Plans afoot for Hoxton skyscrapers
Hackney Council launches architects’ contest to build Hoxton tower blocks
Read MoreChelsea Fringe comes to bloomin’ Hackney
Gardening goes ‘pop’ during this three week horticultural extravaganza
Read MoreHackney free school plan moves to next stage
Department for Education officials will interview interested parties about the proposed free school in the coming months
Read MoreSam Hallam criticises Metropolitan police after murder conviction quashed
Young man jailed over 2004 killing then released by court blames Met police for taking away eight years of his life
Read MoreHackney artists’ studios to open at former Matchbox factory
The Matchmakers Wharf development in Homerton offers affordable purpose-built studios to non-commercial artists
Read MoreHackney Wick Flea Market returns
White Post Lane, Sundays 27 May, 17 June and 1 July. Proceeds to the Red Cross
Read MoreChatsworth toilets face uncertain future
Hackney Council to consider competing proposals for the vacant Brooksby’s Walk site from Homerton Hospital chiefs and the Clapton Improvement Society
Read MoreSam Hallam released after seven years in prison
Decision to release 24-year-old after appeal over 2004 murder conviction follows long legal battle by family
Read MoreHow a community’s outcry led to campaign for justice for Sam Hallam
Veteran justice campaigner Paul May was asked to help out by friends of Hallam following conviction in 2005
Read MoreSam Hallam released after prosecution decides against opposing his appeal
Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence
Read MoreSam Hallam to be released on bail after seven years in prison
Prosecution says it will not oppose appeal of Hoxton man Sam Hallam, who was jailed for life in 2004
Read MoreLeader: there is more than one Games monitor
Whilst security concerns over the Olympics continue to preoccupy the powers-that-be, the democratic rights of citizens should still be upheld
Read MoreHackney Council’s tobacco investments back in the spotlight
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Read MoreBrimstone and Treacle – banned Dennis Potter play returns
Brimstone and Treacle is a metaphor of the moment and a play for today. Showing at the Arcola until 2 June
Read MoreRudimental – dance music with a Hackney soul
The quartet of former youth workers are set for mainstream success with their feelgood blends
Read MoreLondon Journalism Centre faces misleading marketing claim
New journalism school based in Hackney uses photographs and testimonials from competitor’s courses
Read MoreDazed and Confused: East London’s creatives face uncertain future
Are East London’s creatives at a point of no return? asks Dazed and Confused magazine
Read MoreField Day and Apple Cart competition – ticket winners announced
Find out who the lucky winners are of two free tickets to this year’s Field Day and Apple Cart festivals
Read MoreDele Osunsami – a poet for the facebook generation
Dele Osunsami’s gift for poetry was discovered after he started posting his work online. The Hackney Citizen finds out more about the man behind the rhymes
Read MoreLondon elections 2012: Labour Assembly Member Jennette Arnold re-elected for North East constituency
Jennette Arnold OBE continues to represent the people of Hackney in the London Assembly
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