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Posts by Hackney Citizen

Find out how you can help Ukrainian refugees at online community event next week

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 24 March 2022 at 09:51

Hackney Council hopes meeting will connect residents who have spare rooms with community groups and fundraisers

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Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on school’s headteacher to resign

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 12:45

Philip Glanville says move would ‘fully recognise traumatic impact’ of police strip-search on the girl and her family

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Hackney Caribbean Elderly Organisation celebrates £250k premises overhaul

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 23 March 2022 at 11:43

Hackney Mayor says refurbishment will see the long-standing charity continue its work for ‘many years to come’

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Child Q: Councillors call for resignation of Hackney police borough commander

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 18 March 2022 at 18:35
Hackney’s police commander Marcus Barnett

‘We no longer see you occupying the role of Borough Commander as a tenable option for our borough’

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Community garden and volunteer centre in line for funding boost as local NHS trust dishes out £1.8m

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 11 March 2022 at 13:39

East London Foundation Trust announces mental health support grants, with five local organisations among recipients

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‘Hammers to brushes, metal to paint’: Seven local artists celebrate history of former factory in Hackney Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 13:29

The pieces at Stone Studios feature reminders of the site’s former use as a metalworks

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Bird of play: Winged wonder lands at Clapton Pond as children’s area gets a preening

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 17 February 2022 at 14:12

The timber creature is at the heart of a £60k spruce-up at the popular local haven

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‘Chance to shine’: Children asked to dream up badge designs for national walk-to-school challenge

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 14 February 2022 at 13:40

UK charity Living Streets wants youngsters to create the pins it will hand out as rewards for pupils who take part

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Arts venues across Hackney announce new wave of discounts and freebies as part of Town Hall’s culture recovery effort

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 February 2022 at 15:01

Cut-price tickets for young people and low-income families are among the latest offers

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Hackney Stand Up To Racism doubles down on Geffrye campaign following Colston Four acquittal

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 7 January 2022 at 11:49

‘No better time for offensive statue to be removed,’ says anti-racism group

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Centuries-old stained glass windows discovered at Homerton Hospital after ‘decades in the dark’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 6 January 2022 at 13:54

The ‘truly amazing’ roundels have been restored and put on display after being unearthed in a store room

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Happy Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 24 December 2021 at 11:16
Hackney Citizen fox in snow

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

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Winter Toy Appeal: Thousands of children in poverty to receive gift this Christmas as organisers issue ‘heartfelt thanks’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 December 2021 at 14:30

Despite challenging circumstances, eighth annual appeal reaches close to 5,000 children across north-east London

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Poetry: Still Lurking In The Dark by Charlie Cook

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 December 2021 at 13:06

The local Year 5 student shares his heartfelt verses about Covid at Christmas

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Exeunt – The Stage Door Project, Lloyd McDonagh and Salvatore Scarpa, book review: ‘Oblique yet poignant angle on thespian life’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 20 December 2021 at 10:31

Actors McDonagh and Scarpa talk to the Citizen about their intimate portrait of the pandemic’s impact on theatres

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‘We’ll see flesh on the bone’: Landmark for upcoming V&A East Museum as building hits full height

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 16 December 2021 at 14:38

The steel skeleton of the 42.5-metre-tall venue, set to open in 2025, is now complete

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Hackney’s community safety boss on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 November 2021 at 15:21

‘We understand that words and platitudes will not create the fundamental change we need,’ writes Cllr Susan Fajana-Thomas

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Winter Toy Appeal: Organisers in desperate plea for donations as demand soars

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 25 November 2021 at 11:46

‘Keep the magic of Christmas alive for every child,’ asks team of volunteers

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‘Utterly amazing’: Popular Stokey shop named London’s best independent at national greeting card awards

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 November 2021 at 11:52

Earlybird on Church Street also scoops accolade for its ‘Window of Hope’ lockdown campaign

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Hackney pays tribute to the fallen in moving Remembrance Sunday parade

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 15 November 2021 at 11:49

Hundreds gather to honour those who have lost their lives during military service

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