Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney primary school launches engine idling campaign
‘Kill Your Engine’ posters at the school gates aimed at educating drivers on pollution and health impacts
Read MoreMayor unveils new deputy in cabinet shake-up
Reshuffle prompted by Cllr Feryal Clark giving up her cabinet position after becoming MP for Enfield North
Read MoreTitbits – Revealing demo and a frosty hello
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Klein and fall
The rise in homophobia in Hackney will sadly continue if those in public office don’t face serious consequences for it
Read MoreLocal stars turn out for Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraising gig
Tom Odell and Josie Lawrence among musicians who have helped raise over £10,000 for ‘vital’ homelessness charity
Read More‘Many mornings I’d wake up next to a corpse’: Survivor tells moving story to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Harry Olmer, 92, recounted his experience as around 100 people gathered for the council’s ceremony on Monday
Read MoreLocal MP Meg Hillier re-elected chair of influential government spending watchdog
Hackney South rep to front public accounts committee for third time, and promises to ‘call out every politician who tries to pretend austerity never happened’
Read MoreGreenpeace Shoreditch photo exhibition highlights threat to oceans – but local MPs a no-show
Group says it is a ‘shame’ politicians couldn’t turn up – but urges them to get behind its campaign to protect the deep blue
Read MoreHackney playwright’s film wins Best Screenplay at illustrious Lift-Off awards
Tamara von Werthern ‘over the moon’ after picking up the gong at a ceremony at Pinewood Studios this month
Read More‘Bold’ new mental health strategy promises better access for vulnerable people
Joint four-year plan for Hackney and the City targets improved help for minority groups, rough sleepers and people with addictions
Read MoreStoke Newington Library set for multi-million pound renovation
Council pledges £4.5m to restore Grade II-listed building to its former glory
Read MoreHomophobic hate crime in Hackney up 50 per cent since 2016
London Assembly Member Jennette Arnold says figures are ‘sickening’ and encourages communities to report abuse
Read MoreLondon Fields Lido set for first ever expansion
Town Hall approves £4.5m for a learner pool at popular swimming spot, which opened 87 years ago
Read MoreNHS appeals for more men in Hackney to give blood
Health service is concerned that a gender imbalance in new donors will soon put pressure on blood stocks
Read More‘Rich history’ of east London’s print trade on display for new exhibition
Rendezvous Projects’ show at Bow’s Nunnery Gallery maps the changes in the industry locally over the 20th century
Read MoreAbney Park set to become major venue after council wins £4.4m in funding
Plans signed off last year include a new cafe and events space, as well as further restoration of historic chapel
Read MoreTitbits – Cleaning up the air with Burke and Square
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Silvertown blues
Why is near unanimous opposition to the controversial £1bn tunnel not being reflected by political leaders? Londoners deserve an answer
Read MoreHappy New Year 2020 to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreHackney councillor Mete Coban awarded MBE for youth work in New Year Honours
Stoke Newington’s Labour rep ‘incredibly humbled’ after he is recognised for the work of his charity My Life My Say
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