Posts by Hackney Citizen
Drawing back the Curtain: Landmark event to explore history of recently discovered Elizabethan playhouse
The Curtain Theatre was excavated just two years ago
Read MoreRoad closures: William Patten pupils stage protest to mark Clean Air Day
Campaigners blast ‘unpleasant’ response from Deputy Mayor Feryal Demirci after she calls the demonstration a ‘publicity stunt’
Read MoreUnlock your child’s potential at your local Stagecoach School
Booking now for summer holiday workshop – limited places available
Read MoreSwift action: New measures to ‘reverse decline’ of the species in Hackney
Council announces plans to build nests into new and existing housing to combat ‘habitat loss’
Read MoreLincoln Court: Government watchdog steps in over fire safety plans
Health & Safety Executive says re-cladding work will not start until it is satisfied that council contractor Wates is ‘compliant’
Read MoreOne month until Africa Utopia comes to the Southbank Centre – check out the full programme
The festival runs from 19 – 22 July, features music, talks, food and fashion, and is headlined by Malian husband-and-wife hitmakers Amadou & Mariam
Read MoreBrexit: Pro-EU youngsters single out Diane Abbott in ad van stand
Our Future, Our Choice campaigners unveil posters urging Labour frontbenchers to back a ‘people’s vote’
Read MoreGuardians of the Arches take sell-off fight to Parliament
Traders up in arms over threat to the future of Hackney’s local businesses
Read MoreFinsbury Park residents announce move to give community a voice on planning
Group to apply for Neighbourhood Forum status to give locals a say on the area’s development
Read More‘Celebrating 25 Years’: council throws party for long-service staff
Recognition for those who have given their whole working lives, including road sweepers, cleaners and library workers
Read More‘Stolen joy’: Community radio station launches fundraiser after burglary
Broadcasting equipment and cash was stolen from Reel Rebels’ studio in Stoke Newington on Tuesday
Read MoreSt Mary’s Church to host ‘community sleepout’ for homelessness campaign
Volunteers will spend a night outside on 29 June – under the billboards that have already set tongues wagging in Stoke Newington
Read MoreDriveNow: your flexible car club in Hackney – try it out with 30 free minutes
Find out how you can drive a BMW or MINI in London by the minute, hour or day. Only pay when you drive with everything included
Read MoreHackney women awarded MBEs in Queen’s birthday honours
Art gallery director Ingrid Swenson and construction industry giant Kath Moore both receive gongs
Read MoreCurtain (almost) up: Work on new Hackney theatre nears completion
86-year-old Tower Theatre Company set to begin season in September
Read MoreArtworks by brain injury survivors to feature in new Hackney Museum show
‘The Mind’s Eye’, a selection of art from Homerton Hospital, opens next week
Read MoreComic – Closing Down / Coming Soon (a Hackney thinking game)
Our artist Francisco de la Mora puts a local spin on the ‘Where’s Wally?’ genre
Read MoreWoman catches Lyme disease from tick bite at Clissold Park, say residents
Hackney Council says only a small percentage of ticks carry the disease but urges people to check themselves after a park outing
Read MoreLincoln Court residents launch petition against council plans to turn play space into housing
Hackney mayor calls the effort a ‘campaign against council housing during a housing crisis’
Read MoreKollier din-Bangura interview: ‘society is not ready for a black guy to be in a gallery or to own a gallery’
We met with the sculptor and longstanding Dalston cultural entrepreneur, for a discussion covering black enterprise, gentrification and the loss of creative communities
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