Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney schoolchildren perform at annual Tower of London arts festival
Pupils from Benthal primary sang for an audience of tourists, Beefeaters and the legendary ravens at Water City Music 2019
Read MoreTwo men injured in suspected acid attack in Hackney
Pair in their twenties taken to hospital last Friday with burns which police say are not life-threatening
Read MoreHackney becomes first council in the UK to make Windrush a cabinet duty
Cllr Carole Williams, who has led the Town Hall’s response to the immigration scandal, adds Windrush to her portfolio
Read MoreStik’s community mural ‘finally’ back in Poland after long tug-of-war with London gallery
The world-famous Hackney street artist explains why he had to destroy a second mural created on the same trip to Gdansk in 2011
Read MoreHackney Brewery to celebrate eighth birthday with big bash at Geffrye Museum
The beer maker’s Summer Session on 27 July will have a ‘strong environmental focus’ – and a few games of Kubb
Read MoreOver 200 new homes could be built in final phase of council’s award-winning Kings Crescent Estate project
Plans submitted this week also include refurbishments to 174 existing properties on the Stoke Newington block
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s 60th exhibition showcases East London studio ‘at centre of Islamic art revival’
A chat with the hospital’s imam led the curator to the door of a world-leading expert in the art form – just up the road in Hackney Wick
Read MoreHackney artist’s 66-foot mural brightens up star-studded photography studio
Rosie Lom’s colourful wall design at Shoreditch Studios got a nod of approval from Arsenal legend Thierry Henry
Read MoreHackney Labour ‘seriously concerned’ as it hits out at government over local food bank shortages
Town Hall’s food poverty chief calls situation ‘one of the greatest scandals of 21st-century Britain’
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans to ‘reduce road danger’ at Dalston Junction
TfL moots left turn ban into Dalston Lane as it launches consultations on five of the capital’s most notorious junctions
Read MorePlastic producers must foot the waste bill, Hackney Mayor tells MPs
Borough leader Philip Glanville says ‘fundamental rethink’ is needed in appearance at inquiry into government’s waste strategy
Read More‘Stop the spread’: Doctors issue new warning to parents amid ongoing measles outbreak
More than 350 cases recorded in Hackney and Haringey in the past eight months as local GP urges people to ‘think of the benefits’
Read MoreCouncil urges renters to shop rogue landlords as it vows to get tough over ‘unfair’ fees
Town Hall asks for help as it pledges to strictly enforce new ban on ‘unreasonable’ charges
Read MoreComic – Hold them in your hands
Artist Francisco de la Mora pays tribute to Hackney’s independent bookshops
Read MoreTitbits – Big Bang blares and political prayers
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Sense of proportion
Will poor election results for the two major players pave the way for a fairer voting system?
Read MoreHow’s that?: Youngsters from local disability cricket team picked to volunteer at World Cup
Seven players from Hackney Super 1s, which is funded by the Lord’s Taverners charity, will help out at the big England versus Australia clash later this month
Read MoreHackney Brewery to bring back Unicorn Rodeo charity beer for Pride 2019
The eye-catching pale ale will be on sale in support of LGBT+ helpline Switchboard from the beginning of June
Read MoreFourth Plinth artist set for headline summer show at Whitechapel Gallery
Michael Rakowitz’s ongoing effort to recreate artifacts destroyed by war are a major feature of his eponymous exhibition
Read MoreEuropean Elections: Hackney Wick salmon tycoon wins London seat for Brexit Party
Lance Forman says he and fellow MEP Ben Habib will ‘do whatever we can to ensure Brexit is delivered by 31 October’
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