Bleeding Fabulous, Mark Ward, book review: ‘A heart-warming but cautionary tale’
This memoir of a haemophiliac caught up in the NHS’s infected blood scandal is ‘remarkable’
Read More‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto
Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium
Read MoreHackney Council warned about elderly woman’s death just months before cutting falls prevention service
Anoush Summers died in hospital in January following fall at home two days earlier
Read More‘Deeply worrying’: Campaigners blame ‘feeble’ repairs system for Hackney woman’s death
Coroner’s report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance
Read More‘The work starts now’: Evicted Haggerston mechanic vows to keep fighting for fairer rents
JC Motors boss Len Maloney calls on people to back plans for community-owned premises
Read More‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service
Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk
Read MoreHackney teachers strike over pay and working conditions following college merger
Sixth form staff at BSix College say treatment by new management ‘feels like attack on community’
Read MoreHackney Council still has ‘no plans’ to bring in four-day working week
Town Hall unmoved as government drops objection to practice
Read MoreCouncil sticks with Pembury Circus design in blow to campaigners
Decision comes after opposition members called in Town Hall’s planned redesign of the junction
Read MoreMarket Day, Paul Trevor, book review: ‘Real-world theatre’
The photographer’s exploration of East London’s street markets is ‘impressive’
Read MoreHackney Council unlikely to hit target of switching to electric vehicles by 2030, officers admit
More ‘realistic’ transition date needed, says Town Hall’s fleet manager
Read MoreHoxton charity unveils three alternative audio tours of London penned by children
Listeners can enjoy the ‘wildest tall stories to the most moving of poetry’, says Ministry of Stories director
Read More‘Failed experiment’: Dalston councillor challenges London mayor to bring in rent controls
Cllr Zoë Garbett AM calls out Sadiq Khan over failure to hold a rent commission despite 2019 promise
Read MoreNew short film explores the joys and challenges of life inside an East London brain injury charity
Award-winning filmmaker Kit Vincent documents the work of Headway East London through the stories of four survivors
Read MoreClimate change film by Hackney pupils shown to world leaders
Mandeville Primary headteacher ‘so proud’ as film is screened at UN event
Read MoreHackney Council admits to unlawful consultation over children’s centre closures
Sebright and Fernbank shutdowns staved off after consultation is quashed
Read MoreIn the Footsteps of the East London Group, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: ‘A fascinating collection’
Juxtaposing older paintings of East London with modern ones of the same area ‘breathes new life’ into all of them
Read MoreNever-before-seen artworks by Rotimi Fani-Kayode go on display in Shoreditch
The late artist’s ‘groundbreaking’ photography is on show at Autograph gallery
Read MoreCouncil to slash charity grants by more than £800k amid budget shortfall
The Town Hall is facing a projected £37m overspend
Read MoreCampaigners ‘pleased’ as council’s Pembury Circus decision ‘called in’ for review
Special scrutiny panel to judge council’s proposal on 11 November
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