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Hackney Mayor visits Ridley Road as work on new-look market gets underway
The borough leader spoke to traders and residents to mark start of £1m improvement project
Read MoreFamily of ‘miracle’ girl launches fundraiser for specialist bike that gives her ‘independence and freedom’
Family of Maija Pettitt, 6, hoping to raise just over £1k for a RaceRunner, which allows her to zoom around with other children
Read MoreHoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need
Apple, plum and peach trees expected to bear fruit next year
Read More‘Devastated’ parents fight plans to shut two children’s centres – with 109 affordable childcare places at risk
Early years boss says there is ‘no other way’ as council tries to find £1m in savings
Read MoreTrick or Eat scheme is back this Halloween to bolster dwindling supplies at Hackney Foodbank
Join in by hosting a collection box at your home or by following the trail and donating food in your neighbourhood
Read MoreHackney Citizen up for a hat-trick of prizes at national newspaper awards
Paper nominated in three categories at newsawards 2021
Read MoreNew square in Hackney commemorates story of famine appeal run by local reggae artists
Brafa Square is named after a group of musicians who raised thousands for famine-hit Ethiopia in the 1980s
Read MorePolice officer who emailed attempted robbery victim to tell her she was ‘amazingly hot’ keeps his job
Detective chief inspector James Mason, who used to work in Hackney, barred from promotion for three years for gross misconduct
Read MoreHigh Court rejects council’s bid to extend ban on anti-vaxxer camps in Hackney
Judge says there is no evidence the protesters will return after setting up a new encampment in Brighton
Read MoreHackney residents get a LIFT with new £7m technology training scheme
Town Hall partners up with three other London boroughs to help local people find jobs in ‘exciting’ sector
Read MoreUK’s first permanent public artworks celebrating the Windrush Generation unveiled in Hackney
Veronica Ryan’s sculptures of custard apple, breadfruit and soursop can be found on the Narrow Way
Read More‘Strength in community’: Hackney prepares for the arrival of five Afghan families
Council, health and community leaders plan how best to support the borough’s new residents
Read MorePro-Palestine campaigners to protest outside Hackney Town Hall over council pension fund investments
Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign to address council pensions committee tomorrow as demo takes place
Read MoreHackney’s herb masters look to boost diversity in horticulture after winning RHS funding
Hackney Herbal, which runs a public garden and training programmes, among first recipients of Flourish Fund
Read More‘I’d love to do it again’: Founder of Hackney Wick climate festival looks to the future after three days of lively debate
FieldFest took over Hackney Wick’s iconic White Building last weekend for talks, food and family fun
Read MoreEmergency works needed on function room ceiling inside historic Stoke Newington Town Hall
Council applies for asbestos removal after plaster breaks off in the building’s Assembly Hall
Read More£50k cost of clearing out anti-vaxxer camp adds to Hackney’s mounting Covid bill
Town Hall is predicting £6m in overspend and loss of income as a result of the pandemic
Read MoreHackney campaigner to launch first People Parking Day this weekend
Parklet proponent Brenda Puech urges people to enjoy a reclaimed parking space and get involved in numerous events
Read MoreSadiq Khan warns of ‘catastrophic’ climate crisis facing London – with Hackney at the sharp end
Temperature rise likely to lead to overheating trains and thousands of flooded homes
Read More‘The Rolls Royce of classrooms’: Local MP Meg Hillier officially opens Hackney School of Food
Lower Clapton school with state-of-the-art facilities hosts cooking and growing classes for children of all ages
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