Posts by Hackney Citizen
‘Protesting genocide is not terrorism’ – Greenpeace activists put up posters at bus stops
A protest against the proscription, organised by Defend Our Juries, is taking place today
Read MoreHackney woman amongst three charged with showing support for Palestine Action
Fiona Maclean to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in September
Read MoreIndefinite ban for Hackney man who left dogs in crates without food or water
Matthew Berry handed lifetime ban following RSPCA investigation
Read MoreFundraiser launched to help pay funeral costs of ‘amazing’ Hackney musician
Adrian Owusu, member of local band The Heliocentrics, died in July
Read MorePetition urging council to freeze nursery fee hike hits 500 signatures
One signatory calls move ‘slap to the face of hard-working families’, but Town Hall says ‘it was a choice we had to make’
Read MoreHomerton health workers celebrate ‘long overdue’ pay increase
Clinical support workers secure wage hike and back pay following lengthy union-backed campaign
Read MoreRSPCA launches investigation after two kittens abandoned near Victoria Park
Animal welfare charity also looking into reports of a man taunting dogs with a live rabbit on Mare Street
Read MoreCampaigners to oppose latest effort to turn historic Victoria Park pub into ‘luxury home’
Campaign for Real Ale to fight plans for 400-year-old Albion pub – just twelve months after previous proposals were rejected
Read MoreHackney man wrongfully convicted of murder launches new fight for compensation
Sam Hallam joins forces with other exonerees to call for legal test to be scrapped
Read MoreHackney Migrant Centre founding member Wendy Pettifer passes away aged 72
Pettifer, a housing lawyer and ‘fierce radical social justice warrior’, died following a long illness
Read MoreTown Hall celebrates 33 Green Flag awards – the joint best haul in London
Mayor praises ‘dedicated’ parks team and volunteers for accolades that recognise well-maintained public spaces
Read MoreTitbits – Poetry and promotion
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreMossbourne: complaints review led by Anne Whyte KC expected to conclude ‘in the autumn’
‘The Federation is permitted the opportunity to reflect on the recommendations and they may choose to make a public comment thereafter’
Read MoreHackney councillor hits out at ‘rotten’ Labour following Diane Abbott’s suspension
Independent Socialist Claudia Turbet-Delof, an ex-Labour councillor, says ‘this is exactly why we left’
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott suspended by Labour again following racism comments
Abbott banned after defending views that led to her previous suspension
Read MoreWest Reservoir swimmers fight to save communal changing rooms as council revamp gets underway
Petition launched by campaigners who worry community ethos will be lost
Read MoreHackney music venues given acoustic upgrades in pioneering audio-inclusivity project
Paper Dress Vintage, SJQ and Vortex are now kitted out to host people who are sensitive to noise
Read MoreHave your say on Hackney’s education plans as council launches consultation
Residents encouraged to get involved as council responds to ‘significant challenges’
Read MoreV&A East teases opening of David Bowie Centre – featuring an archive of more than 90,000 objects
Visitors will be able to peruse the items and guest-curated displays when the Centre opens in September
Read MoreGet a chance to win Jock McFadyen painting by donating to Ukraine crowdfunder
McFadyen and fellow artist Stephen Skrynka are fundraising for an ambulance and medical supplies to be sent to the country
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