Hackney film director Asif Kapadia awarded Honorary Doctorate of Arts
Asif Kapadia hopes his newly-awarded honorary doctorate from the University of East London will inspire others to make films
Read MoreGovernment’s ‘worse than useless’ Work Programme fails Hackney residents
Disappointing results as less than three per cent of residents find jobs
Read MorePeople of Print press on
East London design collective People of Print is on the rise and looking to spread the word about printing across the borough
Read MorePatio Projects – art in the public eye
A mushroom tower sculpture marks the end of a series of public art projects situated on a patio off Hackney Downs
Read MoreNoah And The Whale: Little Noise Sessions – review
New-folk outfit visits Hackney for penultimate in charity gig series
Read MoreHackney food pioneer Growing Communities wins BBC award
Efforts by social enterprise to forge local links with food producers recognised with accolade
Read MoreMeet Susie McKenna – Hackney Empire’s pantotime queen
Dick Whittington and His Cat is this year’s pantomime at the Hackney Empire. The Hackney Citizen talks to the show’s writer and director, Susie McKenna
Read MoreLegacy chiefs offer free Olympic Park bus tours
Public are given the chance to look in on the Olympic Park redevelopment
Read MoreNew yuletide home for Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market
Popular market expands for Christmas in new temporary location
Read MoreNana launches home-cooked cafe at Clapton pub
The enterprising ‘older ladies’ of NANA have started a café serving up traditional food at affordable prices
Read MoreSightseers – review
Co-writers Steve Oram and Alice Lowe star in this chilling campsite comedy from the makers of Kill List
Read MoreMentally ill Hackney man jailed for hospital arson has prison sentence quashed
Mother vows to keep fighting against the criminalisation of mental health patients
Read MoreThe Hackney Debate – Secondary schools: is parental choice paramount?
This year’s Hackney Debate asked whether Government reforms are creating healthy diversity or dangerous fragmentation in secondary schools
Read MoreThe butcher, the baker and the bag maker – East End Trades Guild launches
Independent traders in East London join forces to resist threat of rising rents and competition from big companies
Read MoreHackney students visit Auschwitz death camps
Students visit Nazi camps in Poland to study the dangers of racism and prejudice
Read MoreAtomica Gallery blasts off
New pop-up gallery and shop opens off Brick Lane
Read MoreCampaigners put wheels in motion for improved cycle routes
Congested towpaths are the result of poor cycle routes on the roads, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Read MoreCouncil ‘kill-joys’ lack Christmas spirit say Broadway Market traders
Cafés warned against providing tables and chairs for public use ‘without a licence’
Read MoreBoff calls on Boris to take Council to task over London Living Wage
Town Hall urged to take action as contracted employees found to receive less than London Living Wage
Read MoreSeason of goodwill helps Hackney Winter Night Shelter meet demand
With more volunteers than ever, the Night Shelter is opening for an extra two months this year
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