Local children’s author Ed Vere wins highly regarded Oscar’s Book Prize for ‘tale of courage’
The Hackney resident collected his award from royal patron Princess Beatrice
Read MoreTown Hall urges Windrush victims to claim for compensation
Residents affected by the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies can apply now
Read MoreNew five-year health strategy aims to ‘break down barriers in society’ for learning disabled people
Plan sent back for further costing as Integrated Learning Disabilities Service faces £4.2m overspend
Read MoreYe Olde Axe’s licence renewed amid debate over neon ‘striptease’ sign
Town Hall asks owner for written management policy as campaigners call for close of all remaining strip clubs
Read MoreMao Chow, Mare Street, food review: ‘Tempting for even the biggest vegan-sceptic’
Julian Denis offers up intimate, animal-free feasts from his new, permanent base near London Fields
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins ‘Niche Market Newspaper of the Year’ at the newsawards 2019
Editor-in-chief ‘delighted’ as paper finally triumphs after being nominated four times in a row
Read MoreThirty-foot swastika daubed on Hackney Wick building owned by Jewish Brexit Party candidate
Lance Forman, whose father is a Holocaust survivor, calls attack on his salmon smokery a “sick act” – as police investigate
Read MoreFrom fast to feast
Our resident food historian on late spring’s bounty
Read MoreFlamboree, Old Street, food review: ‘Contemporary spin on an Alsatian classic’
This new tarte flambée restaurant is a ‘welcome departure’ from Old Street’s more expensive spots
Read MoreDeputy Mayor wants Hackney’s new education board to ‘keep our family of schools together’
Newly-established Schools Group Board will aim to ‘reduce exclusions’
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘We need to get used to weeds in the streets’
Kate Poland on mulching, plant dyes and the tension between wildlife and tidiness
Read MoreBird On The Wire Turns 10, live music review: ‘Eclectic and unpredictable’
The promoters, who started off in a Dalston basement, celebrated 10 years in the business with an evening of experimental sound and ‘guilty pleasures galore’
Read MoreAngelina, Dalston, food review: ‘Ambitious vision’
The new Japanese-Italian fusion restaurant is ‘well worth a visit’
Read MorePrimary school parents launch art auction to fund green playground
Art for Air, which features more than 100 pieces by prominent artists, will raise money for a scheme to make the school more eco-friendly
Read MoreEuropean elections: Parties announce London hopefuls
Polling takes place on 23 May – and the deadline for registration is midnight tonight. Find out how to vote…
Read MoreCouncil formally objects to Old Street roundabout plans
Deputy Mayor says plans will cause longer journey times, more traffic flow and harm to businesses
Read MoreHackney Road residents seek shutdown of Ye Olde Axe strip pub
Neighbours complain area is ‘inappropriate for a sexual venue’
Read MoreTitbits – Electric mice and a tractor vice
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Float your vote
Rather than boycott smoked salmon, get out and vote in an election that is shaping up to be a proxy EU referendum
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