Posts by Hackney Citizen
Sporting Hackney Football Club celebrates 25th anniversary
Saturday 14 May 2011, Hackney Marshes
Read MoreHackney teenager caught with loaded gun and clown mask on train
Mitchell Woods of Haggerston is jailed for three years after being found in possession of a semi-automatic weapon and ammunition
Read MoreHackney MP joins row over free school
Cash may be diverted, says Meg Hillier
Read MoreCitizens’ Advice: Housing Benefit changes to Local Housing Allowance claims
Hackney CAB explains how and when the new rules come into effect
Read MoreSmall businesses slam Hackney Council over Clissold Park café contract
Local traders voice fury at being ruled out of the lucrative deal as only companies with an annual turnover of £1m or more are deemed eligible to bid
Read MoreTop universities patronising poorer teenagers, headteacher says
Sir Michael Wilshaw says clever pupils from poorer backgrounds want to get into Oxbridge on their merits, not by being given lower offers
Read MoreThe Localism Bill: more power to the people
A Conservative councillor considers what this legislation, currently making its way through Parliament, could mean for Hackney residents
Read MorePolitical blogger shortlisted for Orwell Prize
Hackney Conservative Graeme Archer is up for a prestigious national writing award
Read MoreBoaters campaign to stay afloat
Local river dwellers step up their efforts to preserve their way of life as the consultation deadline for British Waterways’ controversial plans is extended to 31 May
Read MoreShift some weight and spring into summer
Lose some pounds and stay healthy: what to eat, what to reduce – and what to avoid
Read MoreHackney Council makes £27k Olympics tickets bid
The Town Hall is spending more than any other London borough, according to the latest figures
Read MoreHackney Council and Tesco blasted as Mayor Boris raises London Living Wage to £8.30 per hour
Protestors demonstrate on behalf of workers being paid poverty wages
Read MoreLondon Living Wage: a message from the Mayor
Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone are both trying to claim ownership of the London Living Wage campaign
Read MoreOlympics ticket payments postponed
Money will not be taken from customers’ accounts for another week as ballots still being run to determine who gets tickets
Read MoreMr Briggs’ Hat: A Sensational Account of Britain’s First Railway Murder by Kate Colquhoun – review
After a juddering start, Kate Colquhoun’s account of the first murder on the British railway really gets going
Read MoreEast London Mornings
17 May – 17 June 2011, Mouse & Lotz Cafe E8
Read MoreA stitch in time…
The Citizen visits a time and money-saving DIY tailoring class
Read MoreDrawing Room Biennial Fundraiser Exhibition
Until 18 May 2011, Drawing Room, Tannery Arts
Read MoreLiterary May
Upcoming events at independent bookshop Pages of Hackney
Read MoreSteve McCann: Paintings and Drawings
Until 16 June 2011, Core Art Gallery
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