‘Vast, intrusive and alien’: Conservation groups weigh in on Goodsyard towers
Victorian Society and East End Preservation Society slam development over lack of housing and local integration
Read MoreMajor exhibition about abstract art opens this week at Whitechapel Gallery
Adventures of the Black Square: Abstract Art and Society 1915–2015 looks at how abstract art relates to politics and society. We spoke to Sophie McKinlay, the gallery’s Acting Head of Exhibitions, about what visitors can expect
Read MoreExclusive: Rich Mix could go bust over Tower Hamlets Council ‘loan’
Shoreditch arts organisation in financial dispute with council over £850,000 and withheld development money
Read MoreAt London’s Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
Read MoreAt London's Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
Read MoreSuper Kebab in Stoke Newington wins best takeaway in London
Hackney performs well at annual British Kebab Awards as Pivaz in Chatsworth Road wins Best Newcomer gong
Read MoreTeenage girl charged with murder of Jeremie Malenge
Teenager died after being chased and stabbed in the chest in Homerton
Read MoreWorkman in critical condition after van ‘explodes’ on Mare Street
Nearby off licence gutted as van catches fire in Hackney Central
Read MoreThe Hawa Trust: working with families to tackle FGM
Through an overseas network and close ties with the UK Government, the Hawa Trust fights to halt the illegal practice of FGM
Read MoreLondon Short Film Festival gets underway this weekend
Billed as a snapshot of 21st century Britain, this year’s festival received a record number of submissions
Read MoreThe Story Project review: mixing topless selfies, witch-hunting and Rumpole of the Bailey
Ten tiny plays crammed into an evening’s entertainment make up The Story Project at the Arcola
Read MoreJogger finds dog hanging from Clissold Park railings
Local resident Sean McPherson describes his horror at finding dog ‘strung up by its collar’
Read MoreTeenager stabbed to death in Homerton
A man believed to be in his mid-teens was stabbed on Homerton High Street late last night
Read MoreHackney in bottom ten London boroughs for confidence in police
Neighbourhood comparison reveals residents living in the north-east area of the borough have lowest confidence in police
Read MoreWhat a difference a year makes – a look back at 2014
2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’
Read MoreVideo – Unexploded World War Two bomb destroyed in Clissold Park
Stoke Newington resident Marcus Fairs hits bomb with spade while digging up garden
Read MoreHappy New Year to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreChief Nurse from Stoke Newington made Dame in Queen’s New Year Honours
Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’, is made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Read MoreFour arrested in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti attacks
Four men have been arrested after up to twenty cars were daubed with swastikas in Stoke Newington
Read MoreAnti-Semitic graffiti attacks continue as vehicles targeted in Stoke Newington
Swastikas and slogans appear on Osbaldeston Road as graffiti attacks in Jewish community continue
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