Posts by Hackney Citizen
Town Hall urges residents to ‘Love Hackney, Shop Local’ in new campaign
Council teams up with Local Buyers Club to create free online directory for shoppers, and vows to promote borough’s businesses over the next year
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Hackney children urged to take part in sporty fundraiser organised by local boy
Eight-year-old Ben Boyt is inviting kids to do a sponsored activity this Sunday while wearing a Christmas jumper
Read More‘Her ideas changed the world’: Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture set for unveiling after decade-long campaign
Tribute to the ‘mother of feminism’ by renowned artist Maggi Hambling to be installed on Newington Green tomorrow
Read MoreLeyla Nazli: ‘We can’t wait to bring people back together, safely’
The Arcola Theatre’s deputy artistic director on a ‘devastating’ year, plans for an outdoor venue, and an upcoming festival aimed at ‘rebuilding community bonds’
Read MoreTao Geoghegan Hart’s former school and cycling coach pay tribute to new Giro d’Italia champion
Hart’s old teacher at Stoke Newington School jokingly forgives the sports star for bunking off ten years ago to attend the Team Sky launch
Read MorePolice investigating theft of thousands of Stik prints intended as ‘gifts for Hackney residents’
Detectives say posters appear to have been stolen ‘somewhere along the supply and distribution chain’ for Town Hall newspaper Hackney Today
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal returns with call to ‘end devastating year with a little Christmas magic’
The annual scheme, run by a local discount card firm, distributes donations of new toys to families most in need across East London
Read MoreArcola Theatre ‘back from brink’ as it reveals plans for its own outdoor stage
The Dalston institution, closed since March, says the new space is specially designed to meet coronavirus guidelines, with trial performances pencilled in for December
Read MoreStik hoping to raise £120k at auction to fund sculptures by local artists
A maquette of the Hackney street art star’s first public artwork, unveiled in Hoxton last month, to go on sale at Christie’s tomorrow
Read MoreTrick or Eat returns this Halloween to collect supplies for Hackney Foodbank
The donation scheme, run by a local discount card firm, is back for its second year and this time covers the entire borough
Read MoreYoungsters from Hackney Quest help artist build sculpture made entirely of waste materials
Project for recent London Craft Week designed to raise awareness of textile industry’s over-reliance on non-recyclable products
Read MoreHackney charity launches free legal service to help Windrush victims win compensation
The Claudia Jones Organisation teams up with universities, lawyers and community groups to set up Windrush Justice Clinic
Read MoreEducation boss ‘very proud’ as council unveils Black curriculum
Nine-week lesson plan on Black British history, including Windrush, drawn up with help of local teachers for Early Years through to GCSEs
Read MoreHistoric Newington Green Meeting House taken off at-risk register following major renovation
The Grade II-listed building, now home to New Unity non-religious church, was once frequented by ‘mother of feminism’ Mary Wollstonecraft
Read MoreCoronavirus: Hackney Mayor and public health director welcome news of greater restrictions across London
Capital to move to ‘High’ alert from midnight, as borough leader sets out how the government can avoid ‘wasting this opportunity’
Read MoreThree local organisations celebrate prestigious Green Flag Community Awards
St Mary’s Secret Garden, Core Landscapes and Tree Musketeers recognised for benchmark-setting environmental standards
Read MoreLocal venues welcome ‘vital’ grants from government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Arcola Theatre, Hackney Empire and Vortex Jazz Club among those to receive cash in first round of awards
Read MoreLocal storytelling collective to stage public exhibition celebrating Ridley Road
Future Hackney to put on a free display in November after three years spent documenting social change on the historic market street
Read MoreHackney Council hit by ‘serious cyberattack’
Investigation still at an early stage, but Town Hall says priorities are to keep frontline services running and to protect data
Read MoreTown Hall announces new mental health champion
Hackney Mayor says appointment of Homerton councillor Anna Lynch ‘more important than ever’ in face of coronavirus crisis
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