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‘Terrifying but fun!’: Hackney chefs crowned UK student champions after live cook-off judged by Michel Roux Jr
Trio from New City College win Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022
Read MoreHackney Wick dance school to mark first birthday with Ukraine fundraiser
Adore Dance co-founder says using the event to support refugees ‘felt very natural’
Read MoreHackney Community Law Centre pays tribute to ‘shining star’ Nathaniel Mathews following his death at the age of 54
The award-winning solicitor passed away after a short illness, but his ‘legacy lives on’
Read MoreNewington Green Meeting House to host fundraiser for refugees
‘From Calais to Kiev’ will feature talks, art, and live music from Jelly Cleaver
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Mayoral candidates quizzed by voters in Q&A for top job
It’s tough but they all want to do it
Read MoreWindrush Generation public artworks shortlisted for Turner Prize
Artist Veronica Ryan’s sculptures were inspired by her childhood trips to Ridley Road Market
Read MoreLocal and mayoral elections 2022: All the candidates vying for your votes on 5 May
With 57 seats up for grabs in 21 wards, the borough is set for a fierce contest
Read MoreRoll up! Roll up! Join the Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings
Volunteer Centre Hackney’s CEO Lauren Tobias will be putting a selection of readers’ questions to the candidates next Tuesday from 6.30pm
Read More‘Hope is important’: Labour’s Philip Glanville on challenging the police and ‘fighting Hackney’s corner’ as he seeks third term as mayor
The current borough leader says he will be excited to get on with a ‘job half done’ if he is re-elected in May
Read More‘My life is on hold’: Women waiting for fertility treatment at Homerton Hospital speak out over delays
Hospital apologises for distress caused by ‘extraordinary and unforeseen operational challenges’
Read MoreLiberal Democrat mayoral hopeful says ‘tough talking’ and togetherness needed as she homes in on children’s welfare
Accountant Helen Baxter talks about her priorities for the borough ahead of May’s elections
Read MoreChild Q: Metropolitan Police to bring in stricter rules for intimate searches of children
Hackney Council ‘cautiously welcomes’ Met’s response to strip-search of Black teenage girl at her school
Read MoreHackney resident speaks out over lack of bike storage as #thisisawkward campaign reveals cyclists’ eye-popping workarounds
Frances Cherry, who has to keep bikes in her toilet and hallway, wants the council to convert car spaces into storage hangars
Read More‘The pandemic has not gone away,’ warns Hackney’s public health boss
Cases in City and Hackney have risen by nearly a quarter in the last week
Read MoreHomerton Hospital forced to cancel operations as staff come down with Covid
Cases are up 24 per cent in Hackney according to the latest set of figures
Read More‘The NHS is our most vital asset’: Hackney illustrator donates series of artworks to Homerton Hospital
Jane Smith has gifted a number of illustrations and linocuts in tribute to the health service and the Homerton’s longstanding art programme
Read MoreChild Q: ‘Mortified’ Hackney police chief issues fresh apology to teenage girl and her family
Borough commander Marcus Barnett says he is ‘genuinely sorry’ for the heartache caused
Read MoreGreen Party mayoral candidate calls for ‘deep police reform’ as she outlines her priorities for Hackney
NHS worker Zoe Garbett on Child Q, LTNs, cost of living and giving ‘power back to the people’
Read MoreHackney Carnival is coming back – here’s how you can take part
One of the UK’s biggest events is returning to the streets after two years online
Read More‘We want peace’: Hackney residents and businesses step up to support Ukraine
A round-up of some of the local efforts being made to raise money and show unity
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