Council tax freeze is bad deal for taxpayers warns union
Council tax freeze would lead to cuts to vital services and job losses claims union
Read MoreHackney schools in legal challenge over GCSE downgrading
Four Hackney schools call for affected exam papers to be re-graded
Read MoreHarder times for Hackney squatters
The Hackney Citizen investigates the impact of the new legislation scrapping ‘squatters’ rights’ on the borough’s squatting community
Read MoreHackney mayor to help free schools
Lobbying organisation chaired by Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe is to facilitate the introduction of controversial free schools
Read MoreChatsworth Road Market faces uncertain future
Hackney Council to decide the fate of the weekly Sunday market
Read MoreCampaigners fear post-Olympic ‘toxic’ legacy on Leyton Marshes
As Leyton Marsh returns to the public post-Olympics, campaigners fear the excavated land will never be the same again
Read MoreAbb-solutely Chav-ulous!
Hackney North MP Diane Abbott accused of ‘political tourism’ by Venezuelan critics after she praises Hugo Chavez
Read MoreThe Tall Poppies – All the Rave
A mix of wit and melody characterises Tall Poppies’ latest album
Read Morebut i cd only whisper – interview with director Nadia Latif
New play at the Arcola Theatre explores men’s mental health in 1970s black America
Read MoreA Liar’s Autobiography – always look on the animated side of life
Hackney animators Tundra play a role in adaptation of Monty Python member Graham Chapman’s ‘untrue’ life story
Read MoreShakespeare’s ‘sequel’ – The Serpent’s Tooth
Shoreditch Town Hall this month hosts the Almeida Theatre’s first off-site production for over a decade
Read MoreQuills – review
Second Skin’s rendition of the last days of the Marquis de Sade is a compelling and credible portrayal
Read MoreAnother side of Hackney – My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is no average portrayal of an East London council estate. The Hackney Citizen talks to the film’s director, Sally El Hosaini
Read MoreArt at the Core – new works and live music
Core Arts is to host an evening of paintings by Sophie O’ Neill together with new work by MA students, Core printmakers and live music
Read MoreCenterprise Bookshop seized by Hackney Council
CEO Emanuel Amevor says council ‘came like thieves in the night’. Diane Abbott MP expresses ‘disappointment’
Read MoreHoxton Apprentice to host charity Instagram photo auction
Donated photographs from London 2012 medallists amongst for sale in aid of HIV charity Positive East
Read MorePhotography – For Our Pleasure?
New photo exhibition explores human interaction with the environment and animals at Hackney Picturehouse, 1 – 28 November 2012
Read MoreSkyfall – review
Daniel Craig stars as 007 in this 50th anniversary Bond adventure
Read MoreDalston Darlings to hold fashion fundraiser for women’s anti-violence charity
Dalston branch of Women’s Institute to host chic clothing sale at Brithdays in aid of the nia project
Read MoreHackney folk musician Sam Lee nominated for Mercury prize 2012
Flying the flag for folk, Mercury Prize-nominated Sam Lee gives the low down on Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Michael Jackson
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