Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Read MoreUnreal Estates, Dalston, exhibition review: ‘Dreamy excitement and sheer dread’
Amanda Lwin’s immersive show, inside a working estate agency on Kingsland High Street, ‘feeds on house-moving emotions’
Read MoreHackney students set for more engineering challenges – just months after escaping an asteroid
Petchey Academy reveals packed science and tech line-up for pupils after the summer’s successful Mission to Mars contest
Read MoreAccessing free care at St Joseph’s Hospice is very simple
Just one telephone call can start the process
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party names candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former mayoral hopeful Harini Iyengar to compete in battle to fill seat vacated by Labour councillor Alex Kuye
Read MoreHackney Labour reveals hopeful for Victoria ward by-election
Penny Wrout to stand for the seat vacated by party colleague Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Pippa Morgan to challenge for the seat left empty after Alex Kuye’s resignation this month
Read MoreHackney school welcomes 32 Polish students for a day
Cultural exchange between Our Lady’s school and the European Youth Centre saw the youngsters join in with lessons
Read More‘I don’t feel lonely any more’: Hackney students moved by evening with black female authors
Two BSix College pupils joined the Hackney Black Women Writers group for a special workshop last week
Read MoreHackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status
Diane Abbott & Mayor of Hackney pledge support for campaign to secure free school meals for undocumented children
Read MoreTower Theatre Company set for ‘huge landmark’ as it gears up for opening night at new home
After 15 nomadic years, the am-dram group will launch its Stoke Newington venue next week with a performance of Henry V
Read MoreFormer prime minister honoured at official opening of A-level academy in east London
The New City College centre has been named after late post-war leader Clement Attlee – whose great grandson was at the launch
Read MoreFrom cupcakes to ping pong: Meet the Hackney sixth formers bringing cheer to the community
The volunteering programme at Our Lady’s school sees pupils helping out across the borough every week
Read MoreCampaigners call for greater ambition from council on housing
Figures show Hackney could lose 653 council homes under planned redevelopments
Read More‘Lutes, lutes, lutes!’: Filmmaker Laura Stratford on her new documentary, #MeToo, and why she’s on the tail of Elaine Paige
The talented 26-year-old sat down with the Citizen to discuss her film about a brain injury survivor after its recent Rio premiere
Read MoreCouncil to go sugar-free after signing healthy food pledge
Bid to tackle obesity includes planned crackdown on sugary drinks advertising across Hackney
Read MoreRoad closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Read MoreNo Poll Tax 2 campaign urges Town Hall to scrap controversial relief cut
Petition calls for exemption from bailiff action for those receiving council tax support
Read MoreCouncil to make borough ‘dementia friendly’ in wide-ranging initiative
All new council staff to be trained on the effects of dementia and how to help
Read MoreHackney pupil ‘inspired’ by time at the frontline of Westminster’s equalities movement
Cardinal Pole student Jemimah Lumbu, 15, spent two weeks at the heart of the fight for gender parity
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