Spring loaded: East End Film Festival announces line-up for next month’s cinematic harvest – our preview
The 17th annual festival of features, documentary and all sorts in between comes to venues around Hackney and beyond from 11-29 April
Read MoreHackney agrees £4 million deal to combine ‘stop smoking’ services
Health chief McShane says the deal will make service accountable
Read MoreHackney Council approves further cuts to fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney campaign welcomes move but calls for ‘truly fossil free pension fund’
Read MoreHackney Mayor unveils new charity-focused Shoreditch Art Wall
Consortium behind £750 million development to preserve iconic street art space
Read MoreHamlet, Hackney Empire, review: RSC’s African restaging brings the energy of youth to the tragedy
The Royal Shakespeare Company come to Hackney with a West African-influenced production that features their first use of a black actor in the title role
Read MoreCampaign for Mary Wollstonecraft public memorial on Newington Green gains momentum
Mary on the Green campaign shortlists two designs for ‘foremother of feminism’ statue, and launches petition calling for London Mayor’s support
Read MoreCouncil to spend £945k on new tech staff for ‘Hackney’s digital journey’
Town Hall says the 17 jobs will save money and improve services
Read MoreFace on your Egg: Clown’s Gallery in Dalston shells out for collection of precious new arrivals
Mattie Faint, curator of the monthly free museum and in-house clown for Great Ormond Street, tells us why these historic painted eggs are so important in clowning – and how they ended up in Hackney
Read MoreJewish school defends censoring textbooks to cover up women and hide mentions of homosexuality
Stamford Hill secondary school says policy ‘protects girls from sexualisation’
Read MoreBeans, pulses, nuts, peas and seeds: it’s the little things
Our resident food historian takes a historical view of the newly ‘rehabilitated’ ingredients. Whether scrubbed, peeled or dried, these versatile morsels are more than meets the eye
Read MoreGreen-light for workshop and flats block opposite Shacklewell gallery
Council approves scheme to replace Miller’s Avenue shipping containers
Read MoreElections 2018: Worried about a dubious-sounding claim? Confused by a statistic? Help us check the facts…
With polls opening on 3 May, the Citizen needs your support to make sure voters are as well informed as possible
Read MoreFinsbury Park site could become emergency housing for vulnerable young people
Themi Care facility in Somerfield Road goes before planning sub-committee
Read MoreHackney resident to row across the Atlantic to combat plastic pollution
Caroline Wilson and two teammates will take on ‘sleep deprivation, 40-foot waves and sharks’ during 3,000-mile challenge beginning in December
Read MoreGul & Sepoy, Whitechapel, restaurant review: Indian small plates with some big ideas
The team behind Spitalfields’ Gunpowder have diverged from more standard Indian culinary paths, to bring their sometimes frustrating but ultimately rewarding dishes to East London
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party’s first ever Hackney candidate puts SEND cuts at heart of campaign
Deputy Mayor calls for unity in fight against SEND cuts, telling campaigners ‘We are on the same side’
Read MoreSwan couple remain apart after River Lea oil spill
Female bird was rescued last week without her mate
Read MoreCouncil and residents clash over future of Clapton car park
Town Hall wants to build 11 affordable homes on the site of a community garden
Read MoreTitbits – Pussycats, Easter lash and early manifesto flash
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Smoke and mirrors
Empty reassurances on fire safety are ominous with elections coming up
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