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Hackney Colliery Band releases ‘Heroes’ as East London mourns Bowie
Ska version of Bowie classic and rousing rendition of ‘Starman’ by primary school pupils are among local tributes to the late great musician
Read MoreStanding up for Hackney’s sex workers
Georgina Perry talks about sex workers and the challenges that face them
Read MoreHackney-born musician Solomon O.B triumphs at National Poetry Slam
Winning poem recounted 24-year-old’s experience growing up in foster care
Read MorePolice warning over ‘violent and dangerous’ escaped mental health patient
Safdar Shah absconded from the John Howard Centre
Read MoreCock Tavern’s ‘pickle boy’ Molloy wins egg award
Mare street pub sells 1,000 pickled eggs to egg-static customers
Read MoreZero carbon homes target remains in place – for now
London Mayor indicates carbon neutral commitment despite Whitehall opposition
Read MoreArtist Stik supports junior doctors’ strike at Homerton Hospital
‘The NHS is very vulnerable – we need to look after it, because it looks after us.’
Read MoreStreet Orchestra London to launch in Dalston
‘Pop-up’ orchestra will perform in parks, prisons and other public locations
Read MoreHousing: Why Hackney Council needs to get ‘passiv aggressive’
Passivhaus housing can reduce energy bills to almost zero, meaning a substantial CO2 saving – so why isn’t the council commissioning it?
Read More‘Frontline fire services at stake’ as Shoreditch engine faces axe
Residents urged to have their say as fire engines face axe over budget cuts
Read More2015 – a look back at the year that was
The Hackney Citizen revisits the biggest stories in what proved to be a rollercoaster year
Read MoreIs this the end of Ridley Road Market as we know it?
Fee hikes, Crossrail 2 and a changing community are making it difficult for traders to continue
Read MoreNew football stadium would be game-changer says Sporting Hackney FC
Club urges council to get ball rolling to help find new grounds
Read MoreDalstonist magazine bids farewell
Lifestyle publication folds, with its editor claiming it could no longer ‘keep up with the pace of change’ in Hackney
Read MoreHackney student argues his way to world debating championships
Ife Grillo proves you don’t have to go at Eton to make national debate team
Read MoreStop and search doubles to tackle ‘escalating gang violence’
Police must ‘engage young black men’ in finding solution, says monitoring body
Read MoreOrthodox Jews call for coroner’s removal in ongoing row over burials
Stamford Hill group has ‘lost faith’ in coroner they claim delayed release of body of elderly holocaust survivor
Read MoreDetective Dot: showing kids what’s what
An eight year-old coding expert is introduced by content company Bright Little Labs to challenge stereotypes
Read MoreTwelfth Night celebrations come to the Geffrye Museum
Hoxton museum invites residents to burn holly and sing carols at its annual Christmas send-off
Read MoreHappy New Year 2016 to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
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