Anger after bin fire at council block where cladding is being replaced
Lincoln Court residents say blaze is a ‘warning shot’ following ‘numerous conversations’ with council about safety practices
Read MoreGet your Kicks on Root 73 – affordable recording studio and arts hub opens in Stoke Newington
Root 73 puts out the call to young artists who ‘have the dream’ and want to develop their work and collaborate for free
Read MoreAnthology Hoxton Press: City living from new heights in Hackney with these one, two and three bedroom homes
Make Hoxton Press your new home in one of these sought after apartments overlooking Shoreditch Park, and enjoy all the area has to offer
Read MoreHackney has ‘around 18 street gangs’ says anti-crime chief – and council uses Met’s controversial gang matrix
Cllr Caroline Selman says the police matrix supports Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit
Read MoreCouncillor set for £6,000 pay rise as Deputy Mayor after cabinet reshuffle
Feryal Demirci could earn more than £50,000 thanks to her new job title
Read MoreCampaigners announce winning design for Mary Wollstonecraft statue
Artist and ‘modern legend’ Maggi Hambling chosen to create world’s first memorial to pioneering feminist on Newington Green
Read MoreHotpod Yoga – a yoga experience like no other, situated in the heart of London Fields
Try the first one on us – free first class for Hackney Citizen readers
Read MoreDeputy Mayor loses SEND brief in cabinet reshuffle, as Chris Kennedy joins the fray
New cabinet member will be ‘leading’ on SEND as council makes £5 million of cuts
Read MoreChildren’s theatre company launches offshoot aimed at young adults
Hackney Shed branches out to cater to teenagers who leave its care with ‘nowhere to go’ for drama
Read MoreComic – Sueño de migrantes
Our artist Francisco de la Mora gives us his take on the Windrush scandal…
Read MoreHackney youth worker says give people on police gang matrix apprenticeships
Deji Adeoshun of Hackney CVS says good jobs can save young men from a life of crime
Read MoreRoad closures: Feud flares up again as campaigners clash with Town Hall over school pollution figures
Clean air group says monitoring results show illegal levels of toxic air at four primaries – but the council disagrees
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre to host special exhibition for National Mental Health Awareness Week
Over 35 organisations will showcase the care on offer in Hackney at the award-winning GP practice this Thursday
Read MoreHackney’s energy company will avoid Bristol woes, says energy chief
Cllr Jon Burke says company will be safe from procurement issues
Read MoreVinyl hurrah: new wax-slinging shops fire up the wheels of steel
As demand for the classic format gathers pace, a growing network of independent retailers emphasise the social aspect of shopping for music and the opportunities record shops present to discover something unexpected
Read MoreHackney set for ‘biggest ever’ Dalston Children’s Festival
Drag queen among the special guests for two days full of free activities
Read MoreDream Nails, interview: “we’re under no illusions that art is enough”
The Hackney punk band have a lot they want to do, and a bout of flu isn’t going to stop them. They talked to Kate Wilsea about their new song, how London’s music scene is changing, and their DIY attitude to pretty much everything
Read MoreMayor Glanville hails election results as manifesto mandate
‘Despite Tory austerity and cuts to our grant, we must continue to be ambitious’
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats resolute after ‘bittersweet’ election showing
Tributes to ‘true gentleman’ Ian Sharer, who lost his seat after 24 years of service
Read MorePamela, Dalston, restaurant review: Asian-inspired vegan menu with no Ayres and graces
The Kingsland Road bar that honours all the world’s Pams has seen a selection of famous London pop-ups pass through their kitchen. Now, they’ve set out their own stall
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