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Junior doctors in 24-hour strike as majority of public supports action

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 17:35

Second walk-out this year over Jeremy Hunt’s new contracts

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Right to Buy ‘attack on social housing’ is close to becoming law

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 16:53
Councillor Glanville, Cabinet Member for Hackney Homes and Regeneration Estates

Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities

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Titbits – Sporting Hackney FC and Simche Steinberger’s shot at goal

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 15:33
Hackney Marshes, the current home of Sporting Hackney FC.

An embattled month for local ‘treehuggers’ and ‘Corbyn the clown’

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Goodsyard developers’ £25k fund branded a ‘kick in the teeth’ for residents

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 13:33
Bishopsgate Goodsyard High Level Park Hammerson and Ballymore

Campaigners blasted the community fund as ‘shameful’ and ‘a patent bribe’

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Man who ‘targeted and preyed on vulnerable women’ jailed for attempted rapes

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 12:42
Usman Tahir

Usman Tahir handed 12 year sentence for two separate attacks

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Family connection to Mayflower pilgrims inspires play

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 February 2016 at 09:45

Don’t Waste Your Bullets on the Dead by Stoke Newington-based writer Freddie Machin premieres this month at Vault Festival

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Teenage moped rider dies and another injured in police chase

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 February 2016 at 18:05
Kingsland Road crash

Tragedy took place on Upper Clapton Road

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'The towers dominated the skyline': Beaumont Estate revisited in new play at The Yard

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 9 February 2016 at 10:00

Based on interviews with former and current residents of a Leyton housing estate, Re: Home examines what our homes mean to us

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Arcola Queer Collective: championing LGBT rights through theatre

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 February 2016 at 15:29

On the eve of their adaptation of Le Petit Prince, director Rubyyy Jones talks about the state of queer theatre today – and how genuine equality is still a work in progress

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Abney Park chapel set for repairs ahead of public reopening

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 February 2016 at 13:07

Oldest surviving non-denominational chapel in Europe to receive maintenance work to address ‘downward spiral of decay’

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Bloc Party review, Village Underground: 'time is the only silent alarm'

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 8 February 2016 at 11:37

Bloc Party are back with a changed line-up and new album, which they debuted live last month. Is it time to give them another chance?

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Leader – dust and destruction in Dalston

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 5 February 2016 at 17:11
Hackney Citizen crest

‘Crossrail 2 is needed, but that does not mean the plans should go ahead at any cost’

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Stoke Newington Town Hall ‘left rotting’ and leaking

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 February 2016 at 19:55
Stoke Newington Town Hall credit Fin Fahey

‘Lack of regular maintenance’ has left building with leaks, cracks and corrosion

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It’s a tall order to afford a giant recorder!

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 February 2016 at 17:42
palisander recorder quartet

Quartet makes plea for donations to help them get their hands on large instrument

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Teenagers arrested after 18-inch sword found near Victoria Park

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 February 2016 at 16:18
Sword found police Victoria Park

Two boys ran from police in middle of the night

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Residents fear Crossrail 2 will ‘rip heart out’ of Dalston

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 4 February 2016 at 12:57
Bradbury Street Kingsland Road Crossrail 2 plans station TFL

Bradbury Street earmarked as potential site for rail link’s ticket hall and entrance

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Teenager arrested for throwing fireworks at Jewish pedestrians

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 14:07
Youths throw fireworks jewish community - credit shomrim

Shomrim detained the teenager in Stamford Hill until police arrived

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Colvestone School: judge grants judicial review of ‘dreadful scheme’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 3 February 2016 at 12:34
Colvestone primary school impression luxury flat development

Dalston resident’s case against council planning chiefs to be heard in High Court

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Teenage flasher banned from Walthamstow Marshes

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 February 2016 at 13:04
Walthamstow Marshes flasher

Judge ordered an assessment of Nathaniel Mundle’s mental state before deciding sentence

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Dirty energy comes under fire as council moots divestment from fossil fuels

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 1 February 2016 at 15:59
Pensions committee divestment credit Divest Hackney

But Divest Hackney vows to ‘keep the heat on’ until council makes commitment

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