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Happy New Year 2013 to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreNew Year’s honours for Hackney residents
Tatty Devine jewellery designers amongst those honoured
Read MoreMerry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
Thanks to all our readers, contributors and everyone who has supported us over the past year
Read MoreHackney youngsters launch recipe book to inspire healthy living
Youth charity participants concoct wholesome new recipe book
Read MoreCalcutta Kosher – review
Award-winning writer brings play about an Iraqi Jewish family to the Arcola as part of festival of contemporary plays by South Asian women
Read MoreNew laws used by Hackney police in stalking crackdown
Police are targeting prolific and dangerous offenders responsible for both domestic violence and hate crime
Read MoreAarron McKoy murder: Hackney gang member gets life sentence
Dean Smith to serve a minimum of 31 years for the shooting of a 22 year-old man who was out celebrating his birthday
Read MorePolice arrest four in Clapton pub raid
Windsor Castle pub targeted following residents’ complaints
Read MoreCensus reveals 80% increase in ‘non-religious’ Hackney residents
Census finds nearly 70,000 ‘non-religious’ Hackney residents – Council urged to reflect this change in its policies
Read MoreVeolia dumps bid for Hackney waste contract
Multinational bins controversial plans to provide waste services for North London following debacle over deputations and councillors’ interests
Read More‘Blue Christmas’ service to be held at Newington Green
Boxing Day service at non-conformist Church aims to help people with sorrow this yuletide
Read MoreHackney duo create local publishing success story
Gary Budden and Kit Caless’s Influx Press now has two books under its belt, but without a donation from two locals they say they would still be at square one
Read MoreNasir Mazhar – Eastern peaks
The Hackney Citizen speaks to East London milliner and king of re-worked sportswear, Nasir Mazhar
Read MoreHackney film director Asif Kapadia awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts
Asif Kapadia hopes his newly-awarded honorary doctorate from the University of East London will inspire others to make films
Read MoreGovernment’s ‘worse than useless’ Work Programme fails Hackney residents
Disappointing results as less than three per cent of residents find jobs
Read MoreHackney food pioneer Growing Communities wins BBC award
Efforts by social enterprise to forge local links with food producers recognised with accolade
Read MoreLegacy chiefs offer free Olympic Park bus tours
Public are given the chance to look in on the Olympic Park redevelopment
Read MoreNew yuletide home for Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
Popular market expands for Christmas in new temporary location
Read MoreNana launches home-cooked cafe at Clapton pub
The enterprising ‘older ladies’ of NANA have started a café serving up traditional food at affordable prices
Read MoreMentally ill Hackney man jailed for hospital arson has prison sentence quashed
Mother vows to keep fighting against the criminalisation of mental health patients
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