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Hackney actor Olufemi Ogunsanwo made MBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
Founder of Identity Drama School in the East End receives honour for services to acting
Read MoreChesham Arms campaigners ‘quietly confident’ ahead of public inquiry
Hearing at Hackney Picturehouse next Tuesday to decide fate of community pub
Read MoreUniform policies spark colourful debate in Hackney Schools
Parents still divided as to whether new “Greyhurst” uniform represents social equaliser or straightjacket for individuality
Read MoreClissold skatepark reopens as riders repair damage
Skatepark “addicts” happy to be back in action after fixing site themselves
Read MoreDebate: Is Gove completely wrong?
Blighty Coffee to host an open discussion on the merits of Michael Gove
Read MoreHackney maisonette gutted in blaze during 24-hour firefighter strike
No injuries as emergency fire contingent tackles fire in Hackney Central house
Read MoreParty politics: Town Hall throws celebration for ‘The Voice’ winner Jermain Jackman
Singer congratulated by his ‘role models’ Ed Miliband and Diane Abbott at reception on Sunday
Read MoreSharon Patrick declared new Speaker of Hackney
King’s Park ward councillor becomes Speaker for second time as Sade Etti elected Deputy Speaker
Read MoreHackney GPs ‘gobsmacked’ by Government’s defence of NHS cuts which may close 12 surgeries
Health Minister claims current system, which tends to benefit poorer areas, is “out of date”
Read MoreDalston or Hackney Central for Crossrail stop? Locals urged to have their say
TfL asks local community to contribute to debate on the route of high-frequency rail line Crossrail 2
Read MoreOld Street ‘relic’ roundabout to be scrapped as soon as next year
Mayor’s adviser confirms plans for redevelopment of Shoreditch’s Silicon Roundabout at Hackney Cycling conference
Read MoreClissold skatepark forced to close after repeated acts of vandalism
Burning bins damage the surface of popular Stoke Newington hangout
Read MoreStar striker: football legend lends support to Picturehouse protest
Eric Cantona showed solidarity with cinema workers calling for London Living Wage at Hackney demonstration
Read MoreKids enjoy forest education In the Sticks of Stoke Newington
Hackney social enterprise unleashes children’s creativity in the great outdoors
Read MoreHackney teacher scoops prestigious Silver Award honour
Clapton Girls humanities head crowned ‘local hero of education’
Read MoreThe last supper: Patrick Vernon dines with Hackney Citizen
In the first in an occasional series, former Labour councillor tucks in at Clapton eatery Spice and Grill
Read MoreHackney Heart landlord Haydar Ulus wins seat on Enfield Council
Labour activist who has received thousands of pounds in rent from Hackney Council wins in fellow Labour-held borough
Read MorePlan to make London’s energy provision more self-sufficient welcomed by Hackney Council
Boris’ office could buy power from generators in the borough and sell it for use in Tube network and by cops
Read MoreWhat do last month’s 2014 Hackney local election results reveal?
Analysis of turnout and results in mayoral, council and European polls by Davide Tiberti from The Electoral Commission
Read MoreAre swifts the latest Hackney victim of housing crisis and property price rises?
Talk and guided walk arranged this month by conservationists desperate to help save this fascinating bird
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