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Unprovoked attack in Birthdays bar – police appeal for witnesses
Man suffers fractured cheekbone after being hit with a glass in a popular Dalston bar
Read MoreThe ‘taboo’ of atheism in black communities – Leo Igwe at Hackney Attic
Nigerian human rights campaigner tackles belief in witchcraft and speaks in favour of atheism during Hackney Attic talk
Read MoreA Star is born by Hackney Downs
New pub opens at former Three Sisters premises on Queensdown Road
Read MoreWin tickets to Field Day 2013
Win tickets to the festival’s seventh year to see Bat For Lashes, Animal Collective, Disclosure and more
Read MorePolice appeal after woman sexually assaulted on Regent’s Canal
Twenty-year old woman throws herself into the canal to escape her attacker
Read MoreHackney gets new ward boundaries in advance of 2014 local elections
Finalised changes now await parliamentary approval
Read MoreHackney MP and residents speak out over £10m Thatcher funeral cost
In the wake of Hackney MP Diane Abbott’s criticism of the cost of tomorrow’s ceremony, the Citizen took to the streets to hear what locals have to say
Read MoreSoap star joins forces with Hackney theatre charity
Theatre company based in Hackney Downs aims to help vulnerable young people who have left the care system
Read MoreTech City and creative industries ‘threatened by conversion plans’
Move to let office spaces become residential without planning permission risks leaving technology hub a ‘hollow doughnut of bankers’
Read MoreMoves like Hagger
Haggerston is conveniently placed in the heart of Hackney and has most things going for it
Read MoreEfes Snooker Club fights loss of licence
Bar and snooker club lodges court appeal against Hackney Council’s licence decision
Read MoreLondon Gypsy Orchestra in brass section sponsorship appeal
Gypsy orchestra needs sponsors to help a young musician learn rare instrument
Read MoreStreet artist Stik gives away work in Big Issue
Once homeless graffiti artist publishes exclusive work in magazine to help people living on streets
Read MoreDalston debut for Land of Kids family festival
Arts and cultural activities for young and old this May bank holiday
Read MoreChesham Arms pub becomes ‘community asset’
Closed bar described as ‘an institution’ gains special heritage status following campaign to save it
Read MoreRevellers vs residents – boom time or bust for Dalston’s nightlife?
Residents welcome council report on managing the night time economy whilst local businesses fear the worst
Read MoreLower Clapton residents debate future of Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth Road Neighbourhood Forum workshops inspire lively debate about future of the area
Read MoreCampaigners jubilant as Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s plan rejected
Councillors vote down proposals for a Sainsbury’s superstore in Wilmer Place due to environmental concerns
Read MorePolice investigate alleged arson attacks as Hackney bike shops set ablaze
Cycle Pit Stop in Netil Market and Bike Yard East at Hackney Citizen Farm are torched within days of each other
Read MoreHackney Council set to give go-ahead to Sainsbury’s Stoke Newington superstore
The plans for a Sainsbury’s at Wilmer Place are to be recommended to the council’s planning committee
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