Posts by Hackney Citizen
Turf – growing up in a gang
John Lucas’ novel for teenagers explores youth gang violence
Read MoreEast End Backpassages – review
Book of alternative walks highlights strange and quirky side streets
Read MoreBook tribute to Stoke Newington bomb victims
New book about the bombing of Coronation Avenue during the Blitz includes moving personal accounts of life in Hackney 72 years ago
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau calls for volunteers
The adviser training programme supported by the Citizens Advice Bureau is seeking new recruits
Read MoreHackney Friends of the Earth calls for broader approach to sustainability
The environmental movement needs to engage with other groups and consider new approaches, says local Friends of the Earth group
Read MoreHackney schools support legal challenge over GCSE results
Results downgrading is “unfair” say campaigners as local schools join legal battle against GCSE exam board
Read MoreDead On Her Feet – review
Arcola Theatre, until 3 November 2012
Read MorePusher – review
Luis Prieto’s violent drug thriller remake is set in the East End
Read MoreHackney charity’s growing places at Hoxton station
Pop-up allotment at Hoxton Overground Station encourages young people to grow
Read MoreVolunteer service calls for young helpers
Community Service Volunteers needs helpers – and offers training and qualifications in return
Read MoreFour teenagers jailed for attack on Hackney woman in own home
Gang convicted and sentenced to a total of 33 years following violent Stoke Newington burglary
Read MoreNew sickle cell day centre to open at Homerton Hospital
Expanded health facility to help hundreds of local patients suffering from sickle cell disease and thalassemia
Read MoreDissent on draught at Newington Green
Former sports pub taps into Hackney’s radical past
Read MoreHackney celebrates Photomonth
A selection of Hackney-based exhibitions spans October and November
Read MoreLooper – review
A time-travel sci-fi thriller that is strange and exciting at the same time
Read MoreReport gives Hackney Council food for thought
Hackney comes 27th out of 33 boroughs in this year’s Good Food for London report, scoring just two out of six
Read More‘Majority’ support Broadway Market car-free scheme
Cycling and pedestrian groups claim ‘experiment’ is a success despite concerns voiced by traders
Read MoreStorm over Centerprise rages through Black History Month
Black literature and arts hub unable to meet council’s rent demands
Read MoreHackney Council admits debate on its tobacco investments needed
Cllr Jonathan McShane questions whether council should be investing in tobacco companies whilst promoting messages about healthy lifestyles
Read MoreThe Revenger’s Tragedy
Director Suba Das enlists the help of local young people to devise response piece to Jacobean Tragedy
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