museum launches £20k appeal to help it gather more stories from across East London

‘Hopeful day’ as woman, 83, becomes first Hackney resident to receive Covid vaccine

Hackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives

Hackney Mayor urges residents to ‘review Christmas plans’ as London bumped up to Tier 3

Second Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture unveiled in Newington Green

Local photographer Alan Denney to chart the history of the A10 road in virtual event hosted by the Hackney Society

‘Historic moment’ as name of slave trader John Cass removed from Hackney park

Titbits – Pipe dreams and risky schemes

Leader – Spirit of Christmas

Winter Toy Appeal: Team puts out call for more donations as child referrals pour in

Town Hall working with Transport for London to address ‘extensive congestion’ at Dalston Junction