Liberal Democrats pick ‘Hackney Heroine’ to stand for mayor in 2018
Pauline Pearce rose to fame when she stood up to London rioters in 2011
Read MoreBeavertown Brewery’s sudden decision to axe former Hackney home Duke’s Brew & Que leaves drinkers stunned
The brewpub and BBQ restaurant on Downham Road, de Beauvoir, closed permanently on 4 December
Read MoreBritannia Leisure Centre: Campaigners cry foul after council releases first pics
Town Hall this week unveiled images of what the new facility might look like – four years from now
Read MoreWe don’t need no school selection, say 65 per cent of Hackney residents
Council survey finds 72 per cent want schools to be neutral on religion
Read MoreFast food near schools: Hackney eighth worst in England
Council began restricting new takeaways in 2015, but has no powers to shut down existing ones
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins BBC funding for a Local Democracy Reporter
Contracts have been awarded to publishers across the country as part of the BBC Local News Partnership scheme
Read MoreDalston doctors’ surgery triumphs at National GP Awards
Richmond Road Medical Centre becomes first practice in Hackney to win
Read MoreCommunity group wins bid to plant 21 trees on Stamford Hill Estate
Friends of Stamford Hill says this is just the start of a bigger plan to become ‘London’s best eco estate’
Read MoreTwo teenagers charged with assaulting police following Dalston bus fare row
Situation escalated after a 15-year-old girl was caught without a valid ticket
Read MoreHackney Citizen Christmas Listings 2017: food, music, booze, gift shopping, children, charity and more
Almost every day of the big countdown to Christmas brings something local and exciting to enjoy
Read MoreUpper 43: a stunning new development of seventeen private 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in Upper Clapton
Available from February 2018 | Liverpool Street in 13 minutes | all homes with private balcony or terrace
Read MoreChildren living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity
Appeal founder calls for community help
Read MoreBe-Bop-A-Lula, Stoke Newington, restaurant review: Nashville to N16
The old Monarch pub has been transformed into a boozy temple of rock ‘n’ roll, Americana, and high-calorie diner classics. Does the food get our reviewer jiving, or All Shook Up?
Read More‘They believe because we believe’: an interview with the stars of the Empire’s panto Cinderella
We talk to Aisha Jawando and Kat B, playing Cinderella and an Ugly Sister respectively, about what panto is all about
Read MorePumpkins are for life, not just for Halloween…
…but, as our resident food historian Gillian Riley spells out in this latest piece, every member of the cucurbit family of fruits is worthy of your attention
Read MoreAbuse and neglect reports double in Hackney, rising at twice national rate
Council points to awareness campaign as numbers jump from 660 to 1,261
Read MoreTitbits – Quiet consultations and confusing quotations
More on the Town Hall’s communication problems in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreStoke Newington Town Hall revamp is ‘not a sell-off’, says Mayor as cabinet agrees site’s future
Plans include shops, cafés and live music but would protect children’s library
Read MoreLeader – A winter’s tale
An emboldened community, more than paradoxical housing policy, will help in the fight against homelessness
Read MoreThree Elvises and posh nosh for Hackney’s older folks this Christmas
Weekly event for ‘swanky’ senior citizens hopes to ‘forge new friendships’ at a lonely time of year for some
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