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Dalston’s Hackney Pirates put on a show at the Rio
Literacy charity premieres film made by children at red carpet bash
Read MoreTwo choices for Haggerston Baths’ future – but pool hopes vanish down plughole
Mayor urges residents to get involved in new consultation before final decision is made
Read MoreHackney law centre ‘thrilled’ by Lady Fraser donation
Author gifts £500 to legal charity in memory of her late husband, local-born playwright Harold Pinter
Read MoreJailed: retired Stoke Newington vicar who abused choirboy
Cyril Ashton Rowe sentenced to four years in prison for crimes committed in 1970s and 1980s
Read More‘Small wins give us confidence’, say business rates campaigners
Mayor welcomes budget measures but local trader says government is still ‘punishing’ small businesses
Read MoreThe Writer’s Shed: a ‘cabin in the woods’ in the heart of London
Within the Victorian houses that surround London Fields is a hidden design gem, tailor-made for one
Read MorePolice cuts will risk safety of Hackney residents, warns Mayor Glanville
Town Hall wants a fairer deal for London as crime spikes in the borough for the first time in years
Read MoreVIDEO: Palm 2 shopkeeper suffers brutal crowbar assault in attempted robbery
Police issue CCTV footage of the “savage attack” and appeal for witnesses to come forward
Read MorePetition opposing business rates hike handed to Downing Street
‘The sheer severity of the impact on areas like Hackney is unjustifiable’, warns Mayor Philip Glanville
Read MoreHackney Citizen shortlisted for prestigious Niche Market Newspaper of the Year award
Winner will be announced in early April at ceremony at the Lancaster London hotel
Read MoreRapist got married hours after horrific attack near Victoria Park
Derry McCann was released early from prison after being convicted for a similarly brutal attack in 2006
Read MoreDalston’s Eastern Curve Garden under threat
Regeneration plans slammed as Town Hall launches consultation
Read MoreTitbits – procurement, pineapple on pizza, and a proud ‘kipper
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘The high street is dying’: Stoke Newington traders slam ‘anti-business’ parking fines
Businesses warn they could be in ‘big trouble’ as TfL rakes in over £1 million in just three years
Read MoreEstate of mine: Hackney residents take charge in novel volunteering project
Members of the New Kingshold community explain to local MP Meg Hillier how they are taking matters into their own hands
Read MoreCouncil tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Read MoreStokey Bears’ hygiene rating upgraded despite evidence of vermin
January inspection shows burger bar failed to deal with ongoing mice problem, after owner dismissed previous report as ‘council banter’
Read More‘Boris’ building: future on hold with owner and council in deadlock
Historic site in a state of flux despite council granting permission for development back in 2009
Read MoreHackney businesses slam ‘devastating’ rates hike at emergency summit
Local traders were supported by Town Hall bosses as they expressed fears over the ‘unjustifiable’ rise
Read MoreVIDEO: Anti-fascists clash with lone counter-protester at LD50 Gallery
The protest centered on the perceived threat to local minority communities from the coming together of ‘Nazis’ at the Dalston space
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