Posts by Hackney Citizen
History teaching in schools faces ‘whitewash’ warn Hackney politicians
Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Cllr Patrick Vernon sign open letter to Education Secretary Michael Gove to scrap National Curriculum reform
Read MorePost War Years to release new album Galapagos
Hackney band Post War Years have put their past as hard- up musicians behind them with a new album
Read MoreVictorian frescoes discovered at Hoxton church
Religious art by son of Gothic Revival pioneer uncovered at St Monica’s Priory in Hoxton
Read MoreLondon Bridge in America by Travis Elborough – review
Book on the old London Bridge blows urban myths about its 1960s sale out of the water
Read MoreHackney Friends of the Earth highlights air pollution problems
Air pollution is an invisible threat we should not hide from says local eco campaign group
Read MoreLocal history in fiction: London E1 and Haque – reviews
Ellie Broughton reviews Robert Poole’s republished novella London E1 and looks at a new anthology of local writing
Read MoreVanitas at Double Negative Darkroom – review
Victorian photography techniques are used in Double Negative Darkroom’s Vanitas exhibition
Read MoreUnknown Heroine – Sanja Ivekovic at Calvert 22
Socialism, gender and political unrest are key themes in an exhibition by this Croatian artist
Read MoreLiterary February
The month in books
Read MoreDecadence – The Transformation of Being: Marcos Juncal at Stour Space
New exhibition explores the surreal sculptures of local artist Marcos Juncal
Read MoreKeeping it surreal – The Bride and the Bachelors at the Barbican
The Barbican’s Dancing Around Duchamp season features a major exhibition of work by the French iconoclast and related artists
Read MoreEmbracing the random – art on freecycle
Artist Erica Scourti writes about giving away her drawings on Freecycle and making a new art work of the process
Read MoreSchnick Schnack Schnuck! at Limoncello
Cornelia Baltes’ solo exhibition at Limoncello Gallery playfully anticipates your next move
Read MoreStamford Hill – Hackney’s best kept secret
Situated in a prime location with good schools and nearby parks, Stamford Hill has much going for it
Read MoreFears rise as plan to turn five Hackney primary schools into academies gets thumbs-up
The decision of five Hackney primary schools to become academies could have a negative impact on other schools, claims teaching union
Read MoreWoman robbed while waiting for train at London Fields station
Police are looking for man caught on CCTV following incident at London Fields station platform
Read MoreCash for riot-hit businesses used to fuel ‘fashion hub’ claim Mare Street traders
Narroway and Mare Street businesses are disappointed at how £2 million fund is being spent
Read MoreGet clued up about benefits says Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau
Many lose out by not realising they can claim benefits, according to Michael Foley of Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau
Read MoreParents petition for better road safety outside Orchard Primary School
School campaign group wants action over dangerous Well Street crossing
Read MoreRace and equality campaigner wins £420,000 in case against Hackney Council
Court upholds discrimination claim against council in dispute lasting thirteen years
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