Toxic hogweed plants spotted on Hackney Marshes
Council confirms invasive plant species is growing along areas of the River Lea but no injuries have been reported
Read MoreHackney teacher denies asking student to translate ‘will you have sex with me?’
Assistant head of science at Our Lady’s Convent High School banned from teaching due to ‘unacceptable professional conduct’
Read MoreHackney free school in limbo as opening delayed another year
Hackney Wick Academy has pushed back its opening beyond 2016 in order to raise ‘significant additional capital investment’
Read MoreFoxlow Stoke Newington – review: steaks raised in N16
Be prepared for a meat feast at Foxlow, the new American steakhouse-style restaurant that has taken the place of Homa on Church Street
Read MoreWatchdog backs Hackney Citizen over Freedom of Information ‘fishing expedition’
Council says releasing ‘if asked’ press releases is ‘vexatious’ request which relies cynically on pot luck
Read MoreActivists launch campaign to ‘shut down’ school dinner themed pop-up
Co-founder of the Art of Dining says she is ‘devastated’ at the criticism of the After School Club
Read MoreJoseph Fritzl-inspired play at Hackney Showroom makes light of dark subject matter
Clap Hands is a play about domestic imprisonment yet counts amongst its influences TV detective Columbo
Read MoreHackney landlords and tenants: are you aware of the risk of Legionella?
Why landlords must carry out a risk assessment to ensure tenants’ safety
Read MoreArt review – Jazz by Thierry Noir: instrumental street artist comes to East London
Graffiti artist famed for painting the Berlin Wall is back in East London with a new exhibition about another rebellious art form: jazz
Read MoreUber-kill? Taking the new BMW i3 for a spin with car share scheme DriveNow
Car-sharing service DriveNow gave the Hackney Citizen 100 driving minutes to test drive the all-electric BMW i3
Read MoreWork begins on Tottenham to the City Cycle Superhighway
London Mayor Boris Johnson says the newly extended superhighway will ‘waft you in tranquility’ to urban centres
Read MorePlans for two residential towers in Shoreditch get go-ahead
One Crown Place scheme for residential towers with 247 luxury flats approved by Hackney Council
Read MoreOn the money: drama classes pay dividend for primary school pupils
Children write and star in theatre productions about the importance of managing finances
Read MoreCouncil-backed policy on jail sentences for knife possession introduced
Tougher measures blocked by Liberal Democrats during the last government to come into effect in July
Read MoreOut There and proud: Hackney LGBT project spreads the message of equality
A new network aims to build on achievements made by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups
Read MoreIn cod we trust: there’s no plaice like Hackney for fish and chips
National dish or stodgy snack? Exploring the East End origins of a comfort food classic
Read MoreWin tickets to the greatest spectacle of Lucha Libre with a bar tab courtesy of Jose Cuervo
Fight it out for free tickets to Mexican wrestling at York Hall this Friday
Read MoreNoisy neighbour gets speakers seized for playing ‘extremely loud’ country and western
No more hoedown for country fan after Council confiscates TV, speakers and four CD players
Read MoreExhibition charts the punk history of Woodberry Down
Ex-squatters take on the regeneration of the Woodberry Down Estate
Read MoreFlagship free school STEM Academy changes hands after damning Ofsted report
After a much-hyped opening the Old Street school has been voluntarily taken over by a chain of academies
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