Posts by Hackney Citizen
The London Open 2011
Pimp your bike and join the sport of kings on Hackney Downs, 30th and 31st July
Read MoreHettie Peters obituary
Former Hackney councillor, community campaigner and advocate for young people
Read MoreWorking Against the System
Until 17 July 2011, Fri-Sun 12-6pm, Transition Gallery
Read MoreArty lattes at Hackney café galleries
Two new local spaces in the south of the borough are coupling culture with cuisine
Read MoreWatch movies under the stars in Hackney
Enjoy open-air cinema this summer
Read MoreThems, Please
76 Chatsworth Road, E5 until 7 August 2011
Read MoreFolly for a Flyover charms Hackney
A new cultural space pops up alongside the Lea
Read MoreLeader: Sainsbury’s is wrong to use PR firm that boasts about overcoming residents’ opposition
Gung-ho PR firm choice will backfire for supermarket giant
Read MoreAnger over Sainsbury’s Stoke Newington ‘sham’ consultation
Residents condemn the ‘one-sided’ consultation about plans for a big new supermarket in the neighbourhood
Read MoreSend a birthday card to Sam Hallam, the Hoxton One
With a decision expected on whether his case go back to the Court of Appeal, campaigners hope this will be the last birthday Hallam spends in prison
Read MoreA Separation – review
Until 7 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreIndependents’ Day 2011 – your local Hackney shops need you!
Celebrate the 4th of July by supporting your local independent shopkeepers and traders
Read MoreTelling Ken: the Livingstone roadshow
A public meeting in North Hackney showed Labour’s mayoral candidate in platform-building and listening mode
Read MoreHuman chain to protest at NHS changes
A ‘Hands around the Homerton’ event is set to go ahead on Saturday 16 July in protest at the government’s Health and Social Care Bill
Read MoreLocal volunteers needed to help Kids Company in Hackney
Opportunities to gain experience are now available, providing general or specialist support working as part the charity’s school teams
Read MoreNew Asda supermarket to open in Stamford Hill
Whilst controversy rages over plans for a new Sainsbury’s in Stoke Newington, a new Asda is due to open just a short bus ride up the road
Read MoreFragmented by Jeremy Worman – review
Charming, off-beat literary snapshots of Hackney and other parts of north London cleverly serve to make the familiar unfamiliar
Read MoreHackney Friends of the Earth demands action on rocketing fuel prices
The local environmental campaign group says that unless government and local councils do more to protect poorer people from huge price rises, many will be unable to heat their homes this winter.
Read MoreTEETH: rising Dalston band promise to stay close to their roots
This electro dance trio pushed the boundaries of sound, sexuality and the DIY music scene to breaking point. But as the former Dalston squatters bask in the glory of a new record deal, they insist they won’t let success blunt their musical bite
Read MoreA Cupboard Full of Coats by Yvvette Edwards – review
A gripping first novel from a local author which lays bare a Hackney woman’s struggle to escape a legacy of loss and pain which threatens to overwhelm her and destroy her future
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