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Plans afoot for Hoxton skyscrapers
Hackney Council launches architects’ contest to build Hoxton tower blocks
Read MoreChelsea Fringe comes to bloomin’ Hackney
Gardening goes ‘pop’ during this three week horticultural extravaganza
Read MoreSam Hallam criticises Metropolitan police after murder conviction quashed
Young man jailed over 2004 killing then released by court blames Met police for taking away eight years of his life
Read MoreHackney artists’ studios to open at former Matchbox factory
The Matchmakers Wharf development in Homerton offers affordable purpose-built studios to non-commercial artists
Read MoreHackney Wick Flea Market returns
White Post Lane, Sundays 27 May, 17 June and 1 July. Proceeds to the Red Cross
Read MoreChatsworth toilets face uncertain future
Hackney Council to consider competing proposals for the vacant Brooksby’s Walk site from Homerton Hospital chiefs and the Clapton Improvement Society
Read MoreSam Hallam released after seven years in prison
Decision to release 24-year-old after appeal over 2004 murder conviction follows long legal battle by family
Read MoreHow a community’s outcry led to campaign for justice for Sam Hallam
Veteran justice campaigner Paul May was asked to help out by friends of Hallam following conviction in 2005
Read MoreSam Hallam released after prosecution decides against opposing his appeal
Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence
Read MoreSam Hallam to be released on bail after seven years in prison
Prosecution says it will not oppose appeal of Hoxton man Sam Hallam, who was jailed for life in 2004
Read MoreHackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Read MoreLondon Journalism Centre faces misleading marketing claim
New journalism school based in Hackney uses photographs and testimonials from competitor’s courses
Read MoreDazed and Confused: East London’s creatives face uncertain future
Are East London’s creatives at a point of no return? asks Dazed and Confused magazine
Read MoreField Day and Apple Cart competition – ticket winners announced
Find out who the lucky winners are of two free tickets to this year’s Field Day and Apple Cart festivals
Read MoreDele Osunsami – a poet for the facebook generation
Dele Osunsami’s gift for poetry was discovered after he started posting his work online. The Hackney Citizen finds out more about the man behind the rhymes
Read MoreLondon elections 2012: Labour Assembly Member Jennette Arnold re-elected for North East constituency
Jennette Arnold OBE continues to represent the people of Hackney in the London Assembly
Read MoreLabour’s Ben Hayhurst wins Hackney Central byelection
Labour candidate Ben Hayhurst wins Hackney Central byelection with 68% of vote
Read MoreLondon mayoral Green candidate Jenny Jones visits Hackney to launch jobs manifesto
The Green party’s candidate for London mayor calls for high-quality apprenticeships and support for small businesses
Read MoreHackney Council in climbdown over disabled woman’s ‘eviction’
Wheelchair user Agnes Parma given 48 hours to move to a flat unsuited to her needs or else be deemed ‘intentionally homeless’ if she refused
Read MoreTenants – get help with landlord issues from Hackney CAB
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers tenants help understanding their rights regarding eviction, property repairs and harrassment
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