Posts by Hackney Citizen
Local stars honoured at Hackney’s Youth Sports Awards
Olympic sailor Iain Percy handed out gongs in front of 200-strong audience at the Town Hall
Read MoreLocal playwright’s first film to show in Berlin after London Lift-Off triumph
Tamara von Werthern ‘delighted’ that her short film will be screened in her home country after impressing festival judges
Read MoreIconic Shoreditch market stall closes after 100 years – and is snapped up by Museum of London
Syd’s tea and snack stand had been run by the Tothill family since 1919 and will now serve as ‘part of London’s heritage’
Read MoreHackney doctors’ surgery shines at National GP Awards for third year running
Richmond Road Medical Centre’s administration staff reach final of Reception Team of the Year
Read MoreHackney playwright’s first film to feature in prestigious festival this weekend
Tamara von Werthern’s short film, directed by another local, Marcus Liversedge, shows at Genesis Cinema on Sunday as part of London Lift-Off
Read MoreHackney goes to the polls for general election
By-election also taking place in Clissold ward
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal celebrates record year after ‘wonderful’ last-minute push
Over 4,000 children in poverty will get a Christmas present as appeal collects more toys and food than ever
Read MoreStoke Newington traders set for charity Christmas market
Over 30 local businesses are raising money for good causes this Sunday with a special festive event – including a visit from Santa and snowball-throwing fun
Read MoreTitbits – Applesauce and idle talk
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Dashers and dancers
A Christmas election is a big ask for local candidates, but some have shown more willing than others
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Benthal Primary pupils dress up for fundraising day
The Stoke Newington school was filled with toy soldiers, space hoppers and more as it supported the appeal for the third year running
Read MoreHackney’s diversity to take centre stage for Creative Disruption Festival next year
The Arcola Theatre’s two-month event will feature ten productions by members of its award-winning participation programme
Read MoreGeffrye to relaunch as Museum of the Home next summer after £18m revamp
New name signals a more contemporary direction for the Hoxton institution, which has been closed for renovations for two years
Read MoreNew documentary dissects ‘anatomy of gentrification’ on Hoxton Street
Renowned photographer Zed Nelson’s debut feature The Street charts the ‘break-up of a community’ in a fast-changing sliver of Hackney
Read MoreHackney gardeners win Europe-wide award for work on Regent’s Canal
Members of the Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston travelled to Austria last week to collect the prize
Read MoreTown Hall launches sexual harassment crackdown ahead of festive party season
Hackney Council teams up with campaign group Good Night Out to tackle culture of victim-blaming
Read MoreLocal institutions win big in latest Arts Council funding giveaway
Hackney Empire and the Geffrye Museum two of 12 organisations in London to be awarded grants
Read More‘Best birthday ever!’: Hackney music venue celebrates 12 years with funding boost
Paper Dress Vintage, boutique by day and 100-capacity venue by night, wins backing from Arts Council England
Read MoreThe Winter Toy Appeal is back to bring ‘Christmas magic’ to families in need
Organisers urge residents to drop off gifts across Hackney with referrals from agencies already ‘coming in thick and fast’
Read MoreDalston Arts Fair is back for its third annual outing
Thirty local artists will exhibit and sell their work for the arts and crafts weekend starting on 30 November
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