Posts by Hackney Citizen
‘Don’t be afraid to dream’: Volunteers rouse the crowd at Inspiring Young Men event
Seventeen local professionals, from firefighters to charity workers, dished out career tips to pupils from across the borough
Read MoreAll in a pickle: Gillian Riley turns her eye to microbes
Our resident food historian on the ‘busy little critters’ found inside our guts
Read MoreHackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
Read MoreTitbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Licence to grill
Licensing decisions that affect people’s livelihoods are too often taken behind closed doors
Read MoreThe Perseverance, Raymond Antrobus, book review: ‘Verse rich in personal and local references’
Deaf culture and ethnic identity are themes of the Hackney-born poet’s début collection
Read MoreStreet artist to stage ‘dream gig’ for lyric-inspired solo show
Dscreet’s ‘Top 40 Covers’, to be exhibited at BSMT Gallery in Stoke Newington, is a tribute to his favourite songsmiths
Read MorePlastic-Free Hackney campaigner calls for volunteers ahead of busy zero-waste weekend
Bettina Maidment is teaming up with Sustainable Hackney to host a film screening and waste-free market on Saturday – before cleaning up the Marshes on Sunday
Read MoreHackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Read MoreHackney students set for more engineering challenges – just months after escaping an asteroid
Petchey Academy reveals packed science and tech line-up for pupils after the summer’s successful Mission to Mars contest
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party names candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former mayoral hopeful Harini Iyengar to compete in battle to fill seat vacated by Labour councillor Alex Kuye
Read MoreHackney Labour reveals hopeful for Victoria ward by-election
Penny Wrout to stand for the seat vacated by party colleague Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Pippa Morgan to challenge for the seat left empty after Alex Kuye’s resignation this month
Read MoreHackney school welcomes 32 Polish students for a day
Cultural exchange between Our Lady’s school and the European Youth Centre saw the youngsters join in with lessons
Read More‘I don’t feel lonely any more’: Hackney students moved by evening with black female authors
Two BSix College pupils joined the Hackney Black Women Writers group for a special workshop last week
Read MoreTower Theatre Company set for ‘huge landmark’ as it gears up for opening night at new home
After 15 nomadic years, the am-dram group will launch its Stoke Newington venue next week with a performance of Henry V
Read MoreFormer prime minister honoured at official opening of A-level academy in east London
The New City College centre has been named after late post-war leader Clement Attlee – whose great grandson was at the launch
Read MoreFrom cupcakes to ping pong: Meet the Hackney sixth formers bringing cheer to the community
The volunteering programme at Our Lady’s school sees pupils helping out across the borough every week
Read MoreRoad closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Read MoreHackney pupil ‘inspired’ by time at the frontline of Westminster’s equalities movement
Cardinal Pole student Jemimah Lumbu, 15, spent two weeks at the heart of the fight for gender parity
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