Families seek judicial review against Hackney’s ‘unlawful’ SEND cuts
Lawyers file High Court bid over cuts to children’s special education needs
Read MoreHackney students top 6,000-strong field to win national debate competition
Pupils from Cardinal Pole Catholic School take first prize at Debate Mate 2018
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor renews call for national Windrush Day
Patrick Vernon urges government to make 22 June an annual ‘celebration of migrants’
Read MoreHackney Council stands by cladding contractor following safety complaints
Building firm Wates says safety is its ‘number one priority’ after criticism from Lincoln Court residents
Read MoreFoster carer who has helped over 200 Hackney children talks of pride in her ‘extended family’
“My greatest achievement is seeing how the children I looked after have moved on, having turned their lives around”
Read MoreHackney Council fails to update register of payments over £500 since late 2017
Town Hall says payments for 2018 will be online next week
Read More‘The Empire was a commonwealth of recipes…Britain was fortunate in having access to many of them’
With Windrush in mind, our resident food historian considers the folly, from a culinary angle and otherwise, of the idea of vital ingredients ‘going back where they came from’…
Read MoreBrain injury charity launches culture magazine created by survivors
The first edition of Headway East London’s ‘Matter’ will feature confessionals, fiction, art, music, food and more
Read MoreHackney Council’s SEND ‘crisis’ group held no meetings for three months
New SEND boss Chris Kennedy rejects claims more cuts are in the works
Read MoreAnger 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
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