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Reborn river among weird and wonderful ideas as council invites masterplan feedback

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 26 October 2016 at 12:10
Visionary idea: Trevor ApSimon

Residents outline imaginative solutions for improving Hackney Central after council says it will consider their suggestions

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Exceptional home care that is as individual as you are!

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 26 October 2016 at 11:04

Triangle Community Services Hackney, Your Home, Your Care, Your Way

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Unregistered Jewish school shut down by Ofsted ‘flouting order to close’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 24 October 2016 at 14:09
Talmud Torah Tashbar was operated from a site behind Stamford Hill’s New Synagogue

Department for Education’s investigation into Talmud Torah Tashbar still has not concluded eight months after it was launched, it has emerged

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Cyclist campaigners call for action over Mare Street ‘collision hotspot’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 24 October 2016 at 11:17
Mare Street: the scene of the accident on Saturday morning. CCTV image: Metropolitan Police

Town Hall urged to reduce ‘hostile conditions’ for people accessing the Narrow Way on two wheels after woman suffered head injuries

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Brexit blamed for impending closure of Clapton comics shop Raygun

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 20 October 2016 at 16:29
Nevs Coleman, manager of Raygun East

Retailer to shut this weekend after two years in business, but manager says it will ‘maintain a presence’ in Hackney

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Hackney law firm drags government back to court over ‘woeful failure’ to tackle air pollution

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 17:17
ClientEarth supporters and the Green Party's Caroline Russell outside court last year. Photograph: ClientEarth

Air quality in the UK is ‘nothing short of a public health crisis’, says ClientEarth

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Street art superstars take part in exhibition billed as Hackney Wick’s swansong

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 15:56

Save Yourselves is a collaborative installation involving some of Hackney Wick’s most celebrated names

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‘Tesco Towers’ could return under Hackney Central masterplan vision

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 18 October 2016 at 12:47
An image from the council's masterplan showing how the redeveloped Morning Lane Tesco could look

Six years after a Town Hall committee declined to permit redevelopment of Morning Lane site, council now wants to encourage a similar scheme

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London Fields Lido forced to close until next spring for ‘urgent repairs’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 October 2016 at 13:27

Swimming pool will be out of action from November so council can fix cracking tiles

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Cyclist expected to make recovery after collision with car on Mare Street

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 October 2016 at 12:56
Mare Street: the scene of the accident on Saturday morning. CCTV image: Metropolitan Police

20-year-old suffered head injuries after being hit by a car in the early hours of Saturday morning

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Black Cat Café burglary: Residents rally with funding drive after vegan eatery break-in

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 17 October 2016 at 11:24
Broken glass at the Black Cat. Photo: JustGiving

Police informed after glass is smashed and cash and till system are stolen from ethical eatery run as workers’ co-op

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Strut & Cluck, review: London’s first turkey-only restaurant is worth a gobble

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 October 2016 at 15:52

Rather than doing Christmas dinner all year round, Strut & Cluck aims to showcase the potential of this magnificent bird

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Dancing for the refugee crisis – fundraising party to be held at Stour Space

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 14 October 2016 at 14:56
Dance for Refuge

Dance music and visual art extravaganza to take place at Hackney Wick gallery in aid of the ongoing refugee crisis in Calais, Syria and beyond

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Plans for free school close to Hackney Marshes go on public display

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016 at 16:20
An artist's impression of the Barclay Secondary Free School. Image: Lion Education Trust

Lea Bridge Road site was acquired by the Lion Education Trust after Thames Water sold the land to the Education Funding Agency

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Door to d’Or: Gavin Turk unveils new public sculpture in Hackney Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016 at 15:23

Painted door standing alone in the Hackney Wick breeze symbolises a commitment to the local creative community

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Human rights play to shed light on ‘biggest unreported war story of our time’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 13 October 2016 at 12:46

The Island Nation, opening this month at the Arcola, revisits the Sri Lankan civil war in a bid to address a ‘black hole in history’

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Finsbury Park antiques traders fight back over landlord’s plan to ‘carve shop in two’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 14:34
Dominic Bennet of Bennet and Brown

Bennet & Brown, whose clients include Westminster Cathedral, is ‘determined to stop’ landlord’s plans as petition reaches 500 signatures

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Food for thought: Hackney nutrition experts offer healthy eating advice to students

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 13:04
Advice: Marina Biaudet in her Dalston shop. Photograph: Healthy Stuff

Many rely on caffeine and sugar for a mental boost, but there are more natural ways to stay focused

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Novelist Alan Gibbons on why he is opposed to forced academisation and ‘exam factories’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 12:46
Alan Gibbons with pupils and one of his youth novels

After academy schools plan for all borough’s schools is revealed, former teacher turned children’s fiction writer gives his views

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‘Soon there’ll be nowhere left to go’ – Hackney residents reveal ‘bad landlord’ experiences

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 October 2016 at 10:59
Sian Berry

Constant rent increases and unfinished repairs are among Hackney residents’ complaints following a survey of the capital’s renters

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