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Maguire Seven man speaks out over miscarriage of justice case
Patrick Maguire speaks to the Hackney Citizen about what might lie ahead for Sam Hallam, recently freed after his murder conviction was quashed last month
Read MorePost-Games Olympic Park reopening will help create ‘sustainable neighbourhoods’
Legacy will help London ‘steer it out of recession and on to long term prosperity’ says Mayor Boris Johnson
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee: Celebrations in Hackney
People across Hackney celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Read MoreHackney pupils get arctic education
A group of explorers and scientists are organising workshops to teach the borough’s schoolchildren about Arctic environments
Read MoreClapton set for festival
Clapton Festival takes place 15 – 17 June 2012 and features bands, films, street dance, a classical concert, exhibitions, a market, children’s fun and talks
Read MoreHackney WickED festival 2012 cancelled
Hackney WickED organisers forced to plan alternative events after festival fails to secure council and police backing
Read MoreSam Hallam family snubs Hackney MP Meg Hillier
Hackney South MP turns up uninvited at the home of miscarriage of justice victim Sam Hallam – and is turned away
Read MoreSomeone To Blame: Sam Hallam courtroom drama returns to the stage
An updated play based on documentary evidence from the Sam Hallam murder trial is now showing following the quashing of his conviction
Read MoreStoke Newington Literary Festival 2012 – A London Obsession
Stoke Newington Literary Festival takes a capital approach to proceedings in advance of the Olympics and in the the wake of last year’s riots
Read MoreHackney Jubilations – what’s on this weekend
A selection of Queen’s Diamond Jubilee street parties and other celebrations in neighbourhoods across the borough
Read MoreLeona Lewis and Plan B launch Academy to inspire Hackney teenagers
With controversy surrounding the BBC’s free festival next month at Hackney Marshes, the Hackney Citizen speaks exclusively with the celebrities who are helping teenagers in the community, as well as joining in on the fun
Read MoreCitizens’ Advice: top tips on the art of complaining
To resolve issues quickly, always follow the correct complaints procedures says Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau
Read MoreHackney Foodbank to launch to help households below breadline
Organisers call on shoppers to add an extra item to their grocery shopping on Saturday to donate to people in need
Read MoreSainsbury’s Stoke Newington – second public exhibition announced
The PR company criticised for a ‘flawed’ consultation on the proposed Sainsbury’s at Wilmer Place is holding a second exhibition
Read MoreHackney CAB crowdmaps housing benefit shortfalls and threatened evictions
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau launches crowdsourced map of housing problems across the borough
Read MoreOccupy protesters in Haggerston Park served eviction notice
Occupy protestors find Hackney ‘welcoming’ but council vows to move Occupy protestors on ‘as soon as possible’
Read MoreOlympic Park’s former artist in residence to deal with disillusionment
Neville Gabie’s next project will ‘explore how far away we might have moved from the original spirit of the Games’
Read MoreShoreditch bar in legal battle with Jaguar Cars
The Jaguar Shoes venue and artists’ collective is in dispute with the car giant over its name
Read MoreThe Olympic Park – review
The Velodrome, the Copper Box, the Energy Centre: some fine buildings will grace London 2012. But tawdry compromise is never far away…
Read MorePlans afoot for Hoxton skyscrapers
Hackney Council launches architects’ contest to build Hoxton tower blocks
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