Christmas (Baby Peas Come Home): Food banks to receive fresh produce courtesy of Growing Communities
The community-driven Hackney non-profit is helping to make up for many food banks’ inability to store and hand out newly harvested food
Read MoreDiane Abbott suffers most abuse of all female MPs, ethics watchdog finds
Parliamentary committee calls on government to shift liability for illegal content on to social media companies
Read MoreBlack Cat vegan cafe to combat cold winter night with soup kitchen
The cooperatively run Clarence Road spot say reveal the menu for the inaugural evening on 22 December, where ‘nobody will be refused food’
Read MoreCharity to help reduce ‘inappropriate A&E use’ at Homerton Hospital
Three-month service will offer patients community support during busy winter period
Read MoreHackney Council defends parking scheme over rising surplus and ‘discrimination’ claims
Town Hall stands by anti-pollution pricing model and says any extra cash is spent ‘lawfully’
Read MoreHackney Schools Group: Council pitches ‘pioneering’ education plan
Town Hall responds to concerns about academisation and school selection
Read More‘Want to make the world better, but don’t know how?’: Stoke Newington church launches social justice incubator
New Unity hosting first open meeting this Friday
Read MoreHeadway East London served £15k grant for kitchen staffed by brain injury survivors
The Haggerston-based charity runs regular feasts for members and the public
Read MoreRewards scheme sees Hackney hit highest ever recycling rate
Council on track to hit its own target for the three-year project
Read MorePassing Clouds: Anger as council approves plans to reopen music venue
Supporters fear a bitter feud with the developer will condemn the organisation to history
Read MoreLiberal Democrats pick ‘Hackney Heroine’ to stand for mayor in 2018
Pauline Pearce rose to fame when she stood up to London rioters in 2011
Read MoreBeavertown Brewery’s sudden decision to axe former Hackney home Duke’s Brew & Que leaves drinkers stunned
The brewpub and BBQ restaurant on Downham Road, de Beauvoir, closed permanently on 4 December
Read MoreBritannia Leisure Centre: Campaigners cry foul after council releases first pics
Town Hall this week unveiled images of what the new facility might look like – four years from now
Read MoreWe don’t need no school selection, say 65 per cent of Hackney residents
Council survey finds 72 per cent want schools to be neutral on religion
Read MoreFast food near schools: Hackney eighth worst in England
Council began restricting new takeaways in 2015, but has no powers to shut down existing ones
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins BBC funding for a Local Democracy Reporter
Contracts have been awarded to publishers across the country as part of the BBC Local News Partnership scheme
Read MoreDalston doctors’ surgery triumphs at National GP Awards
Richmond Road Medical Centre becomes first practice in Hackney to win
Read MoreCommunity group wins bid to plant 21 trees on Stamford Hill Estate
Friends of Stamford Hill says this is just the start of a bigger plan to become ‘London’s best eco estate’
Read MoreTwo teenagers charged with assaulting police following Dalston bus fare row
Situation escalated after a 15-year-old girl was caught without a valid ticket
Read MoreHackney Citizen Christmas Listings 2017: food, music, booze, gift shopping, children, charity and more
Almost every day of the big countdown to Christmas brings something local and exciting to enjoy
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