Merry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
Have a lovely time, however you choose to celebrate, and we’ll be back next week
Read More‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions
Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response
Read MoreChakana, Broadway Market, food review: ‘The tongue never quite catches up to the eye’
The dishes at this Peruvian restaurant are visually stunning, but they’re more style than substance
Read MoreFour-year-old boy dies after suffering knife wounds in Hackney
A 41-year-old woman who was known to the boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder
Read More‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick
The Loop will offer work and event space to people trying to create environmentally-friendly products
Read More‘Frustrated’ parents challenge council’s decision to close four Hackney primary schools
Save Colvestone campaigners gear up for protracted battle over recently ratified plans
Read MoreBarbican to host first major UK exhibition of Moroccan-born artist Soufiane Ababri
Ababri, known for his exploration of the queer experience, is set to take over the famous Curve Gallery from March to June next year
Read MoreWorld’s only Victorian steam ship returns home to River Lea
‘New future’ in store for SS Robin as part of open air museum
Read MoreCold War, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘A thinking person’s musical’
Anya Chalotra and Luke Thallon delight in this ‘Eastern Bloc Shakespearean tale’
Read MoreCazenove to elect new councillor in January following Caroline Woodley’s mayoral triumph
A by-election to fill Woodley’s seat will take place on Thursday 18 January
Read MoreHackney GP surgery wins ‘Reception Team of the Year’ at healthcare’s biggest national awards
Richmond Road Medical Centre received nominations for the seventh year running
Read More‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’
Looking Glass Cocktail Club is ‘doing something fresh and fantastic’ with drinks inspired by popular culture
Read More‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’
Commercial Street’s Taco Taco seems a great option for a quick lunch – and a very reasonable meal deal helps
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Ivy
Our resident expert puts forward a strong defence for one of the UK’s most ubiquitous but oft-derided plants
Read MoreBoy arrested on suspicion of murder after woman shot dead
Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene
Read More‘La vie! La vie!’
Our resident food historian paints a portrait of an artist synonymous with bohemian 19th-century Paris
Read MoreThe Lost Library of Spitalfields Market, Greenhouse Theatre, stage review: ‘A seasonal fairy tale for all ages’
This Christmas play at the UK’s first zero-waste theatre is a ‘perfect antidote to hibernal chill’
Read MoreWoman, 42, shot dead in Hackney as police launch murder inquiry
A 20-year-old man and a boy, 16, are in hospital with gunshot wounds following incident in Lower Clapton
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Council refuses to make public the terms of reference
Town Hall bats away requests for more information about the limits of the investigation
Read MoreCampaign group urges council to serve only plant-based food
Councillor argues wrong to ask people to continuously ‘make sacrifices’ towards net zero
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