Posts by Hackney Citizen
Hackney 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
Read MoreHackney Greens unveil candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Wendy Robinson to vie for the seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreFilmmakers chronicling gentrification in Hackney to set up stall at Ridley Road
Future Hackney wants to capture and preserve local history – while giving youngsters a chance to get behind the lens
Read MoreNo Paine no gain: New exhibition to bring ‘feel-good factor’ to Homerton Hospital
Neville Paine’s experimental landscapes and collages will brighten the walls of the Education Centre from October
Read More‘Stitching wounds on a pig’s hoof’: Hackney students get a taste of medicine in the Caribbean
Four Skinners’ Academy pupils took a trip to the Dominican Republic earlier this year for hands-on experience in a hospital
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreWe need to talk about Dalston: Town Hall launches major listening exercise for locals
The Dalston Conversation will ‘put residents’ priorities at the heart of the council’s work’
Read More‘Shaping the capital’: Local doors unlocked for Open House festival
The world’s largest architecture event returns this month – giving the public a peak behind hundreds of keyholes
Read MoreSPACE exploration: Art studios to open up for 50th anniversary
More than 200 creatives across London will welcome the public into their workshops for a one-off weekend spectacular this month
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