Hackney Citizen

Hackney filmmaker Michael Please bags BAFTA

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 March 2011 at 12:45

Michael Please talks to the Hackney Citizen about his BAFTA award-winning short animation, The Eagleman Stag

Critical mass needed to curb cyclist HGV deaths

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 March 2011 at 11:06

Daniel Cox's memorial bike at Dalston Junction. Photo: Tim Sullivan

A London Assembly Member speaks out on road safety and avoidable bike tragedies

Powers that be act to end HGV blind spots

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 6 March 2011 at 12:23

More measures are being put in place to increase cyclist safety around heavy goods vehicles

Asa / Tiken Jah Fakoly tickets to be won

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 6 March 2011 at 11:51

French-Nigerian Soul-pop sensation Asa and Reggae superstar Tiken Jah Fakoly perform together on Mon 4 April at the Barbican

A chance to see these world-famous African artists live at the Barbican on Monday 4 April 2011

London Fields Triathlon Club to host second Aquathlon

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 6 March 2011 at 11:42

London Fields Triathlon Club team members (L-R): Sebastain Orrayave, Rhodri Gabe, Tim Smith and Andrew Finn (L-R) Photo:© Colin Streater

Saturday 16 April, 2010, London Fields

Calling all Hackney writers

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 6 March 2011 at 11:22

A new literary project is inviting submissions for an anthology of writings about the area

Step Into Dance

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 5 March 2011 at 19:31

This innovative youth dance project is a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Dance, Sadlers Wells and the Jack Petchey Foundation

Hackney to celebrate International Women’s Day centenary

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 5 March 2011 at 08:39

Tuesday 8 March 2011, events around the borough and beyond

Vet slams Hackney Council over Clissold Park deer deaths

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 4 March 2011 at 13:28

Staff fail to get emergency medical attention for dying doe after dog attack

Protesters criticise Hackney Council over cuts budget

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 4 March 2011 at 13:02

Hackney councillors are accused of taking the easy option and making life harder for residents

Budget night in Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 March 2011 at 23:15

There was a ritual element to last night’s budget-setting in one of London’s stroppiest boroughs. The real politics of cuts have yet to start

Protestors occupy Hackney Town Hall

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 March 2011 at 14:11

Protestors unfurl a banner at Hackney Town Hall

Council budget frustration sparks direct action by anti-cuts campaigners

Hackney Council passes 2011 budget amid protests

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 March 2011 at 08:53

Spending plans for the year were approved by councillors last night as campaigners slammed the government-imposed cuts

Labour councillors call on Hackney Council to refuse cuts budget

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 March 2011 at 08:50

Councillors Ian Rathbone, Linda Kelly and Deniz Oguzkanli

The Town Hall is setting its finances for the coming year in the face of calls to reject government-enforced reductions

Hackney Downs: everyone’s back yard

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 1 March 2011 at 18:00

Stormont House students the deserve the best possible school, but ‘land-swap-loophole’ thinking by the powers-that-be is not part of the answer

Hackney Downs: our common wealth

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 27 February 2011 at 20:26

A controversial proposal to build on a green space raises issues of ownership, control and access

Hackney café culture under threat as table and chairs charge rockets

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 27 February 2011 at 19:20

Local traders say the council’s demand for shop front trading licence fees will make providing outdoor seating for their customers unaffordable

Don’t Call Me

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 27 February 2011 at 15:49

19-20 March 2011, Outside World Gallery

Equilibrium

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 27 February 2011 at 15:16

Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 March 2011, Under The Dust Studios

Taking part in census is essential for Hackney’s funding, says Mayor

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 27 February 2011 at 14:34

The more households that fill in the census forms, the more money the borough will get for local services