Posts by Hackney Citizen
Puckering up with London’s first all-female whistling choir
Women have historically had an uneasy relationship with whistling. But new choir She Can Just Whistle is out to change all that
Read MoreCouncil clamps down on ‘illegal mega ads’ on Hackney’s buildings
Legislation ‘not fit for purpose’ to stop advertising without consent in borough, councillor claims
Read MoreYoung man found stabbed in Stoke Newington in latest knife attack
Two people have been arrested for affray and a third person was arrested for affray and possession of a knife.
Read MoreHackney hospice patient Lillian John, 94, aims for Christmas Number One
Great grandmother recorded cover of ‘The Living Years’ as well as music video with 300 others from London Hospices Choir
Read MorePopolo, Shoreditch, restaurant review
This excellent new Rivington Street hideout serves dishes which capture the spirit of the Italian kitchen, with lashings of Spanish and North African influence
Read MoreOn the Night Bus, review: London’s own nocturnal animals – in pictures
Taken over the course of three winters, Nick Turpin’s photographs are portraits of ordinary people in that limbo space between work and home
Read MoreCouncil under fire over use of ‘low pay employers’ in new recycling rewards scheme
‘Bitter irony’ that the scheme’s launch coincided with Mayor Glanville’s pledge to tackle poverty pay
Read MoreHackney’s economy ‘at risk of stagnation’ over rates hike, council warns
Town Hall urges government to delay ‘devastating’ increase in business rates amid Brexit fears
Read MoreHackney Picturehouse staff to don Harry Potter costumes in latest strike over London Living Wage
Cinema workers to ramp up pressure on Picturehouse to pay staff a minimum of £9.75 an hour with third walk out in a month
Read MoreHaggerston Park campaigners condemn decision to approve temporary school
Alternative vision for BMX track and nature reserve disregarded as council waves through temporary school plans
Read MoreDalston resident among those fighting bid to start Brexit without vote of MPs
Tahmid Chowdhury, aged just 22, was an interested party in ‘R v The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU’ and plans to attend at least two days of the appeal
Read MoreChristmas at Hackney House – everything you need to party with cheer and spirit
The cool and versatile venue in the heart of Shoreditch offers inclusive packages from £48 per person, not to mention free prosecco for Monday – Wednesday revellers…
Read MoreCharity launches project to prevent sexual abuse of boys in Hackney
Barnados is looking to improve the safeguarding of vulnerable boys and young men in the borough
Read MoreNazi swastikas painted on vans outside Jewish school in Stamford Hill
Community safety chief acknowledges need for reassurance following spate of incidents, but councillor cautions against giving crimes too much publicity
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to ‘A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer’ at the National Theatre!
Expect big anthems, shiny costumes, blood, tears and real cancer patients in this heartbreaking musical
Read MoreLondon Fields residents welcome decision to shelve homes plan
London Fields West LLP last month submitted a planning application – since withdrawn to erect a four-and-a-half storey building containing three flats
Read MoreRemoval Men, The Yard Theatre, review: ‘at its best worthy of Joe Orton’
An Immigration Removal Centre is the setting for a new play at the Yard Theatre that explores a ‘crisis of compassion’ in society, through song, dance and caustic-whimsical dialogue
Read MoreWarning of ‘Croydonisation’ of Hackney Central under council’s ‘masterplan’ vision
Champions of historic buildings say council’s vision for future of area could strip away protections for St Augustine’s Tower and the surrounding ‘oasis’
Read MorePentonville Prison escapee James Anthony Whitlock arrested in Hackney
Fugitive arrested at address in Shepherds Lane, Homerton, yesterday afternoon after escaping from jail earlier this month
Read MorePretty F*cking Good Toast at Machine No. 3, restaurant review, Hackney Central – a masterclass in sourcing
The bar at the end of Well Street has teamed up with a toast-master for an excellent pop-up that runs until the end of November
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