Posts by Hackney Citizen
Poetry: Screens by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the ‘shadow play of life’
Read MoreNew mental health website offers ‘one-stop shop’ of support for young people and parents in Hackney
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble is urging people to use the site, which covers ‘common concerns through to longer term difficulties’
Read More‘Life is way more fun when you’re clean’: Local author Michele Kirsch on her prize-winning memoir about addiction
The Citizen spoke to Kirsch after she was awarded the prestigious Christopher Bland Prize for her ‘beautifully crafted’ book
Read MorePhotography: We Grieve by Fran Hales
The Hackney-based photographer’s beautiful series captured the weekly community ceremonies held on Clapton Common during lockdown
Read MoreHundreds turn out to support domestic violence charity at centre of premises row with Hackney Council
Sistah Space, the only organisation in London serving African and Caribbean women, is fighting a move back to its former home after deeming it ‘unsafe’
Read MoreTown Hall pleads for ‘responsibility’ this weekend as pubs and bars reopen
Mayor asks residents and businesses to ‘play their part’ amid concerns over potential antisocial behaviour
Read MoreLetter: ‘No migrant worker should be expected to pay twice for their healthcare’
Hackney’s health boss responds to an open letter from unions and campaigners to explain how the council is tackling Covid’s disproportionate impact on disadvantaged communities
Read MorePoetry: Easing by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on emerging from lockdown
Read MoreYoung Hackney activist gets a special thank you from Town Hall waste team
Eight-year-old Ciaran sees his name lit up on the side of a truck as council staff recognise his messages of support
Read MorePetition to ‘save independent local news’ calls for ‘bespoke’ government funding
Community news network urges people to write to their MPs after finding over 95 per cent of local independents have received no support during lockdown
Read MoreHackney Council announces two public artworks to honour the Windrush Generation
Sculptures by Veronica Ryan and Thomas J Price will be the first permanent monuments in the UK to celebrate Windrush when they are unveiled next year
Read MoreMuseum of the Home launches public consultation on future of Sir Robert Geffrye statue
Geffrye, whose money was used to build the museum’s almshouses in 1714, was a merchant involved in the slave trade
Read MorePublic Windrush artwork set to be revealed as Town Hall’s annual festival gets underway online
Winning sculpture, which will be the first permanent monument to the Windrush Generation in the UK, to be announced on Windrush Day on Monday
Read MoreDrastic fall in immunisations during pandemic prompts fears for children’s health
Local experts urge parents to stay up to date with jabs, some of which protect from diseases that cannot be prevented by social distancing
Read MoreCoronavirus: Extra £3.4m available for small businesses which have ‘fallen through cracks’
Town Hall urges businesses that have so far been ineligible for grants to apply for funding
Read MoreTraffic to be banned outside 40 more primary schools in Hackney
Town Hall announces broad expansion of its School Streets scheme, adding to the nine schools already involved
Read MoreLocal charity praised for ‘good leadership’ after removing sign featuring name of Sir John Cass
Slave trader’s name taken down from front of Sir John Cass Hall while Museum of the Home announces listening exercise on future of controversial Sir Robert Geffrye statue
Read MorePublic art project invites Hackney residents to see their colourful photos become optical illusions
Collaboration between artist Jo Guile and researcher Dr Emily Patterson hopes to ‘spark conversation about subjective nature of perception’
Read MoreLocal outreach group to give out free Covid advice and protective equipment in Dalston on Monday
Support When It Matters team will be outside Dalston Kingsland station from 10am until 12pm, offering culturally sensitive support on coronavirus
Read MoreThe Gun pub launches fundraiser amid fears pandemic will lead to closure
Popular Homerton watering hole reaches nearly £30k in a single day as supporters rally to save it
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