Council plans to cut its own plastic use by end of September
‘As community leaders, it’s only right that they lead the way in tackling this scourge,’ campaigner says
Read MoreHackney school’s mental health charity to launch pop-up arts shop curated by top DJ
Safaplace and Gilles Peterson’s week-long collaboration will feature daily appearances from authors and performers
Read More‘London’s first theatreland’: Archaeologists dig up more secrets at Shakespearean playhouse
Museum of London also reveals plans for a new exhibition space in Shoreditch centred around The Theatre’s in-situ remains
Read MoreBorough-wide stop and search orders see sharp increase
Living in Hackney Scrutiny Commission preparing to examine how stop and search powers are used
Read MoreAre you getting ready for the #ZeroWasteHackney challenge? Here are some handy tips from a plastic-free champion…
Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner Bettina Maidment has been cutting down her plastic consumption for over 18 months
Read MoreCouncil asks residents to take on the #ZeroWasteHackney challenge
How much can you recycle and re-use? With International Zero Waste Week starting next Monday, it’s a perfect time to put yourself to the test
Read MoreArtist teams up with East End schoolchildren for new Whitechapel Gallery show
Mikhail Karikis’ No Ordinary Protest is the gallery’s 10th children’s commission
Read MoreCouncil U-turn on ‘Chocolate Studios’ hotel planning application
Decision comes days after confirmation that controversial plans were to go to committee
Read MoreCommunity safety chief responds to forum on gun and knife crime
‘We take tackling violence extremely seriously – in doing so, it’s important that we listen to a range of voices, experiences and views’
Read MoreSmile Please, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘a refreshing take on modern urban life’
Simon English’s new solo show features never-before-seen sculptures made from objects picked up around London
Read MoreLicensing restrictions ‘aren’t about stopping fun’, says councillor
Committee maintains every case that comes before it decided on merit
Read MoreMemorial, Barbican Centre, theatre preview: ‘the biggest challenge is learning all the Greek names!’
The Citizen chats to Martina Schwarz, whose Hackney-based community choir will perform in the upcoming war drama
Read More‘Distraught’ residents of historic Chocolate Studios hit out at hotel planning decision
Development application to proceed to committee despite admissions of potential inaccuracies in documentation
Read MoreHackney pupils collect their GCSE results
We bring you the latest as schools across the borough open their doors
Read MoreFlowers Gallery to host John Loker retrospective to mark artist’s 80th birthday – 48 years after it put on his first solo show
Loker, along with David Hockney, was part of the so-called ‘Bradford Mafia’ – a group of artists who first rose to prominence in the 1960s
Read MoreHackney in UK’s bottom five for pollution purged by trees
Council restates commitment to plant additional 1,000 trees over next four years
Read More‘Victims are becoming the perpetrators’: Rabbi and former Labour councillor hits out at ‘toxic’ atmosphere in local party
Party says it is ‘very sorry’ to hear the views of Rabbi Avrohom Pinter, who recently wrote to Jeremy Corbyn over ‘unchallenged’ instances of antisemitism he has suffered
Read MoreHackney students pick up their A-level results
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you the latest from schools across the borough
Read MoreRashan Charles: Officer cleared of misconduct despite ‘basic failings’
Police watchdog investigation concludes the officer ‘froze’ but ‘did his best in difficult circumstances’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital retains ‘Good’ rating from health watchdog
Care Quality Commission inspectors mark A&E department as ‘Outstanding’ and upgrade maternity service for first time in years
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