Hackney children exposed to verbal abuse could face long-term mental health effects
Charities and psychologists call on schools and MPs to take action
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Woodland escapes
In need of a day out after a music tour around Europe, our columnist was inspired to pen a list of the best tree-filled trips within an hour of Hackney
Read MoreBing Bong Pizza, Morning Lane, food review: ‘Stuffed after six slices’
Bing Bong Pizza, from inside a cocktail bar, offers up nonna-style pies in ‘gloriously sleazy surroundings’
Read More‘Art for the people’: How Dalston’s enduring peace mural captured a community
Hackney History Festival revisits radical, melancholy chronicle of iconic artwork never seen by its author
Read MoreTitbits – Tale of two halves
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreAir conditioning fault caused fire at Mossbourne school – not arson
London Fire Brigade had initially been unable to rule out a deliberate act
Read MoreHunger across Hackney reaches record high – as food bank calls for help
Latest national figures show charities are distributing a food parcel every 11 seconds in the UK
Read MoreLabour stalwart elected as Hackney Speaker for third time
Cllr Sharon Patrick was chosen to wear the gold chain at the council’s AGM this month
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor cleared of sexually assaulting a child
Lee Laudat-Scott was also found not guilty of sexually assaulting a man
Read MoreV&A East Storehouse to open this weekend – with a ‘huge trove’ of treasures to comb through
The Citizen was given a peek inside the museum’s huge depository, which members of the public can peruse from 31 May
Read MoreQuestions raised over KC-led ‘independent’ review into Mossbourne schools
Probe led by a King’s Counsel asks parents to submit evidence – but report’s findings will not be shared with them
Read MorePopular Hackney soft play centre launches £60k fundraiser to kit out new home
Clapton’s Kidzmania says the money will ‘go a long way to making sure the space is as enjoyable as possible’
Read MoreNew local heritage website reveals Hackney’s hidden history
Historic England’s hub provides facts and photographs for more than 400 locations across the country
Read MoreWatchdog says Town Hall ‘positivity’ blocked ‘real reflection’ over housing failures
Ombudsman says Hackney Council ‘overstated’ improvements and was hindered by poor scrutiny and oversight
Read MoreMayor joins vigil marking ‘grief and horror’ of Middle East conflict
Caroline Woodley gives emotional speech at Clapton Common in response to Israel-Palestine war
Read More‘Gaslighting’: Disabled man trapped in flat for months slams landlord over rehousing delays
Malcolm Cripps was ‘traumatised’ after being unable to leave his building last year but is still in the same property
Read MoreLess than half of 17,000 new fire-resistant doors to be installed, council reveals
Town Hall spends £15.5m replacing 4,000 doors since 2018 pledge following regulatory changes and project delays
Read MoreTown Hall to consult on changing ‘generous’ social care charges
Health and social care chief says policy currently subsidises wealthiest residents as opposition argues ‘no good will come’ of engagement on draft changes
Read MoreMayor joins ‘record number’ of runners for Hackney Half
Greens say Wizz Air sponsorship of race ‘flies in the face’ of borough’s net-zero commitments
Read MoreHackney resident wins gold at Chelsea Flower Show with climate-resilient garden
Matthew Butler and fellow designer Joshua Parker teamed up with the Gates Foundation to create a future-proofed plot
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