Posts by Hackney Citizen
Mayor praises council’s ‘transparency’ post-Grenfell – despite blocking release of old fire safety checks
Glanville speech lauds council’s response, but admits new FRAs are ‘not perfect’
Read MoreMayor gives out 1,000 ‘I love Hackney’ badges as part of EU nationals drive
Glanville promotes #HackneyLovesYou campaign ahead of re-election bid
Read MoreHolborn Studios granted reprieve as High Court rules Hackney Council decision ‘unlawful’
Hoxton venue hails ‘turning point’ in three-year battle against demolition plans
Read MoreGovernment rejects Hackney Council’s defence of ‘fortnightly’ freesheet
Senior civil servant explains DCLG notice ordering Town Hall to cut back Hackney Today
Read MoreSt John the Baptist school awarded top marks by education watchdog
Hoxton school is eighteenth in borough to win ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
Read MoreOnce in a Lifetime opportunity: Talking Heads tribute band to run through two classic albums at MOTH Club
We chat to Speaking In Tongues, who will play Talking Heads: 77 and Remain in Light in full later this month
Read MoreTackling child sexual exploitation: Experts share ten ways to help kids
Staff from the University of Bedfordshire visited Hackney social workers yesterday to share advice over cake and comics
Read MoreNot-So-Still Life tackles elderly loneliness with drawing classes
All are welcome at this new social enterprise, with the next session taking place in Clapton this Saturday 11 November
Read MoreHackney among ten worst boroughs for homelessness, new report shows
Shelter launches urgent appeal after revealing one in 200 people in the UK are homeless
Read MoreHackney lawyers launch new legal fight over Whitehall’s ‘stubborn failure’ to tackle toxic air
ClientEarth set for another court battle amid its ongoing campaign against ‘Poisoned Playgrounds’
Read MorePolice post £10k reward in fresh appeal over children’s BBQ shooting
Detectives urge people to come forward after ‘well-known’ homeless man was shot three times in Daubeney Fields in July
Read More‘We’ve got the homeless of Hackney sick of sourdough!’: Volunteer project dishes up weekly meals for the needy
A spin-off from a project born in the Calais Jungle, Refugee Community Kitchen sets up shop every Thursday outside Hackney Central Library
Read MoreHackney Council ordered to cut back freesheet – as Town Hall plans £1 million for printing and distribution
Sajid Javid threatens court action unless Hackney Today switches to quarterly
Read MoreBanner Repeater, Hackney’s train platform art gallery, to celebrate new deal with fundraising party
The former shop at Hackney Downs station has inked an agreement with Arriva and TfL that secures its existence until 2020 at least
Read MoreHackney: portrait of a community 1967 – 2017, book review: Pillar of Society
The Hackney Society is celebrating 50 eventful years with a new book full of fascinating essays, from a broad church of Hackney citizens
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter opens doors for 25th year
The charity is hunting for new volunteers, as well as welcoming financial and physical donations
Read MoreSmoking Goat, Shoreditch, restaurant review: ‘like they’ve entered a cheat-code to my heart and stomach’
New Shoreditch restaurant Smoking Goat takes inspiration from Northern Thailand and its culture of aharn glam lao – drinking food
Read MoreACM cladding found in Hackney schools is safe, says Mayor Glanville
Report sheds light as council blocks fire ratings release
Read MoreInsignificance, Arcola Theatre, theatre review: ‘Bailey Johnson plays Marilyn with speedily unwinding energy’
This production of the witty, contemplative 1982 play brings together thinly-veiled versions of Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein, Joe McCarthy and Joe DiMaggio
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘proud’ as London Living Wage hike announced
Rate up 45p to £10.20 an hour as borough celebrates start of Living Wage Week 2017
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