Posts by Hackney Citizen
Renters’ rights groups joyous as government announces ban on no-fault evictions
Whitehall reveals plan to end controversial Section 21 notices – as Hackney Council demands new legislation ‘as soon as possible’
Read MoreMore parents join calls to stop ‘harmful’ road closures as clash over new air quality report rolls on
Protests at Grasmere Primary School as campaigners and council again go toe-to-toe over the plans ahead of a decision later this month
Read MoreHackney’s Patrick Vernon dedicates his National Campaigner Award to Windrush survivors
The activist and former councillor has set his sights on the government’s new Windrush compensation scheme after winning a long-term achievement gong last month
Read MoreYouth theatre company ‘thrilled’ after winning £67k grant from BBC Children in Need
Hackney Shed’s artistic director says the money will ‘keep our doors open for another three years’
Read MoreJennette Arnold welcomes ULEZ launch as ‘major move’ in battle against toxic air
Mayor of London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone, which sees polluting vehicles charged for using the city centre, came into force today
Read MoreArtists reshape works by their peers for show in aid of burns survivors
FaceValue3 (Dirty Work), raising money for acid attack survivor Katie Piper’s charity, is on at Jealous East Gallery from 18-28 April
Read MoreLocal children’s author on her ‘shock’ at winning prestigious Waterstones award
Lauren Ace and illustrator Jenny Løvlie are celebrating a joint triumph at the retail giant’s Children’s Book Prize 2019
Read MoreTitbits – Sneaky braking and misplaced muckraking
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Laying down the law
Hackney Community Law Centre, a pillar of strength for residents, is facing swingeing cuts. Is it the victim of its own success?
Read MoreHackney Citizen shortlisted for prestigious Newsawards for fourth year running
Citizen among seven nominees for ‘Niche Market Newspaper of the Year’
Read MoreFamily-run market stall started by first world war veteran turns 100
Sydney Tothill opened the tea and snacks stand in Shoreditch in 1919 – and it is now run by his granddaughter Jane
Read MoreHackney wins £10k funding to celebrate Windrush Day
Council is one of 50 organisations to receive government cash for events on 22 June
Read MoreArts venue Stour Space in £50k fundraising dash to secure its future in Hackney Wick
The popular hub, home to 40 artists, needs thousands by the end of the week for a long-term lease at Roach Road
Read MoreClapton bookshop to celebrate release of major anthology of African women’s writing
Margaret Busby OBE, whose follow-up to her landmark compendium Daughters of Africa was published this month, will chair a panel for Pages of Hackney next week
Read MoreTwo people dead after being electrocuted on train tracks near Hackney Wick
British Transport Police found two badly burned bodies last night after responding to reports of casualties
Read MoreCampaigner’s speech at air quality rally sparks Twitter row with Hackney Mayor
Borough leader Philip Glanville in spat with CleanAir4Schools activist Jenna Fansa following her address at a Unicef rally
Read MoreChildren’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel
London Rhymes, which started life at a family centre in Hoxton, is reinventing children’s songs with the help of local families
Read MoreMan fighting for life after being shot by police in Homerton
Officer stabbed after police were called to ‘domestic disturbance’ on Knights Close
Read MoreTown Hall sanctions rent caps in Hackney Wick to ‘protect its creative heart’
New developments will be forced to re-provide existing workspace at less than half the market rate
Read MoreWomen’s rehab centre set up by Amy Winehouse’s family wins national award
Amy’s Place, an east London housing project for young women recovering from addiction, is recognised by Centre for Social Justice
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