Community group needs final £50k to turn old Clapton toilet into village hall
Mayor of Hackney joins local faith leaders to launch fundraising drive
Read MoreHackney Council unveils plaque honouring peace symbol creator
Artist Gerald Holtom’s family ‘proud’ to see his work commemorated on Blackstock Road – where he first presented his design
Read MoreFurious Hackney Wick residents demand answers over contaminated construction site
Principal speaks up for ‘young lungs’ at local primary school as council confirms carcinogenic hydrocarbons as cause of ‘odours’
Read MoreFinance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
Read More‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix
After selling out in 2017, the ‘rowdy political knees-up’ returns on 26 October – and this year the theme is beauty
Read More‘Major concern’: Homerton Hospital facing ‘unexpected’ multimillion-pound overspend
Surprise increase in day cases and non-GP referrals sparks fears over upcoming budget
Read More‘Disappointment’ from children’s health services over levels of funding
Deputy Mayor questions ‘low’ allocation of cash for children and young people’s health
Read MoreWorld first as Hackney gets all-weekend vegan market
Sean O’Callaghan, better known as the Fat Gay Vegan, extends his Hackney Downs market to Sundays
Read MoreQueer film festival to return to east London for its eighth year
Volunteer-led Fringe!, founded in 2011 in response to arts cuts, is back for six days in November
Read MoreThousands of Hackney homes to get new fire-resistant doors
17,000 front doors to be replaced in multimillion-pound council project which is expected to last three years
Read MoreStudent whose family was killed in Syria wins New City College award
Tales of success in the face of adversity light up the college’s annual ceremony, presented by special guest Richard Blackwood
Read MoreUrswick student’s Black History Month flag raised above Hackney Town Hall
Year 9 pupil Malaika Parillon Langlais Baron’s ‘highly creative’ design was selected from 75 competition entries
Read More‘As I walked into the big gates…’: Petchey newcomers deliver moving speeches after bonding trip to Epping Forest
Year 7s talked about their experiences of starting secondary school following a three-day adventure with their new classmates
Read More‘Don’t be afraid to dream’: Volunteers rouse the crowd at Inspiring Young Men event
Seventeen local professionals, from firefighters to charity workers, dished out career tips to pupils from across the borough
Read MoreAll in a pickle: Gillian Riley turns her eye to microbes
Our resident food historian on the ‘busy little critters’ found inside our guts
Read MoreHackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
Read MoreTitbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Licence to grill
Licensing decisions that affect people’s livelihoods are too often taken behind closed doors
Read MoreLiberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime
Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’
Read MoreThe Perseverance, Raymond Antrobus, book review: ‘Verse rich in personal and local references’
Deaf culture and ethnic identity are themes of the Hackney-born poet’s début collection
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