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Myles Williams charged with Kirsty Treloar murder in Hackney
A 19 year-old man has been charged with the murder of a young mother found dead in a car in Hackney
Read MoreClissold Park cafe re-opens
As the Clissold Park cafe re-opens, the Hackney Citizen checks in to see what’s on offer
Read MoreMan arrested over kidnap and murder of Kirsty Treloar
Police arrest 19-year-old over the abduction and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Hackney
Read MoreHackney woman murdered after abduction named
Kirsty Treloar, 20, found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Read MoreHackney killing: woman found dead after abduction
20-year-old woman found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Read MoreHappy New Year 2012 to all our readers
The Hackney Citizen wishes all its readers, contributors and advertisers a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreOccupy London protestors take over disused Shoreditch courthouse
Protestors include ex-servicemen group Occupy Veterans, arriving with ‘tank of ideas’
Read MoreCouncil urges Hackney residents to recycle to reduce festive waste
Hackney residents are being encouraged to reduce waste over the festive season and recycle as much as they can
Read MoreHouseboaters being ‘forced out’ of Olympics area
River Lea residents claim they are being priced out and uprooted from their community by British Waterways
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter seeks residents’ support
Hackney Winter Night Shelter is seeking financial donations and volunteers to look after its New Year guests
Read MoreSofa Surfer film highlights Hackney’s ‘hidden’ homelessness
Sofa Surfer is a short film telling the story of a young woman from Hackney who has nowhere to go
Read MoreHackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau seeks volunteer advisers
Citizens’ Advice is for life, not just for Christmas – volunteers are needed all year round
Read MoreHackney estate tenants in pets row
Proposed changes to tenancy agreements for Hackney residents living in council-owned properties are causing concern
Read MoreHackney Community Law Centre appoints new manager as legal aid cuts bite
Cllr Ian Rathbone says new arrival will ‘bring a cutting edge’ to the work of Hackney Community Law Centre
Read MoreHackney residents ‘homeless’ at Christmas after suspected arson attacks
Alarmed shopkeepers demand tighter security following dual blazes within a week of each other
Read MoreTop Boy, Top Christmas
A look back at Hackney in 2011, another year of the unexpected and unpredictable
Read MoreTeenager stabbed outside Hackney Town Hall
An outbreak of violence on the last day of term leaves a 15 year-old in hospital
Read MoreProtestors occupy Hackney to highlight the ‘99%’
The global Occupy movement arrives in central Hackney as protestors demand social justice and greater wealth equality
Read MorePlans afoot for new Hackney secondary free school
The Hackney Citizen meets Andreas Wesemann to find out more about a bid by local residents to open their own school
Read MoreRiver Lea not fit for fish warns report
A much-loved local river is becoming highly polluted and its water quality is hazardously low in many places
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