Posts by Hackney Citizen
Brain 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
Read MoreHomerton International Festival of Beer & Bar Snacks coming to The Adam & Eve
Smoking Goat will be on the BBQ, Nadine Shah and Anna Prior of Metronomy on the decks and, of course, there’ll be snacks galore over this Easter weekend at the Homerton pub
Read MoreHackney Deputy Mayor to scrap SEND funding changes – but five per cent cuts will go ahead
Cabinet will tonight formally drop the changes and set up a parents working group
Read MoreRiver Lea oil spill: Eleven groups demand answers over ‘substandard’ clean-up
Volunteers criticise the Environment Agency and the Canal & River Trust for their response to the disaster
Read MoreCouncillor calls for CCTV cameras on Cazenove estate to stop drivers blocking emergency access
Town Hall says parking officers have visited Broad Common Estate 255 times in the past six months
Read MoreHackney agrees £4 million deal to combine ‘stop smoking’ services
Health chief McShane says the deal will make service accountable
Read MoreHackney Council approves further cuts to fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney campaign welcomes move but calls for ‘truly fossil free pension fund’
Read MoreHackney Mayor unveils new charity-focused Shoreditch Art Wall
Consortium behind £750 million development to preserve iconic street art space
Read MoreHamlet, Hackney Empire, review: RSC’s African restaging brings the energy of youth to the tragedy
The Royal Shakespeare Company come to Hackney with a West African-influenced production that features their first use of a black actor in the title role
Read MoreCampaign for Mary Wollstonecraft public memorial on Newington Green gains momentum
Mary on the Green campaign shortlists two designs for ‘foremother of feminism’ statue, and launches petition calling for London Mayor’s support
Read MoreCouncil to spend £945k on new tech staff for ‘Hackney’s digital journey’
Town Hall says the 17 jobs will save money and improve services
Read MoreFace on your Egg: Clown’s Gallery in Dalston shells out for collection of precious new arrivals
Mattie Faint, curator of the monthly free museum and in-house clown for Great Ormond Street, tells us why these historic painted eggs are so important in clowning – and how they ended up in Hackney
Read MoreJewish school defends censoring textbooks to cover up women and hide mentions of homosexuality
Stamford Hill secondary school says policy ‘protects girls from sexualisation’
Read MoreBeans, pulses, nuts, peas and seeds: it’s the little things
Our resident food historian takes a historical view of the newly ‘rehabilitated’ ingredients. Whether scrubbed, peeled or dried, these versatile morsels are more than meets the eye
Read MoreGreen-light for workshop and flats block opposite Shacklewell gallery
Council approves scheme to replace Miller’s Avenue shipping containers
Read MoreElections 2018: Worried about a dubious-sounding claim? Confused by a statistic? Help us check the facts…
With polls opening on 3 May, the Citizen needs your support to make sure voters are as well informed as possible
Read MoreFinsbury Park site could become emergency housing for vulnerable young people
Themi Care facility in Somerfield Road goes before planning sub-committee
Read MoreHackney resident to row across the Atlantic to combat plastic pollution
Caroline Wilson and two teammates will take on ‘sleep deprivation, 40-foot waves and sharks’ during 3,000-mile challenge beginning in December
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party’s first ever Hackney candidate puts SEND cuts at heart of campaign
Deputy Mayor calls for unity in fight against SEND cuts, telling campaigners ‘We are on the same side’
Read MoreSwan couple remain apart after River Lea oil spill
Female bird was rescued last week without her mate
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