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Rashan Charles: Police officer will not face criminal charges, says CPS

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 22 January 2018 at 12:57

CCTV footage shows Charles being thrown to the ground during his arrest

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Vittoria Wharf: Campaigners launch final bid to halt imminent demolition

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 22 January 2018 at 11:09
Artists and residents from Vittoria Wharf

Local politicians express urgent concerns as Save Hackney Wick claims new bridges were ‘never negotiable’

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Road closures: Shacklewell residents accuse council of censorship following ‘shambolic’ ward forum

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 January 2018 at 15:35

Town Hall says meeting was for people who live in Stoke Newington and Clissold wards

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Through time and SPACE: new time-travelling art show brings history of the Mare Street studios to life

By Andrew Barnes | Friday 19 January 2018 at 12:29
Art world: Bruce Lacey in his SPACE studio on Martello Street in the early 70s. Photograph: Ingeborg Sedgley

‘We were astounded that each and every participant actually had an experience of entering into another reality,’ say creators J&K

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Unregulated schools: ‘Government must act urgently’, says Hackney Mayor

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 January 2018 at 11:24
jewish family hackney credit kafka4prez via flickr

Town Hall report finds up to 1,500 orthodox Jewish boys are being educated without proper safeguards

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Clissold Park goats Bob and Dylan put down after battle with arthritis

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 January 2018 at 17:09

‘The dearly loved Anglo-Nubian goats will be much missed by park staff and residents alike’

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Mayor and campaigners trade blows over Britannia Leisure Centre plans

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 January 2018 at 12:41

Both sides accuse the other of ‘misleading’ residents

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East End exhibitions – five of the best for February 2018

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 17:56
Fishy: Neil Neil Martinson's 'Another Time Another Place: Hackney in the 70s & 80s' exhibition at Stour Space includes this Ridley Road trader. Photograph courtesy of the artist

In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond

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Mayor scales back Council Tax Support cut ahead of Cabinet decision

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 13:38
Hackney Town Hall

Leading anti-poverty charity welcomes change but says new proposal will still hurt Hackney’s poorest

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Dream holiday: we talk to a lucid dreaming expert ahead of a sleepy night in Shoreditch

By Andrew Barnes | Wednesday 17 January 2018 at 10:37
Only in dreams: Dr. Josie Malinowski. Photograph: Guerilla Science

Lessons in Lucid Dreaming, a ‘special evening exploring the history and science of dream research and sleepy teas’ featuring Dr. Josie Malinowski, comes to The Book Club later this month

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Stoke Newington parents slam council’s ‘scandalous’ traffic plans

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 15 January 2018 at 16:00

Congestion expected to increase near William Patten primary – one of London’s most polluted schools

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Razor glass to The Cock Tavern and Clapton Craft: Hackney dominates Beard Friendly drinking awards

By Andrew Barnes | Monday 15 January 2018 at 14:14
Beards and beers: The Cock Tavern "bristles with beard friendliness"

In the same weekend that brewing returned to The Cock, the comfortingly traditional Hackney Central pub and nearby bottle shop both won in a hirsute landslide

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You, Me, The World and Hackney Wick: new play at The Yard explores the history and future of E9

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 January 2018 at 15:41
Live and Wicking: the poster for You, Me, The World and Hackney Wick. Image: The Yard / take stock exchange

Following a free community meal, the stories of twenty locals from all walks of Wick life will be told tomorrow 13 January

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Stoke Newington church to host Sunday service – for dogs

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 January 2018 at 12:29

New Unity’s atheist minister expects ‘chaos and confusion’

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Stoke Newington residents rally against cycle superhighway plans

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 January 2018 at 13:33

Divide as local bike campaign backs road closures

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Wonky books: Hoxton Mini Press turn printing error into free giveaway for ‘most depressing day of the year’

By Andrew Barnes | Wednesday 10 January 2018 at 17:01
Written from scratch: the damaged books that Hoxton Mini Press are giving away next week. Photograph: Hoxton Mini Press

1,500 copies of their photobook ‘I’ve Lived in East London for 86 ½ Years’ turned up with marks on the back, so the East London publisher is bringing joy to ‘Blue Monday’ by distributing them in the capital for free

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Hackney’s 3,000 urgent fire safety jobs revealed

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 January 2018 at 15:38
Grenfell Tower fire

Council has not said how many have been completed

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Man dies after knife attack in Stoke Newington

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 17:55
Police tape

Police launch murder inquiry following attack on Shakespeare Walk yesterday evening

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Lyons share: comic Elf to teach ways of the clown in new classes

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 16:14
Bird is the word: Elf Lyons dressed in feathered garb for her show Swan. Photograph: Andy Hollingworth

Having studied with a French ‘master clown’ and conquered Edinburgh, comedian Elf Lyons is readying a pair of workshops at Rosemary Branch Theatre, aimed at Hackney’s aspiring funny people

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Teen pleads guilty to acid attack spree

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 January 2018 at 15:08

Seventeen-year-old Derryck John targeted moped riders in a two-hour rampage last summer

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