Posts by Hackney Citizen
Homerton Hospital retains ‘Good’ rating from health watchdog
Care Quality Commission inspectors mark A&E department as ‘Outstanding’ and upgrade maternity service for first time in years
Read MorePlastic-Free Hackney: Help shape the campaign with a quick survey
Bettina Maidment wants to hear the community’s views on plastic pollution to help her pinpoint the issues that matter most
Read MoreFold, London Fields, restaurant review: ‘A slice of the Big Apple’
A New York-style pizzeria dishing up belly-busting ‘pies’
Read MoreSmashing Kitchen, London Fields, restaurant review: ‘An oasis of calm’
‘It’s refreshing to go back to the essentials and eat vegan food that is actually, well, healthy.’
Read MoreCitizen joins forces with local campaigner Bettina Maidment for a plastic-free Hackney
‘Whether government has to enforce change, or businesses voluntarily move away from plastics to more sustainable options, change needs to happen!’
Read MoreComic – Mercado
Our artist Francisco de la Mora draws inspiration from last month’s anti-Trump protests across the UK
Read MoreHigh standards: Record number of Green Flags for Hackney’s parks
Borough now boasts 29 of the sought-after prizes – handed out to the world’s best green spaces
Read MoreTitbits – Press play, nightlife scrap and deputy mayor’s heatwave flap
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Selective hearing
An expensive consultation that carries democratic weight is better than wasting taxpayers’ time and money
Read MoreI Never Lie review: psychological thriller bursting with local colour and fizz
Jody Sabral’s third novel is also a moving portrayal of the ravages wrought by alcoholism
Read MoreBarbecues suspended at London Fields following heatwave fire warning
Town Hall reacts to advice from London Fire Brigade, which has reported a record-breaking number of grass fires
Read MoreMayor praises ‘vital’ Citizen on ten-year anniversary
Philip Glanville: ‘I hope it will go from strength to strength and look forward to the next ten years’
Read MoreJewish school in Hackney singled out for praise by Ofsted boss
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman highlights Simon Marks primary in speech about teaching British values
Read MoreHackney gets ready to celebrate National Park City Week
Borough’s green spaces to host picnics, planting, walks and exhibitions – starting from tomorrow
Read MoreCraft Half: Beer-fuelled charity race coming to Hackney
Anti-poverty group Street Child says September event will pay for school places for kids across the globe
Read MoreTwo people rescued from council tower block after fire on 10th floor
Elderly pair led to safety following blaze this morning at the Trelawney Estate in Hackney Central
Read MoreMayor launches art gallery project to build community-inspired model of future Hoxton
Large-scale replica of the area is on show at PEER gallery – and will evolve based on residents’ ideas
Read MoreComic – Save Hackney Wick
Our artist Francisco de la Mora gives us his take on the predicament facing one of Hackney’s most creative quarters
Read More‘Deities, not dinner’: Hackney and a plant-based past
Our resident food historian Gillian Riley points out that the vivid, varied vegan food we can now enjoy around the borough is rooted in traditions from hundreds of years ago
Read MoreTitbits – football fever, Feryal fury and the environmental approach to sex
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
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