Hackney Council to review London Living Wage policy
Hackney is to review its pay policy as two nearby local authorities agree to pay all those doing council work a living wage
Read MoreRenting unaffordable for Hackney families earning less than £61,000
With home ownership out of reach and rents rocketing, many couples are considering moving out
Read MoreCommunity bluebell planting at Hackney Downs
Sunday 29 April from 11am, Wilson Williams Gallery Patio and the Community Orchard, Hackney Downs
Read MoreUnknown Quantities
Fishbar Gallery, 176 Dalston Lane, 25 April – 30 May
Read MoreSam Hallam murder case goes to Court of Appeal
Campaigners call on Sam Hallam’s supporters to attend the appeal hearing on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May at the Royal Courts of Justice
Read MoreHackney Council rejects London Fields ‘tower block’ plan
Town Hall rejects as out of hand a plan to build ten-storey housing block near London Fields
Read MoreTEDx Hackney brings happiness to the Picturehouse
TEDx Hackney’s event at the Picturehouse included talks, live music and short films on the subject of happiness
Read MoreAn Olympic legacy for Hackney
What will the Olympics legacy mean for communities of host boroughs? asks local resident Kate Joseph
Read MoreBoris Johnson visits Stamford Hill
Comedy and campaigning as Conservative candidate for London Mayor Boris Johnson comes to Hackney
Read MoreAngel of the Lee Valley artist supports Leyton Marsh protestors
The authorities ‘are not thinking about the environment at all’ says Angel of the Lee Valley artist as Olympic construction goes ahead
Read MoreLondon mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita launches manifesto in Hackney
The independent candidate for London mayor sets out her stall at Hackney’s BSix College
Read MoreMustafa Korel to stand for Greens in council byelection
Green byelection candidate says Hackney Central needs “a different voice, holding the council to account”
Read MoreLondon Palestine Film Festival – preview
The London Palestine Film Festival takes place 20 April – 3 May
Read MoreHackney designers to show at Clerkenwell
Hackney Wick homeware designer Haidée Drew and Potter Jo Davies from Stoke Newington’s Chocolate Factory are amongst the exhibitors at Clerkenwell Design Week
Read MoreStrutting the East London streets
The Hackney Citizen charts the rise of street style across East London through photographs which seek to capture this quirky fashion phenomenon
Read MoreProtester receives Olympics asbo
London man who opposed construction of basketball venue believed to be first to receive wide-ranging ban from Olympics
Read More2012 London elections – last chance to register to vote
Register to vote before Wednesday 18 April. The elections for a Mayor of London, a Constituency Assembly Member and a London-wide Assembly member take place on Thursday 3 May
Read MoreTech City – digital deluge greeted with cautious optimism
The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs
Read MoreThe Invisible Line – seeing is believing
The Hackney Citizen takes a closer look at a new gallery in Dalston Lane
Read MoreHackney fashion: a rude re-awakening
A project by students at the London College of Fashion in Mare Street offers a fresh look at the Jamaican ‘rude boy’ suit
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