Campaign to save Clapton community garden pins hopes on 1980s mural
Residents calling on council to rethink its house-building plans are worried the artwork could be lost – despite a vow to retain it
Read MoreThree billboards outside St Mary’s, Hackney
Church rector takes inspiration from Oscar-winning film to raise awareness of homelessness in the borough
Read MoreHackney man’s fight for compensation over miscarriage of justice continues at Supreme Court
Sam Hallam’s murder conviction was quashed in 2012 after he had spent seven years in prison
Read MoreDalston Labour councillor re-elected by 21 votes after dramatic recount
Peter Snell was only up one vote on his Green challenger in the first count
Read MoreLiberal Democrats wiped out in Hackney as Labour gains three Cazenove seats
Council now has 52 Labour councillors and five Conservatives
Read MoreShock as Conservatives snatch Labour-held seat in Stamford Hill
Former Hackney Speaker Rosemary Sales ‘disappointed’ after losing out to Ahron Klein
Read MoreFree school’s move to former Hackney cop shop back on after long delay
Olive School’s bid to convert an old police station has been held up by council planners – and squatters
Read MoreLabour’s Philip Glanville re-elected as Mayor of Hackney
Conservative candidate takes a surprise second ahead of the Greens
Read MoreGet outdoors in Daubeney Fields with Heritage Lottery Funded project
Whether you call it Clapton Park or Daubeney Green, charity EcoACTIVE Education have a jam-packed schedule of free activities for everyone to enjoy
Read MoreVolunteers providing canine company for older people launch crowdfunder
Pets Against Loneliness is off to a successful start – but needs funding to survive
Read More‘Antisemitism’ row erupts between campaigner and Lib Dem councillor
Cazenove residents’ complaints about ‘lawless’ high street spark war of words ahead of tomorrow’s local elections
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party co-founder Catherine Mayer urges Hackney to vote for Harini Iyengar
‘I think she absolutely killed it’, Mayer tells Citizen after mayoral hustings
Read MoreVIDEO: watch our Mayoral Hustings at the Arcola in full
With one day to go until polling, look back at Hackney’s Mayoral candidates discussing housing, SEND cuts, Britannia Leisure Centre, anti-semitism, homelessness, mental health and more
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for May 2018
This month’s guide to gigs in Hackney and nearby features both high-minded songwriting and booty-shaking bounce music, via synth pop, indie and all manner of noise…
Read MoreAward-winning novelist to star at fundraiser for Hackney literacy charity
Author Nick Hornby to take part in a special Q&A for his Hoxton-based non-profit Ministry of Stories
Read MoreMayoral candidates quizzed at Hackney Citizen hustings at the Arcola Theatre
Panel answers questions at sold-out event ahead of elections
Read MoreHackney Citizen Mayoral Hustings 2018: live blog
Join Local Democracy Reporter Adam Barnett as he brings you all the latest from our election debate live at the Arcola Theatre
Read MorePlant food: Hackney chef teams up with local gardener for Chelsea Fringe fest
Culinary pro Aidan Brooks and his friend Clair Battaglino to host an ‘open garden’ and celebratory dinner
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new
Hackney Liberal Democrats say Violence Reduction Unit would ‘treat violence like a disease’
Read MoreI Drilled A Hole in My Head to Stay High Forever: counterculture icon fails to bore at MOTH Club
Despite a more academic bent than the audience were prepared for, Joey Mellen’s delved into the possibilities of the brain with aplomb during his trepanning talk at MOTH Club last weekend
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