Posts by Hackney Citizen
Olympics 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
Read MoreAnother deer found dead in Clissold Park
Pressure mounts on Hackney Council to re-home the herd
Read MoreThe Book Box Children’s Book Festival 2011
Tuesday 1 – Sunday 6 March 2011
Read MoreKicking the habit: Hackney residents get free help to quit smoking
Smokers are being offered free nicotine gum and patches by the NHS to help them quit
Read MoreFriends of the Earth slams Hackney Council’s mixed-up recycling plan
Whilst recycling rates on council estates is improving, local environmental campaigners are concerned about the Town Hall’s proposal to move to a ‘commingled’ system
Read MoreHackney Bulls charge to victory over top of the table Bedford
The borough’s boys came out on top against tough opponents in the Under-14s rugby
Read MoreLaw experts urge Hackney Council to join campaign to fight legal aid cuts
Councillors are warned that the borough’s Citizens Advice Bureau and Community Law Centre will be hit hard by government proposals to reduce funding
Read MoreLocals to open boutique hotel on Dalston Lane
Former post office family will open luxury accommodation and a café later this month, with hopes for Olympic tourism next year
Read MoreKadialy Kouyate + Ryan Francesconi – Review
13 February 2011, Vortex Jazz Club
Read MoreGypsy It! finale
Saturday 26 February 2011, The Round Chapel, Clapton
Read MoreThe dead hand of the whips
Debate about legislation is being stifled by party managers forcing MPs to toe the government line, with toxic effect
Read MoreDeer found dead in Clissold Park
Local protestors launch Clissold Park Zoo Watch and announce a picket of the park on Saturday 19 March
Read MoreSmalley Bois youth gang members convicted of Stoke Newington stabbing attack
Six teenagers were sentenced on the basis of CCTV evidence from a mobile parking enforcement van
Read MoreResidents slam council’s ‘flawed’ consultation over plan to build school on Hackney Downs
Locals have expressed concern about the lack of information available on a controversial proposal to ‘plonk a school in the middle of a park’
Read MoreStudent by day … lap-dancer by night
It doesn’t clash with lectures and pays up to £300 a night. Rowenna Davis talks to students who are funding their studies by lap-dancing
Read MoreGewurztraminer: the grape of love
A local wine specialist makes a suggestion for Valentine’s Day
Read MorePoems for Hackney lovers on Valentine’s Day
Following our recent competition, here’s the winning poem and a selection of the best entries
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