Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney Downs: our common wealth
A controversial proposal to build on a green space raises issues of ownership, control and access
Read MoreHackney café culture under threat as table and chairs charge rockets
Local traders say the council’s demand for shop front trading licence fees will make providing outdoor seating for their customers unaffordable
Read MoreDon’t Call Me
19-20 March 2011, Outside World Gallery
Read MoreEquilibrium
Wednesday 9 – Sunday 13 March 2011, Under The Dust Studios
Read MoreTaking part in census is essential for Hackney’s funding, says Mayor
The more households that fill in the census forms, the more money the borough will get for local services
Read MoreHackney MPs miss vote on prisoner voting
Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier did not join Islington MP Jeremy Corbyn who rebelled against the cross-party motion
Read MoreHave your say: Hackney Council consults on congestion, cycling, walking and buses
Residents are being asked about what improvements they want to see to the borough’s transport system
Read MoreKats Whiskers children’s free open drama day
10.30am Saturday 5 March 2011, St Matthias School
Read MoreHackney Alliance protest against council cuts
5.30pm Wednesday 2 March 2011, outside Hackney Town Hall
Read MoreOlympic velodrome opens on time, on budget and is ‘best in the world’
Chris Hoy tips world records as velodrome is first venue in Olympic Park to open – though concerns linger over the others
Read MoreSnowdome proposed as legacy for London 2012 Olympics broadcast and media centre
The UK company behind Ski Dubai wants to turn the Hackney Wick media hub into a winter sports resort
Read MoreHackney Downs school plan in question after backlash from residents
The council is reviewing the responses to its consultation on building a ‘School for the Future’ on common land
Read MoreHackney residents stuck on wrong side of digital divide
Whilst council estates in some other boroughs enjoy free internet access, here they are not yet benefiting from such innovative broadband schemes
Read MoreHackney child poverty is one of the highest in the country, charity reveals
New figures from Save the Children show that more than one in five children live in unacceptable conditions
Read MoreProtesters march through Hackney against public spending cuts
Hundreds demonstrated on Saturday over government’s decision to reduce the grant it provides to local councils
Read MoreLove local landmarks? Protect your favourite Hackney building
Residents can now nominate their architectural favourites to get them listed
Read MoreOlympics sex trafficking debate highlights media misinformation
There is little consensus about the impact the London 2012 Games will have on this illegal trade, say experts
Read MoreHackney businesses get community-minded
Some local traders are going the extra mile and giving something back
Read MoreHow I Escaped My Certain Fate – Review
A late look at the Stoke Newington stand-up Stewart Lee’s autobiography
Read MoreStickers declare ‘gay-free zone’ in Hackney
Homophobic signs have been posted up in Shoreditch and Stoke Newington
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