Posts by Hackney Citizen
Comic art and illustration festival returns to Round Chapel to celebrate industry’s “most exciting talent”
ELCAF 2018 will feature an international line-up of artists showcasing their work with exhibitions, discussions and workshops
Read MoreStoke Newington headteacher made Director of Education for Hackney
Annie Gammon will take over from interim director Sian Davies in September
Read MoreLooking to a sustainable future: Bancroft’s School sets sights on Green Flag Award in eco drive
The independent school in Woodford Green is transforming itself into an Eco-School, with massive improvements coming in plant-life, recycling, biodiversity and more
Read More‘We will vigorously sue’: Lettings agency threatens tenant for sharing news story
London Corporate Apartments warned resident they could face a libel suit for posting link to Citizen article
Read MoreHomerton residents launch campaign to hire a gardener for an entire postcode
Crowdfunder builds on recent project to make one road in E5 ten times greener
Read MoreHackney students top 6,000-strong field to win national debate competition
Pupils from Cardinal Pole Catholic School take first prize at Debate Mate 2018
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor renews call for national Windrush Day
Patrick Vernon urges government to make 22 June an annual ‘celebration of migrants’
Read MoreHackney Council stands by cladding contractor following safety complaints
Building firm Wates says safety is its ‘number one priority’ after criticism from Lincoln Court residents
Read MoreFoster carer who has helped over 200 Hackney children talks of pride in her ‘extended family’
“My greatest achievement is seeing how the children I looked after have moved on, having turned their lives around”
Read More‘The Empire was a commonwealth of recipes…Britain was fortunate in having access to many of them’
With Windrush in mind, our resident food historian considers the folly, from a culinary angle and otherwise, of the idea of vital ingredients ‘going back where they came from’…
Read MoreBrain injury charity launches culture magazine created by survivors
The first edition of Headway East London’s ‘Matter’ will feature confessionals, fiction, art, music, food and more
Read MoreAnger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
Read MoreGet your Kicks on Root 73 – affordable recording studio and arts hub opens in Stoke Newington
Root 73 puts out the call to young artists who ‘have the dream’ and want to develop their work and collaborate for free
Read MoreAnthology Hoxton Press: City living from new heights in Hackney with these one, two and three bedroom homes
Make Hoxton Press your new home in one of these sought after apartments overlooking Shoreditch Park, and enjoy all the area has to offer
Read MoreCampaigners announce winning design for Mary Wollstonecraft statue
Artist and ‘modern legend’ Maggi Hambling chosen to create world’s first memorial to pioneering feminist on Newington Green
Read MoreHotpod Yoga – a yoga experience like no other, situated in the heart of London Fields
Try the first one on us – free first class for Hackney Citizen readers
Read MoreChildren’s theatre company launches offshoot aimed at young adults
Hackney Shed branches out to cater to teenagers who leave its care with ‘nowhere to go’ for drama
Read MoreComic – Sueño de migrantes
Our artist Francisco de la Mora gives us his take on the Windrush scandal…
Read MoreRoad closures: Feud flares up again as campaigners clash with Town Hall over school pollution figures
Clean air group says monitoring results show illegal levels of toxic air at four primaries – but the council disagrees
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre to host special exhibition for National Mental Health Awareness Week
Over 35 organisations will showcase the care on offer in Hackney at the award-winning GP practice this Thursday
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