Hackney Citizen

Finish Fetish – beauty brought to the surface

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 March 2013 at 15:59

Hand-crafted surfaces mimic the work of machines in an exhibition inspired by Minimalist art

Oz the Great and Powerful – review

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 20 March 2013 at 12:45

All star cast in return to the land of Oz

Moby Dick – a whale of a time at the Arcola

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 March 2013 at 13:59

An adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick opens at the Arcola this month

Stranger in a Borrowed Land – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 March 2013 at 13:37

Lotte Moos was a writer on Hackney’s radical literary scene in the 1970s

Airtime for the classics – Shoreditch Radio launches book club

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 March 2013 at 13:30

Classics Corner book club on Shoreditch Radio celebrates classic literature in an accessible way

Shakespeare’s Hackney roots unearthed

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 March 2013 at 13:19

Two excavated theatres in Shoreditch were probably where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Henry V were first performed

Geffrye Museum to hold open evening on development plans

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 17 March 2013 at 11:00

Residents are invited to have their say on proposals for a new entrance and a two-storey extension

Public Spaces, Public Stages – Tom Hunter at the Print House

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 15 March 2013 at 18:50

Tom Hunter’s enigmatic photographs show the borough in a new light

Identity in Transit – rogues’ gallery on show in Shoreditch

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 15 March 2013 at 17:37

Photographs of anonymous Victorian criminals are the basis of the exhibition at the Book Club

London Folk Tales – review

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 17:56

Thirty tales of London drawn from oral history, written sources and local reminiscences marvel in the mystery of the great city

Dreyfus Cafe – a bit of everything

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 17:08

Dreyfus Café offers breakfast and brunch classics from across Europe and America

Hackney free school signs funding agreement

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 16:55

Government Minister is optimistic as Hackney New School gets go ahead

Yalla Yalla – Lebanese street food comes to Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 16:42

Yalla Yalla opens in a car park off Shoreditch High Street

GCSE exams will not be re-graded rules judge

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 16:18

Court action brought by alliance of groups over ‘unfair’ grade boundary change is dismissed by judge

Tech City Apprenticeship scheme launches

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 16:14

Hackney Community College aims to help local people find jobs at Tech City

Stoke Newington schools tackle homophobia with Emirates event

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 16:01

Local schools team up with Arsenal FC for LGBT History Month

Hard to hold a candle to the Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 13:40

Hackney Wick is resisting the worst effects of regeneration and retaining its distinctive character

Comment – Sir Michael Wilshaw’s proposal to pay school governors is a misguided initiative

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 13:23

Idea of school governors being paid and new ‘data dashboard’ are flawed, claims Henry Stewart, Chair of Governors at Stoke Newington School

Education, economy and industry – STEM sells as open day focuses on money

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 13:06

Government investment in Shoreditch’s ‘Tech City’ is a game-changer

Kids’ literacy gets off to running start in Victoria Park with Where’s Wally? theme

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 14 March 2013 at 12:46

UK’s first fundraiser fun run specifically benefiting education and literacy