Local elections 2022: Parties drive home key pledges as Hackney gears up for some tight races
LTNs, housing, the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency are major battlegrounds
Read More‘We need to make violence against women and girls a political priority,’ says Women’s Equality Party candidate
Tabitha Morton, the party’s co-deputy leader, is competing for a council seat in Clissold
Read More‘All SEN students deserve help’: Election candidates from Hackney and Islington sign up to community manifesto
Election hopefuls hear powerful testimony at event hosted by Hackney and Islington Citizens
Read More‘It degraded me’: Election candidate opens up about ‘horrific’ strip-search following Child Q scandal
TUSC’s Victoria ward hopeful Margaret Trotter calls for police ‘overhaul’
Read MoreVolunteers begin project to make River Lea an ‘oasis for wildlife’ again
Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston team up with council staff to plant vegetation and build habitats along the eroded riverbanks
Read More‘Face our shared history with honesty’: Hackney to play host to major art initiative on transatlantic slave trade
The World Reimagined will create educational walking trails featuring works by high-profile artists
Read MoreMariam, The Old Church, stage review: ‘Stand-out performances carry dialogue-heavy script’
This adaptation of Elizabeth Cary’s 1613 play picks up in the second half
Read MoreNew app designed to make art more inclusive to be brought to life in Hackney Central exhibition
BRUSHWRK to showcase work of two Black female artists at Paper Dress Vintage
Read More‘Hackney still not past Omicron peak,’ warn local medics
Doctors estimate that 8.2 per cent of local residents had Covid last week
Read MorePlan for 76 retirement homes in Woodberry Down gets thumbs-up
Anchor Hanover development on Newnton Close wins approval from councillors
Read MoreHostel set for refurbishment after council agrees lease for 163 homes
More than 100 rooms at the former Metropolitan hospital to be upgraded
Read MoreMore than 30,000 households to get extra £30 off council tax
Hackney’s cabinet approves one-off reduction to help tackle cost of living crisis
Read MoreLocal elections 2022: Housing, racism and LTNs on the agenda for Hackney’s Independent Network
The Citizen caught up with the 11-strong group of candidates ahead of voting on 5 May
Read MoreChild Q: Headteacher of school where Black teenage girl was strip-searched steps down due to ill health
Scandal-hit school informs parents of news – with successor already in place
Read More‘Messy memories’: Artist Marcus Cope gets personal in solo exhibition at PEER
The Bath-born painter’s ‘self-reflective’ show opens this week at the Hoxton gallery
Read More‘No excuse’: Three hundred council workers strike over pay
Staff in waste collection, repairs and SEND passenger services launch six days of action
Read MoreChildren as young as 10 have been strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police, figures show
Data obtained by London Assembly Member Caroline Russell in wake of Child Q scandal
Read MoreDaddy, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Floundering in a sea of conflicting story arcs’
Jeremy O. Harris’s play has ‘undeniable beauty and skill’ but it is ‘simply too long and too busy’
Read More‘Terrifying but fun!’: Hackney chefs crowned UK student champions after live cook-off judged by Michel Roux Jr
Trio from New City College win Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022
Read MoreHackney Wick dance school to mark first birthday with Ukraine fundraiser
Adore Dance co-founder says using the event to support refugees ‘felt very natural’
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