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Literacy champions Hackney Pirates win National Small Charity Big Impact Award
The prize comes in recognition of the help the charity have provided for 500+ young people in the last year
Read MoreQueen’s Birthday Honours 2017: find out which Hackney residents are on the list
Jenny Watson, who was previously chair of the Electoral Commission, amongst those recognised for their work
Read MoreFinsbury Park attack: shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calls for review of mosque security
Counter-terrorism police investigating after van strikes pedestrians, killing one, in Seven Sisters Road, Islington
Read MoreGrenfell Tower fire: Hackney mayor reveals number of council high rises that have sprinklers installed
Philip Glanville says fitting was based on fire risk assessments carried out by council
Read MoreGrenfell Tower fire: Hackney Council unable to say which of its high rise blocks have sprinklers installed
Hackney Citizen quizzes council over fire safety measures for residential towers
Read MoreCan you “Be The Difference”? Volunteer Fair to match helpful locals to causes next week
Volunteer Centre Hackney, who are behind this quarterly showcase at Hackney Museum, helped over 1,900 people to find out about volunteering last year
Read MoreGrenfell Tower fire: Mayor Philip Glanville confirms safety review to reassure Hackney residents
Hackney joins other councils across the capital in carrying out fire inspections of tower blocks
Read MoreGrenfell Tower fire: Mayor Philip Glanville seeks to reassure residents living in Hackney blocks
Hackney Citizen quizzes council about its own fire safety checks on the borough’s estates
Read MoreDiane Abbott reveals she has type 2 diabetes and hits out at ‘vicious and negative’ Tory campaign
Hackney MP tells of health condition and blasts Theresa May for singling her out as part of the Conservatives’ campaign
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats bemoan democratic deficit and ‘tactical voting for Labour’
Dave Raval and Joe Richards call for ‘fairer voting system’
Read MoreHackney Playbus children’s charity hits £25,000 target for new double-decker
The playground-on-wheels replaces ‘Bugsie’, their previous bus that had to be junked
Read MoreIconic West Bromwich Albion themed Haggerston pub The Albion closes
The boozer, which has been called “London’s best football pub”, will make way for a new tavern from the teams behind Remarkable Pubs and local restaurant The Fish House
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier re-elected as Hackney MPs with increased majorities
Labour party incumbents returned with huge vote share
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Hackney South and Shoreditch results in full
Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch with increased majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results in full
Diane Abbott re-elected as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington with increased majority
Read MoreHackney’s City Academy to slash lesson times due to funding cuts
School day to be shortened by half an hour due to “ongoing financial pressures”, principal reveals
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Residents raise concerns over missing postal ballots
Several locals say they are yet to receive their voting papers from the council for tomorrow’s poll
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Diane Abbott confirms she is ‘still standing’ for Parliament despite illness
The Hackney North candidate has been temporarily replaced as Labour’s shadow home secretary
Read MoreUnion boss slams Picturehouse following employee’s suspension
Gerry Morrissey accuses film chain of ‘intimidating’ staff, some of whom have been striking over its refusal to pay a voluntary living wage
Read MoreCampaigners to ‘fight on’ after council rubberstamps bingo hall demolition
Residents demand changes to ‘unfair’ planning process after failing in last-ditch attempt to block proposals
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