Hipsters are agents of social change
The ranks of the skinny-jeaned get endlessly knocked – but I’m grateful for their part in making the lives of gay people easier
Read MoreJob cuts latest: 800 Hackney Council posts face the axe
The Town Hall has issued formal notification of “jobs at risk” to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
Read MoreLondon 2012 Olympic coin competition winners announced
Congratulations to the lucky five who will each be sent one of these collectors’ items
Read MoreShoppers: put your money where your mouth is
Plenty welcome the arrival of a new supermarket, but those who don’t should spend more at the local shops they value
Read MoreTen Mossbourne academy students win Cambridge University offers
Former Ofsted inspector praises ‘spectacular breakthrough’ at Mossbourne academy in Hackney, one of poorest parts of UK
Read MoreChange in law protects tenants if landlord defaults on mortgage
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau highlights a recent change in the law which offers more protection to private tenants
Read MoreScamp, and Rain on the Pavements – reviews
First published in the 1950s, these two novels have been unavailable for half a century but are now back in print
Read MoreFrancisco Ortega: in the abstract
A Hackney-based artist talks about his work, his fears for the local art scene and his hopes for this year’s Hackney WickED Festival
Read MoreTrash Kit: the art of noise
Musically more the Slits than the Sugarbabes, this trio are not your ‘Typical Girls’
Read MoreFlower powered
The Tall Poppies are all the rave in 2011
Read MoreRestaurant review: Sariyer Balik
The Citizen goes fishing down Green Lanes
Read MoreNHS changes: David Cameron’s dodgy prescription
Cameron’s NHS ‘reforms’ will work not in the interests of staff and patients, as he claims, but very much against them
Read MoreJanuary recipe: Celery and walnut soup with blue cheese croutons
Try making this comforting and crouton-friendly dish
Read MoreJanuary jogging season gets going
For those so inclined, it’s time to get fit and work off the fat
Read MoreLea Valley FC turn on the style
The lowdown on the club’s performance in last month’s difficult December
Read MoreJackson’s Way
8pm Friday 21 January 2011, Stoke Newington International Airport
Read MoreThe Painter – review
Until 12 February 2011, Arcola Theatre
Read MoreNational Velvet
Until 6 February 2011, Transition Gallery
Read MoreGood Morning, Mr Orwell
21 January – 5 March 2011, Space Studios
Read MoreWinstan Whitter: a man on a mission
The Citizen talks to the Hackney-raised filmmaker about the purpose of storytelling
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