The Merry Bobbins – crafty duo keep bygone skills alive
Workshops from The Merry Bobbins aim to bring age-old crafts to a new generation of ‘make-do and menders’
Read MoreBespoken for – tailoring to suit
Hackney tailors and costumiers are differentiating and offering a personal service
Read MoreSpitalfields Life: the everyday East End
A collection of blog posts about East London is now published as a hardback
Read MoreMan convicted for Hackney murder is on run after prison escape
John Massey was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man in a Hackney pub in 1975
Read MoreA Brief History of Fables: From Aesop to Flash Fiction – review
Hackney writer Lee Rourke’s new book illustrates the enduring appeal of fables as a form of folk literature
Read MoreApp-etising: a Taste of Hackney heritage for your phone
The Taste of Hackney app explores the history of immigration and the food trade in Ridley Road market
Read MoreCooking up a treat – League of Meals
League of Meals aims to promote home cooking and tackle food waste among Hackney’s often isolated older residents
Read MoreHackney mosque opens doors to offer meals to those in need
Worshippers at the Ramazan-I Serif mosque on Shacklewell Lane are supporting those in poverty by providing cooked meals twice a month
Read MoreHackney chefs launch Dalston Cola
Steve Wilson and Duncan O’Brien use fresh natural ingredients in their locally-made beverage which is proving a hit with those in the know
Read MoreBBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review
The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental
Read MoreTraveller family banned from Hackney
Travellers forced to move from Stoke Newington Common as council obtains temporary injunction against ‘unauthorised encampment’
Read MoreLovebox – review
Last weekend’s festival on the fringe of Hackney did not disappoint
Read MoreSt Mungo’s charity launches campaign for homeless women
The Mare Street-based charity’s Rebuilding Shattered Lives campaign aims to prevent more women becoming homeless and improve the lot of those who already are
Read MoreMoving East – going with the flow
Movingeast dance and martial arts centre in Stoke Newington offers an alternative space in a busy modern world
Read MoreDuke’s – butchery and brews in De Beauvoir
The Hackney Citizen puts to the test the culinary efforts of this newish American BBQ joint and microbrewery in the west of the borough
Read MoreTalking poetry with Katy Evans-Bush
The New York-born, Hackney-based poet believes the internet has a lot to offer aspiring writers
Read MoreVienna Philharmonic / Sir Simon Rattle – review
Music by Brahms, Webern and Schumann at the Barbican Hall
Read MorePrometheus 3D – review
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus brings sci-fi lovers the prequel to his classic Alien
Read MoreHattie Stewart – drawn to fashion
The 23 year old illustrator’s quirky style finds favour in the fashion world
Read MoreBenefits warning for part-time students on JSA
Part-time students should be aware of the conditions attached to qualifying for Job Seekers’ Allowance, says Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau
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