Posts by Hackney Citizen
Down at the FARM:Shop
The Hackney Citizen finds chickens, coffee and camaraderie on Dalston Lane
Read MoreLong Way Back to Nowhere: New Works from the Holy Land
The Citizen talks to Nick Waplington about his time in the Middle East and how it inspired his new show at See Studio
Read MoreThe Puppini Sisters’ ‘little black book’
Looking for somewhere new to visit in Hackney this month? Local girls Marcella and Kate from the Puppini Sisters share their tips for the best hang-outs
Read MoreWord Up: screen prints exhibition by Mr Gresty
Mr Gresty’s Word Up exhibition of typographic screen prints is on show at Biddle Bros until 21 January 2012
Read MoreRioter gets five years in longest sentence yet relating to August disorder
Junior Saunders pleaded guilty to violent disorder, criminal damage to a police car and burglary in Hackney on 8 August
Read MoreGoodbye Barcelona – review
24 November – 23 December 2011, Arcola Theatre Dalston
Read MoreHackney Council rent hike threatens Centerprise
An iconic Dalston bookshop and cultural centre may have to close if a new lease fails to be agreed
Read More‘Nessie of the Lea’ mystery as river raider lurks beneath
A mysterious and dangerous creature has returned to the River Lea and its presence is causing more than a wind in the willows
Read MoreHackney Council defends CLR James library ‘Starbucks cafe’ decision
‘It’s not a Starbucks’ says Hackney Council, but admits the cafe will sell Starbucks coffee and other Starbucks products
Read MoreCinderella – review
Cinderella is at the Hackney Empire until 8 January 2012
Read MoreMinistry of Stories teams up with the Hackney Citizen
Young journalists at the Ministry of Stories produce their own newspaper, Hoxton A.M., available free inside this month’s Hackney Citizen
Read MoreHackney’s political parties divided over ‘Bank of Ideas’ squatters
The borough’s political parties are at odds over the occupation by campaigners of a UBS-owned building
Read MorePoe and Pinter: Macabre Resurrections and The New World Order – reviews
The Hackney Citizen checks out two new site-specific Poe and Pinter-based performances
Read MoreTime to take the green Christmas challenge says Hackney Friends of the Earth
There are lots of ways to have an eco-friendly festive season says local environmental campaign group Hackney Friends of the Earth
Read MoreHackney councillor Rick Muir ‘saves’ the British pub
Councillor pens influential think tank reports in support of all-party call for reform of pub industry
Read MoreOlympics handball thrills Hackney kids
A lucky few have become the first in the world to sample the 2012 Olympics site
Read MoreHackney school students bag Olympics jobs
Two hundred Hackney students working at Olympics to be paid London Living Wage after help from community campaign group
Read MoreHackney public sector workers strike over pensions
Strikes hit Hackney’s services as its public sector workers heed their union’s call to fight pension cuts
Read MoreUBS squatters at ‘Bank of Ideas’ face eviction delay
Squatters occupying a UBS-owned building in Hackney are optimistic after possession order delay
Read MoreSecond exhibition set for Sainsbury’s Stoke Newington proposal
Agreement reached for public exhibition of revised proposals for Wilmer Place development
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