Posts by Hackney Citizen
Council 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’
Read MoreEuropean Elections: Parties react to Hackney results
Borough reaffirms its backing for Remain as Labour, Lib Dems and Greens dominate
Read MoreHackney results: European Parliamentary Election 2019
Labour lead Hackney results with the Liberal Democrats in second place, Greens in third, Brexit party in fourth
Read MoreThree ‘inspiring’ women celebrated at Mayor’s Civic Awards
Nicolette Nixon, Tina Clark and Gulizar Yaldiz recognised for their ‘community spirit’
Read MoreSinging for the Brain: 200 people hit the dancefloor for Hackney Dementia Festival
The event marked the start of a fortnight of celebrations as well as national Dementia Action Week from 20-26 May
Read MoreStokey Vintage Café ‘close to ruin’ after roof collapse footage went viral – despite council since declaring it safe
Manager appeals for customers to return following incident in March in which her brother and another man narrowly escaped injury
Read MoreCourier and former Shomrim volunteer guilty of lying to police over Stamford Hill ‘robbery’
Thiago Alves and Michael Scher sentenced after falsely accusing two teenagers of trying to steal moped
Read MoreSchool Streets: Town Hall launches blueprint so others can replicate clean air scheme
Transport Minister Jesse Norman is set to visit one of the participating schools tomorrow as part of Walk to School Week
Read MoreHackney Empire teams up with local school for culture initiative aimed at disadvantaged kids
The iconic theatre’s Creative Futures scheme last year provided opportunities in the arts for 4,000 youngsters
Read MoreHackney primary school unveils ‘bold move’ to provide free meals for all pupils
Mandeville Primary will ensure children get ‘at least one decent meal a day’ from September – as its School of Food readies for launch
Read MoreTurkish tea party in Hackney raises £360 for British Red Cross
Dalston’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association also hosted a free ceramics workshop for Red Cross Week
Read MoreMaxine Walker: Untitled, Autograph ABP, exhibition review: ‘Intimate reflections on self-portrayal’
The photographer’s first solo show in 22 years offers up images ‘as relevant today as they were two decades ago’
Read MoreBrain injury survivors target El Capitan height for charity climb
The group will try to reach 1,000 metres – the height of the iconic Californian cliff – at a Stoke Newington climbing centre next week
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