Features
Macs from way back – East London's museum of all things Apple
The ‘Mac-smith’ Paul Marc Davis uses collection of rare computers and other Apple-related curios to create a museum on Hackney Road
Read MoreInvisible and living on our streets: the plight of Hackney’s homeless
Lives lived and lost in our midst by those ‘outside of society’
Read MoreWomen’s Institute group starts up in Hackney Wick
Hackney Wicked Women joins a growing number of WI groups across East London
Read MoreFundraising dinner for Hackney Winter Night Shelter
Charity event to raise cash to help homeless during winter months
Read MoreThe last days of Brooksby’s Snooker Hall
Alistair Siddons spent a day inside the old snooker hall on Brooksby’s Walk before it was handed over to developers. This is what he saw
Read MoreHow to find and use the fruits of the forage
Forager Jason Irving runs walks and classes in Hackney offering tips on how best to utilise wild plants
Read MoreHoxton Hall celebrates 150 years
Victorian Music Hall lays on a full programme of events to celebrate milestone anniversary
Read MoreHoming is where the heart is
Pigeon racer Albert Stratton reveals his love for a dying sport
Read MorePlot thickens in second series of Channel 4’s urban saga Top Boy
Mayor Jules Pipe refused to allow show’s producers to film on Hackney estates, but that hasn’t prevented them creating ‘damn good drama’
Read MoreCircus Space success stories tell why they chose to train at famous Hoxton Square centre
‘A Mickey Mouse degree? Mickey has his own theme park, so that must count for something’
Read MoreMinistry of Stories youngsters rustle up Hoxton Market cookbook
Stories and recipes included in eclectic compendium
Read MoreShoreditch Storybank launches at Hoxton Hall
Local history project is collecting memories of Shoreditch and Hoxton for an audio walking tour
Read MoreInterview: Khanh Thanh Vu
At Vietnamese New Year, the Citizen talks to the founder of the An Viet Foundation about local celebrations and the history of the community in the borough
Read MoreVictoria Park: a history
The Citizen takes a look back at this South Hackney neighbourhood before during and after the reign of its royal namesake
Read MoreHackney’s place in the Romany story
Travellers’ historical link to London Fields pub
Read MoreFrom Albert Town to Butterfield Green
A history of Stoke Newington’s forgotten park
Read MoreA history of Hackney health: the past is always present
Josh Loeb speaks to the Lisa Rigg about the Hackney Society’s new project
Read MoreMarks of the past
Ben Locker seeks out the signs of the times
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