Posts by Hackney Citizen
London riots: ‘A generation who don’t respect their parents or police’
At street level in trouble-hit Hackney, residents paint a depressing picture of alienation, anger, boredom and mischief
Read MoreHackney rioters directly target police
Masked men and women barricade Pembury estate in largest confrontation of London riots yet
Read MoreTurkish shopkeepers stand firm against rioters in Dalston
Local Turkish community successfully defends its shops and businesses and chases potential looters away
Read MoreHackney rioters and police in hand-to-hand combat
Youths ransack area and use burning vehicles, bricks and bottles as violence moves from Mare Street and London Fields to estate
Read MoreHackney Council advises Dalston traders to shut up shop as riot fears hit businesses hard
Shopkeepers and stallholders tell the Citizen how concerns over more civil unrest is affecting them
Read MoreHackney shops smashed amid fears of further unrest
Several shops in Dalston were broken into last night (Sunday) during the disorder that rocked north London following the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham. Some other Hackney stores are closing early today as a precaution
Read MoreOlympic Park cycle track plans slammed
Cyclists castigate legacy developers for changing the previously agreed proposal
Read MoreSainsbury’s PR company in Hackney Council contract row
Firm lobbying for controversial supermarket development hired to design new council website, Destination Hackney. Questions about Hackney councillors employed by company
Read MoreClissold Park cafe contract awarded
Company of Cooks bags five year deal
Read MoreClapton loos to become community venue
Brooksby’s Walk toilets get new lease of life in an unusual reincarnation
Read MoreHackney free school proposal gets thumbs down
Consultation with local residents show lack of support for state-funded private school
Read MoreHackney primary schools Key Stage 2 results best ever
New figures show pupils’ results in English and maths are above the national and London averages
Read MorePlans afoot for new rubbish incinerator by Hackney Wick
Tower Hamlets council considers plans for waste incinerator plant a stone’s throw from one of the borough’s creative quarters
Read MoreI Am Braziliality
A new exhibition challenges preconceptions and looks at the nation’s culture and identity afresh
Read MoreArrietty – review
Until 4 August 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreField Day 2011 – preview
Saturday 6 August 2011, Victoria Park E2
Read MoreUnderage Festival 2011 – preview
Friday 5 August 2011, Victoria Park E2
Read MoreArcola pitches pop-up tent for theatre, live art and music
The Tent is an addition to Arcola’s new home, situated on one of the sites it hopes to turn into to a 300+ seat main house theatre
Read MoreFilms on Fridges: cool cinema on Fish Island
A fridge mountain was the inspiration for this pop-up cinema just across from Hackney Wick
Read MoreOlympics Aquatic Centre – review
Zaha Hadid’s London 2012 Aquatic Centre hasn’t come cheap at £269m, but it is the Olympics’ most majestic space
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