Posts by Hackney Citizen
Affordable Art Fair returns to Hampstead to champion the best in emerging & established creative talent
3D scans, the paintings of an ex-Premier League footballer and a modern take on the Chinese Terracotta Army will all feature at the four-day fair next month
Read MoreRoll up! Roll up! Arcola stage set for Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings
Candidates to spar in Question Time-style exchange from 2-4pm on 29 April
Read MoreIs your ward hot or not? Here are Hackney’s local election battlegrounds
Labour holds 50 of the borough’s 57 council seats, but there is potential for a few surprises in May
Read MoreCOMPETITION: win a pair of tickets to the Affordable Art Fair Private View!
The expertly curated collection of stunning contemporary art comes to Hampstead Heath from 10 – 13 May
Read MoreTitbits – Happy turn and borough burn
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Political persuasions
Your three votes can bolster democratic accountability in Hackney
Read MoreWhere have you bean? Gillian Riley with more on legumes, seeds and all manner of other pulchritudinous pods
Our beloved food historian hits us with an update of last month’s broad (bean) overview, featuring some localised info for Hackney citizens
Read MoreWomen earn more than men at Hackney Council – but fewer get a bonus
Town Hall says gap is down to more female representation in higher pay grades
Read MoreDiane Abbott says UK can learn from Scotland’s ‘public health approach’ to knife crime
Shadow home secretary says stop and search has ‘poisoned relationship between police and communities’
Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for April 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Read MoreElections 2018: A guide for voters ahead of May’s poll
Mayoral and local elections take place on 3 May – here’s a look at what’s happening in the run-up along with some handy information for voters
Read MoreConcerns over future of Hackney’s markets amid ‘challenging’ landscape
Traders push for more promotion as their fears about dwindling numbers are revealed in a council survey
Read MoreChesham Arms: 150-year-old Hackney pub retains special heritage status
The Homerton watering hole’s protection as a ‘community asset’ was set to lapse this year
Read MoreTree-planting success for Stamford Hill Estate community group
Friends of Stamford Hill beds in 21 saplings after winning funding for the project last year – and they are already attracting wildlife
Read MoreFloat on: ‘swim-lit’ authors to unite at Pages of Hackney and discuss mental health benefits of a chilly dip
Joe Minihane and Jessica J. Lee have both written about the anti-anxiety effects they felt when exploring the world of outdoor, wild swimming, and will chat about it at an event at the Clapton bookshop on 12 April
Read MorePolluting vehicles to be outlawed on nine Shoreditch streets
Hackney Council to introduce peak-time ban in July to create UK’s first ultra low emission roads
Read MoreHackney Council approves fresh powers to tackle rogue landlords
Rented homes must meet ‘acceptable conditions’ under new licensing measures
Read MoreHackney Council to ban disposable barbecues in London Fields
‘Irresponsible individuals’ who scorch grass and litter force Town hall to act
Read MoreMild High Club @ MOTH Club, live music review: chilled-out LA psych ‘like pink fluffy candyfloss’
Having collaborated many a time, on tour and on record, with scene giants King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Mild High Club’s three-set Hackney residency left our reviewer relaxed – too relaxed?
Read MoreBrain injury charity to celebrate 20-year anniversary with fundraising bash
Headway East London is hoping to raise £20k in 20 days to mark the double-decade milestone
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