Posts by Hackney Citizen
New mosaics by Hackney students to decorate City Hall
Assembly Chair Jennette Arnold praises Community College students’ tiling craftwork
Read MoreTales of The Two Puddings – pub landlord gets just desserts with photo exhibition
Bishopsgate library exhibition celebrates the life of hard nut sixties publican Eddie Johnson
Read More‘Shoreditch Village’ plans submitted to Hackney Council
New retail development project proposed opposite Shoreditch High Street station
Read MoreStill shining ten years on
The founders of Shine Holistic in Stoke Newington reflect on ten years in the hair, beauty and complementary health business
Read MoreAttempted rape – Hackney Police release CCTV of man riding Boris bike
Police are looking for a man on a Barclays Cycle Hire Bike who robbed and attempted to rape a woman in Goldsmith Row
Read MoreOne Life – achieving a healthier state of being
Holistic wellness centre One Life aims to facilitate real lifestyle change for its clients
Read MoreThe Dalston Peace Mural – the story continues
This public painting has historical and political significance and should be protected, say ‘Friends of the Mural’
Read MoreDjango Unchained – review
Quentin Tarantino returns with a quirky western starring Jamie Foxx as freed slave Django
Read MoreHackney free schools – the debate continues
Politicians and teachers are no closer to consensus as Hackney counts down to the opening of two new free schools in the borough
Read MoreWaterways charity calls for solutions to River Lea pollution
Thames 21 explains how the River Lea has become so polluted and suggests a plan of action
Read MoreFathom – experiments in film and photography
Images of Hackney’s waterways and tintype photographs form part of the inaugural artists in residence programme at Four Corners Film
Read MoreFood Kitchen ‘Made In Hackney’ brings health and happiness
Not-for-profit cooking workshops are giving wannabe chefs a taste for the local
Read MoreGangster Squad – review
Sean Penn stars in this action thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles
Read MoreFree cakes for Hackney kids!
A volunteer group is baking free birthday cakes for the borough’s youngsters
Read MoreDitto – impressed in Dalston
A business born in the credit crunch proves that a good idea can’t be sunk. Meet Ben Freeman, a co-founder of Ditto Press
Read MoreSasha Ilyukevich – a reluctant protest singer
Belarusian folk singer who challenged ‘Europe’s last dictator’ gets an unexpected response
Read MoreGreedy Cow – review
Burgers and other meaty treats are the mainstays of this East London eatery
Read MoreLeyla Nazli – juggling myth and reality
Leyla Nazli manages to write plays about mythical creatures whilst simultaneously helping to run the Arcola Theatre
Read MoreRich pickings at Rich Mix
A series of independent films, documentaries and shorts are being shown at arts venue Rich Mix in Bethnal Green
Read MoreThe Master and Margarita – review
Mikhail Bulgakov’s ‘unstageable’ masterpiece at the Barbican
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