Local 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
Read MoreThe Deep Blue Sea, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Heavy but rewarding’
Helen McCrory ‘gleams’ in Terence Rattigan’s post-war drama, which ‘feels perfectly relevant today’
Read MoreHundreds turn out to support domestic violence charity at centre of premises row with Hackney Council
Sistah Space, the only organisation in London serving African and Caribbean women, is fighting a move back to its former home after deeming it ‘unsafe’
Read MoreHackney councillors call on Metropolitan Police to recognise ‘implicit bias’
Equalities boss Cllr Carole Williams and community safety chief Cllr Caroline Selman want police to ‘understand people’s differences’ after figures show stark race disparity in local stop and search
Read MoreLocal public health director warns of ‘data gaps’ in test-and-trace
Dr Sandra Husbands reports continuing concerns with information provided by the government programme, after previously questioning its usefulness
Read More‘Second-class citizens’: Homerton Hospital grilled on extension of outsourced labour
Unions brand proposed new contract ‘absolutely devastating’ as hospital ‘determined’ to strike deal securing better terms for workers
Read More‘Hackney is London’s Springfield’: Meet the Simpsons-inspired animator telling stories in stop-motion
Lamide Olusegun is hoping to raise enough money to set up a studio in the borough to rival the industry’s biggest names
Read MoreTown Hall housing boss warns ‘job not done’ on rough sleeping
Town Hall begin planning for ‘next big challenge’ of providing Covid-secure severe weather accommodation for winter months
Read MoreLocal health system puts addressing inequality at heart of recovery plan
Keeping people healthy and out of hospital to be prioritised as resources shift to focus on prevention, wellness and population health
Read MoreHackney domestic abuse service shortlisted for patient safety award
Nurse-led service singled out for ‘ambition, visionary spirit and demonstrable positive impact’
Read MoreYouth worker raises alarm over ‘punitive’ approach in Hackney schools
Concerns voiced over ‘zero-tolerance’ schooling as Deputy Mayor urges prioritisation of health and wellbeing
Read MoreHackney youth charity on its new flower-giving project and the impact of Black Lives Matter
Voyage Youth’s Operation Smiles aims to ‘bring joy’ to those in need, while acting as a gateway for young Black people to become more involved in green activism
Read MoreLes Blancs, National Theatre Live on YouTube, stage review: ‘Utterly believable, important work’
Lorraine Hansberry’s tale of ‘heat and hardship’, filmed in 2016, explores the ‘ugliness of colonialism’
Read More‘Life in the old dog yet’: Hackney Law Centre thanks donors as it celebrates 40th anniversary
Housing solicitor Nathaniel Mathews explains the difficulties of law under lockdown as the Centre bounces back from funding struggle
Read MoreRio Cinema looks to the future as board of trustees steps down
Cinema welcomes government arts bail-out as venue aims for August opening
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