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House-building company plans have not been ‘brought before’ cabinet – despite being promised for 2017

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 23 October 2017 at 14:24
Glanville donned the hi-vis for his visit to an 'affordable development' in Homerton, run by developers Pocket. Photograph: Champollion PR / Pocket

In April council officers said it would be set up “by the end of the year”

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Wear the Walk in Hackney Central offers blockbuster fashion – to rent

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 23 October 2017 at 11:30
'Wear the Walk was built to be different': Zoe Partridge outside her Bohemia Place digs. Photographs: Jedidajah Otte

Seconds from the behemoth fashion brands of Hackney Walk lies a new, subscription-based kind of clothing outlet, masterminded by 26-year-old entrepreneur Zoe Partridge

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New bike-sharing scheme being ‘ruined by vandalism’, claims user

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 20 October 2017 at 13:16

Ofo regular says venture is ‘falling apart’ after less than two months as bikes are ‘constantly trashed’ and ‘dumped in bins’

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‘Super creative’ Hackney Baha’i community put on exhibition

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 October 2017 at 16:43

Light of Unity art show, which honours the birth of the faith’s prophet Baha’u’llah, opens at Hackney Central’s A-side B-side Gallery tonight at 7pm

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Yak @ Village Underground, live music review: the whole world in their hands

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 October 2017 at 13:03
'Freak out jams': Yak in full flow on stage at Village Underground. Photographs: Casey Cooper-Fiske

Yak’s wild take on modern psychedelia is only enhanced by the energetic antics of whirlwind frontman Oli Burslem

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Primary school pupils brush up for Ridley Road art project

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 19 October 2017 at 11:22

Hackney illustrator Sion Ap Tomos to help kids from Princess May sketch out their thoughts on ‘living in a changing area’

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Cockney-themed Christmas supper club slammed for ‘poorface’ press image

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 16:32
'Poorface'?: this image, taken from The Cockney’tivity publicity, has drawn ire online. Photograph: Zebedee Productions

Zebedee Theatre artistic director Zoe Wellman defends upcoming Homerton production as ‘tongue-in-cheek’

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‘Hidden education crisis’ to hit Hackney’s most vulnerable children, warns Deputy Mayor

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 13:42
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble.

Cllr Anntoinette Bramble calls for ‘crucial’ government reforms as council is left with ‘no other option’ but to cut high needs funding

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Grenfell: Hackney U-turned on releasing old fire safety checks for tower blocks, says housing chief

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 18 October 2017 at 10:07
Grenfell Tower fire

Council review says Town Hall changed its mind about publishing FRAs

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Meg Hillier opens new ‘creative business hub’ in De Beauvoir

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 15:57

Hackney South MP unveils plaque in front of 100 guests at launch party

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Jihadi John-linked speaker dropped from Stand Up to Racism event with Diane Abbott

By Adam Barnett | Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 14:52

CAGE’s Moazzam Begg dropped just weeks after Hackney branch appearance

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Dolly Parton-backed literacy charity needs reading volunteers in Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 11:57
Children’s author and illustrator Sophy Henn read for local children at Story Starters' recent launch at Coram Campus in Bloomsbury. Photograph: Beanstalk

Following the country star’s supportive video, Story Starters appeals for locals to spend two hours a week helping early-years children

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Clockwork orange: Councillor’s tangerine purchase thwarted by ‘misunderstanding’ over £1 coin

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 October 2017 at 10:56

Sainsbury’s apologises after a shop assistant rejects Cllr Desmond’s legal tender – hours before the currency switchover

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Community cookery school launches £85k appeal to ‘secure its future’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 16 October 2017 at 14:01

Award-winning charity Made In Hackney is crowdfunding to keep its kitchen running for another five years

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Sadiq Khan to appoint Modern Slavery Ambassador for Hackney

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 16 October 2017 at 11:31
London Mayor Sadiq Khan

Local London Assembly member Jennette Arnold welcomes ‘bold move’

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Lucinda Rogers to exhibit drawings of a changing Ridley Road Market

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 October 2017 at 16:51
'There's a lot more here to see': Lucinda Rogers' Fruit mountain at the entrance to Ridley Road. © Lucinda Rogers

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

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Watch: Hackney Mayor talks local journalism and democracy at Goldsmiths event

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 October 2017 at 11:36

Mayor Philip Glanville discussed ‘why we need to speak up for local journalism’

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Joiners Arms campaigners celebrate ‘landmark’ ruling for iconic LGBT pub

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 October 2017 at 16:04
Friends of the Joiners Arms campaigners. Photograph: FOTJA

‘Important victory for LGBT community’ as Tower Hamlets Council grants 25-year lease for replacement venue

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Finsbury Park Post Office: Franchise to go ahead despite ‘wealth of opposition’

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 October 2017 at 14:09

Diane Abbott expresses ‘disappointment’ at decision as local campaigner vows to carry out boycott threat

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Hackney is an ‘urban arboretum’ says expert Paul Wood ahead of weekend tree tour

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 October 2017 at 12:41
A Cercis canadensis or eastern redbud tree in Haggerston. Photograph: Paul Wood

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

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