Posts by Hackney Citizen

Hackney gets new ward boundaries in advance of 2014 local elections

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 April 2013 at 10:20

Finalised changes now await parliamentary approval

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Hackney MP and residents speak out over £10m Thatcher funeral cost

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 15:46

In the wake of Hackney MP Diane Abbott’s criticism of the cost of tomorrow’s ceremony, the Citizen took to the streets to hear what locals have to say

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Spring Breakers – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 16 April 2013 at 15:31

The antics of four bikini-clad heroines on spring vacation form the narrative of this mixed-up movie

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Soap star joins forces with Hackney theatre charity

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 11:59

Theatre company based in Hackney Downs aims to help vulnerable young people who have left the care system

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Hackney residents feeling heat of rocketing fuel prices

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:58

Fuel poverty, ‘green jobs’ and energy efficiency among the issues raised at public meeting hosted by Friends of the Earth

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Hackney Bicycle Film Society delivers reels on wheels

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:32

Film cycles take on new meaning at monthly movie club

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All aboard the Regent’s Canal Floating Cinema

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:30

This year’s programme of films and art events is unlikely to be watered down

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Hackney Attic turns on the Spotlights

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:23

Popular short film night finds new home

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Food for Thought – more than meets the mouth

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:21

A monthly food symposium has launched, urging us to think before we eat

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Mortality Rate – review

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:18

A musical style meets a misanthropic view of humanity in Andrew Elliott’s latest collection of poems

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Reaping the Dalston Harvest

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 April 2013 at 10:14

Independent health and organic food store has recently opened on Kingsland Road

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Eerily well dressed men

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 18:56

Interview with designer and Hackney resident Katie Eary – a rising star in men’s fashion

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An East End View – Hackney’s answer to Hockney

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 17:37

Local artist’s urban landscapes have caught the eye of the art world

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Tech City and creative industries ‘threatened by conversion plans’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 17:30

Move to let office spaces become residential without planning permission risks leaving technology hub a ‘hollow doughnut of bankers’

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Future film buffs on hand for Dalston Children’s Festival

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 17:24

Movie club teenagers picking flicks to be shown in Dalston Square

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Moves like Hagger

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 17:02

Haggerston is conveniently placed in the heart of Hackney and has most things going for it

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Efes Snooker Club fights loss of licence

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 16:46

Bar and snooker club lodges court appeal against Hackney Council’s licence decision

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Reasons to be chairful at Dalston’s School of Stuff

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 16:44

Students take craft beyond knitting with classes in furniture making, upholstery and more

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Local authorities gain more influence over free schools

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 16:42

New proposals will grant local authorities more power to help decide locations of free schools and academies

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Trance – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 April 2013 at 11:38

Danny Boyle’s film contains many surprises and puzzles

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