Town Hall explores ‘15-minute city’ concept as it grapples with economic fallout from coronavirus
New local plan makes mention of model developed in Paris, in which residents have quick access to goods, services and leisure facilities
Read MoreCouncil announces competition for local families to build their own home
Anyone who lives, works or studies in Hackney invited to apply for the Self-Build Challenge, which makes use of land too small for council developments
Read MoreNeurodiverse artists star in ‘compelling’ online photography exhibition
Leon Foggitt’s portraits for Submit to Love, a programme run by brain injury charity Headway East London, have been shared by Shoreditch gallery Autograph ABP
Read MoreDe Beauvoir residents to vote on estate regeneration in planning policy dry run
Ballot aims to put residents ‘at centre of decisions affecting their area’
Read MoreLocal galleries that you can enjoy without booking in advance
A handy list of places where the ‘pleasure of a casual visit’ to an exhibition can still be found
Read MoreCoronavirus: ‘Decimation’ of council finances revealed as government support falls short
‘No going back to normal,’ Mayor warns, as Town Hall faces £67m hit in lost income and increased spending
Read MorePolitical pressure increases on Homerton Hospital over outsourced key workers
Pay row intensifies as both Hackney MPs speak out and unions call for health secretary to ‘put brakes’ on new five-year contract for facilities giant ISS
Read MoreTown Hall pledges action to put young people at heart of local policy
Young Futures Commission calls on council to act on ‘thoughts, concerns and ideas’ of thousands of borough’s young people
Read MoreAfrican artworks lost in Shoreditch church basement for 70 years go on display
A free exhibition at the Theatre Courtyard showcases rare early paintings and drawings by more than 40 Zimbabwean artists
Read MoreResident safety chief warns of shortfall in government funding on post-Grenfell works
Donna Bryce says all London boroughs are worried about the resources needed to comply with ‘huge changes’ to building regulations
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter seeks permanent home to support rough sleepers
Homelessness charity urges anyone with an empty property suitable for up to 15 people to get in touch
Read MoreTamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘The maker movement has never been more important’
The writer speaks to Hackney residents who have been making face masks, and a researcher who thinks the pandemic has allowed makers to shake off the ‘hobbyist’ stereotype
Read MoreFlat Earth Pizza at The Plough, Homerton, food review: ‘Inventive grub that doesn’t hurt the planet’
Our reviewer emerges from lockdown for a ‘guilt-free evening of astounding food’ at this vegan pizzeria-in-a-pub
Read MorePoetry: Screens by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the ‘shadow play of life’
Read MoreLocal schools move to tackle ‘emerging gap’ in inequality caused by lockdown
Councillors ‘distressed’ after hearing from education charity that ten years’ progress may be lost
Read MoreHackney Council to table Black Lives Matter motion next week
Motion commits Town Hall to ‘actively fighting racism in the borough’
Read MoreNew mental health website offers ‘one-stop shop’ of support for young people and parents in Hackney
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble is urging people to use the site, which covers ‘common concerns through to longer term difficulties’
Read More‘Life is way more fun when you’re clean’: Local author Michele Kirsch on her prize-winning memoir about addiction
The Citizen spoke to Kirsch after she was awarded the prestigious Christopher Bland Prize for her ‘beautifully crafted’ book
Read MoreAll the fun of the furlough
Our resident food historian takes us through the intrepid legionary’s enforced break, during which he keeps himself busy with sidelines in saffron and fish sauce
Read MorePhotography: We Grieve by Fran Hales
The Hackney-based photographer’s beautiful series captured the weekly community ceremonies held on Clapton Common during lockdown
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