Hackney Citizen

The popular Hoxton haven is hoping to raise £15k to help with running costs as pandemic drains resources

The owner of the popular venue says he will invest £1m to turn it into a cocktail bar and restaurant

The painter will take up the three-month position in Shoreditch in the new year

Neighbourhood watch service says group has been involved in ‘hundreds of incidents over the last few years’

Borough leader appeals to the 100,000 people yet to get the jabs to protect themselves and the community

Town Hall approves minimum £2 fee in bid to encourage drivers to leave the car at home

Women’s team last week became the first seventh-tier side to compete in the third round of the competition

Made In Hackney needs volunteers from 4-7pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays

Smokey meat and whiskey make for a ‘worthy addition to a road with an illustrious history’

Hygiene measures “work more effectively collectively”, says Dr Sandra Husbands, director of public health for Hackney and the City of London

Pupils expressed their ‘shock, surprise and confusion’

Deducted wages will be backdated and reinstated, says housing boss

Top cop says police have to rebuild public trust – women and girls’ safety is priority

London charity Positive East held special testing events to mark this year’s World Aids Day

Kate Poland on how we can use the weather to create big change

Often derided as the bard’s early ‘joke’ work, the famous farce is given a surprisingly smart update at the Barbican

The artist’s nostalgic solo show, Sweet Lord, is on display at the Old Bank Vault this month

Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe

Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service

Local mortuary’s involvement in Operation Mincemeat brought to wider audience by Hackney-born historian

St Mary’s Secret Garden launches appeal for donations amid funding uncertainty

‘The streets are menacing’: Shoreditch club Cargo to shut ‘forever’ following complaints about violent crime and disorder

Thompson Hall unveiled as Autograph gallery’s first artist-in-residence

‘Families are living in fear’: Shomrim speaks out about group of youths in Stamford Hill after sharing video of Jewish boy being racially abused

Omicron now ‘a serious threat to the health of Hackney’ as Mayor makes vaccination plea

New parking charges in Hackney make public transport ‘cheaper for short trips for the first time’

‘Today, we have made history’: Players and fans salute Clapton’s community football club after record-breaking FA Cup run

Community kitchen appeals for cyclists to deliver free meals to Hackney’s most vulnerable

The Bourbon, Roman Road, food review: ‘Soul-warming gem’

‘The last thing you want is a nice dose of Covid before Christmas’ – public health boss urges increased vigilance over Omicron variant

‘Some institutions are so hellbent on their rules they squeeze you for any reason’: young people speak out over permanent school exclusion

Council U-turns on pay cuts for workers following lunchtime protests

More police to patrol Shoreditch party spot

‘HIV can affect anyone’: Hackney residents urged to get tested as borough aims to end transmission by 2030

The Citizen Gardener: Bringing in the rain

The Comedy of Errors, Barbican, stage review: ‘A Shakespeare classic reborn’

‘We’d play music on cassettes, roll spliffs using Rizla and chew gum whilst on speed’: Artist James Talon brings the rave to Hackney Road

Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary

Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch

Hackney’s role in stranger-than-fiction wartime escapade commemorated with plaque