Aarron McKoy murder: family appeal for help over New Year’s Day shooting
Appeal made by parents of Aarron McKoy, who was shot dead on 1 January
Read MoreFrom Hackney to Hollywood: Idris Elba wins Golden Globe 2012
Hackney-born actor Idris Elba wins Golden Globe for his role in BBC series Luther
Read MoreSupermarkets can be bad for your health, warns Stoke Newington pharmacist
‘Ready meals’ and processed foods from big stores may be neither cheaper nor healthier, says pharmacist Dilip Chauhan
Read MoreHackney CCTV: someone to watch over me
The Hackney Citizen pays a visit to the hub of Hackney’s surveillance network and looks into personal privacy issues
Read MoreHousing co-operative targets empty Hackney homes
As the shortage of low cost housing in Hackney becomes more acute, the Hackney Citizen reports on a scheme to breathe new life into the borough’s empty and abandoned homes
Read MoreTurn your unwanted presents into cash
With Christmas costing the average UK family between £530 and £682 on gifts, decorations, food and drink, it makes sense to make the most of your unwanted items this month
Read MoreAnger at police was ‘big cause of Hackney riots’
Anti-police feeling more to blame for August mayhem in Hackney than elsewhere, claim researchers. ‘Stop and search’ tactics singled out
Read MoreOlympics expansion on Hackney Marshes ‘stifling’ local sports clubs and ‘vandalising’ land
Critics condemn Olympics as waste of money better spent on projects of real and lasting value to Hackney residents and the local environment
Read More‘Wild Hackney’ podcast nominated for BBC Audio Drama Awards
The Hackney Podcast has been shortlisted for the inaugural BBC Audio Drama Awards
Read MoreHackney police appeal after three women robbed at knifepoint in Clapton
Hackney Police’s Robbery Team seeking information following three separate robberies in Clapton
Read MoreChange a life: rent out your spare room – Hackney residents needed to help tackle homelessness
A new initiative is seeking Hackney homeowners or tenants willing to rent a spare room to single people who are vulnerably housed or sofa surfing
Read MoreSurvivor – review
Survivor is a new visual and musical work by choreographer / composer Hofesh Shechter and sculptor Antony Gormley
Read MoreThe Happy Manifesto: a blueprint for workplace bliss?
A new manifesto for happiness at work by Stoke Newington business guru Henry Stewart says employers should let go of the reins and cut staff some slack
Read MoreHigher fuel bills? Help at hand for private tenants from Hackney CAB
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help to residents burdened with higher fuel bills
Read MoreStreet VU: Shoreditch to get outdoor art gallery
The Hackney Citizen unearths a new and unusual art venue tucked under the iconic tube carriages on Great Eastern Street
Read MoreName row library to open
Hackney’s new mega-library in Dalston is set to open its doors, and keeps the name C.L.R. James, following a concerted local campaign
Read MoreHackney fourth worst in UK for child poverty
Child poverty in Hackney is falling, but the borough still has a worryingly high proportion of children living below the breadline
Read MoreThe Artist – review
Michel Hazanavicius’s homage to the silent movie era is a charming tale of love and loss
Read MoreFarm Academy: Clapton kids find out where food comes from
Millfields Community School pupils set up own farmers’ market in playground following visit to organic farm
Read MoreCuts to Hackney care budget could ‘harm’ older people warn charities
Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners
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