Meg Hillier opens new ‘creative business hub’ in De Beauvoir
Hackney South MP unveils plaque in front of 100 guests at launch party
Read MoreJihadi John-linked speaker dropped from Stand Up to Racism event with Diane Abbott
CAGE’s Moazzam Begg dropped just weeks after Hackney branch appearance
Read MoreDolly Parton-backed literacy charity needs reading volunteers in Hackney
Following the country star’s supportive video, Story Starters appeals for locals to spend two hours a week helping early-years children
Read MoreClockwork orange: Councillor’s tangerine purchase thwarted by ‘misunderstanding’ over £1 coin
Sainsbury’s apologises after a shop assistant rejects Cllr Desmond’s legal tender – hours before the currency switchover
Read MoreCommunity cookery school launches £85k appeal to ‘secure its future’
Award-winning charity Made In Hackney is crowdfunding to keep its kitchen running for another five years
Read MoreSadiq Khan to appoint Modern Slavery Ambassador for Hackney
Local London Assembly member Jennette Arnold welcomes ‘bold move’
Read MoreLucinda Rogers to exhibit drawings of a changing Ridley Road Market
The London artist and campaigner took to the streets to depict scenes many fear will be lost to gentrification, the overarching topic of the exhibition
Read MoreWatch: Hackney Mayor talks local journalism and democracy at Goldsmiths event
Mayor Philip Glanville discussed ‘why we need to speak up for local journalism’
Read MoreJoiners Arms campaigners celebrate ‘landmark’ ruling for iconic LGBT pub
‘Important victory for LGBT community’ as Tower Hamlets Council grants 25-year lease for replacement venue
Read MoreFinsbury Park Post Office: Franchise to go ahead despite ‘wealth of opposition’
Diane Abbott expresses ‘disappointment’ at decision as local campaigner vows to carry out boycott threat
Read MoreHackney is an ‘urban arboretum’ says expert Paul Wood ahead of weekend tree tour
The London Street Trees author will show off some of the borough’s rarest, most beautiful trees in a guided stroll around Haggerston and its surrounds
Read MoreHackney mayor to join panel on the ‘need to speak up for local journalism’
Poster for Goldsmiths University debate says the Grenfell disaster ‘highlighted the necessity for community reporting’
Read MoreCampaigners launch bid to protect parks from ‘over-exploitation’
If legal battle to ban Wireless Festival succeeds, it could have implications for green spaces hired out by councils across London
Read MoreConcert pitch – the best live music in Hackney for October’s gig-goers
This month marks the return of our gig guide – so Hackney, get ready for some acid rock, punk, rap and more besides
Read MoreRunning the Hackney Half (Term): an activity guide for local parents
Our rundown of just some of the sessions and events around the borough to entertain even the most sugar-high child from 23 – 29 October
Read MoreWhat’s the secret? ‘Exceptional’ City Academy to lead Mayor of London’s education-sharing initiative
Sadiq Khan hails the academy’s ‘outstanding achievements’ as he invites 102 schools to divulge their blueprints for success
Read More25,000 new jobs in Hackney since 2012 Olympics – five times higher than forecast
Three quarters of new jobs require a bachelor’s degree or equivalent
Read MoreGeneration Rent: Stoke Newington School to stage version of historic New York musical
Stoke Newington School’s drama teacher talks to the Citizen about pupils’ upcoming production of Jonathan Larson’s classic
Read MoreTurn up for the books: we look forward to an eventful October for Hackney’s independent bookshops
The borough’s bookshops are increasingly staging events to get readers off Amazon, out of their houses and through their doors. We preview a few such bashes in this look at the lay of the literary land
Read MoreMostly ghostly: a whistlestop tour of Hackney’s spirit world
With Halloween haunting the horizon, we bring you ghost stories! Read about the supernatural tenants of one of Hackney’s oldest buildings Sutton House, and learn Dalston’s history of occult investigations – featuring a ‘scandal that shook Victorian spiritualism to the core’…
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