Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney shares top position in London jobless league
New unemployment figures paint a bleak picture for the borough
Read MoreThe People’s Supermarket launches ‘buy a brick’ campaign to help fund new Hackney store
The People’s Supermarket second store aims to provide ‘fresh, affordable food’ with the help of the local community
Read MoreShame – review
Shame is an intense and chilling story of obsession and sex addiction with great performances by Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan
Read MoreOlympics organisers urged to ban tents for fear of Occupy-style protests
Theresa May vows to prevent ‘encampments’ – but London 2012 security chiefs argue against prohibiting tents
Read MoreInterview: Gareth Evans on Patience (After Sebald)
Grant Gee’s new documentary traces WG Sebald’s footsteps on the Suffolk coast walk that inspired his greatest novel, The Rings of Saturn. The Citizen meets the film’s co-producer, Gareth Evans
Read MoreHackney Council secures £5 million in riots revamp
The Burberry Outlet Store is to be at the centre of council development plans to create 200 new jobs
Read MoreTOY – review
Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012
Read MoreLido Love returns to London Fields for third year running
An evening celebrating the history of the Lido featuring art, music, and performances from local and international artists will take place on Saturday 28 January
Read MorePrince Andrew helps Hackney Community College bid to boost jobs
Duke of York lends a hand as college woos Silicon Roundabout employers
Read MoreOccupy Justice protesters put Blair and bankers on trial
Courthouse squatters put top financiers and politicians in the dock. Audacious stunt comes days before eviction
Read MoreWigWamBam! rooftop bar pops up at Queen of Hoxton
The Queen of Hoxton has set up a heated hidey-hole on its rooftop until the end of March
Read MoreHackney community projects safe from spending cuts – for now
Projects that help at community level avoid council spending squeeze. But no guarantees beyond 2013
Read MoreLondon Olympic press and media centre legacy shortlist revealed
• David Cameron calls for establishment of ‘tech city’
• Venue generates ‘huge amounts of commercial interest’
Aarron McKoy murder: family appeal for help over New Year’s Day shooting
Appeal made by parents of Aarron McKoy, who was shot dead on 1 January
Read MoreFrom Hackney to Hollywood: Idris Elba wins Golden Globe 2012
Hackney-born actor Idris Elba wins Golden Globe for his role in BBC series Luther
Read MoreSupermarkets can be bad for your health, warns Stoke Newington pharmacist
‘Ready meals’ and processed foods from big stores may be neither cheaper nor healthier, says pharmacist Dilip Chauhan
Read MoreHackney CCTV: someone to watch over me
The Hackney Citizen pays a visit to the hub of Hackney’s surveillance network and looks into personal privacy issues
Read MoreHousing co-operative targets empty Hackney homes
As the shortage of low cost housing in Hackney becomes more acute, the Hackney Citizen reports on a scheme to breathe new life into the borough’s empty and abandoned homes
Read MoreTurn your unwanted presents into cash
With Christmas costing the average UK family between £530 and £682 on gifts, decorations, food and drink, it makes sense to make the most of your unwanted items this month
Read MoreAnger at police was ‘big cause of Hackney riots’
Anti-police feeling more to blame for August mayhem in Hackney than elsewhere, claim researchers. ‘Stop and search’ tactics singled out
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