Hackney 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
Read MoreResistance – and the irresistible Owen Sheers
Having crucified Jesus in Port Talbot, now he has brought the Nazis to the Brecon Beacons. Poet Owen Sheers explains himself
Read MoreCount Oederland
This re-discovered drama of thrills and political tension is playing at the Arcola Theatre
Read MoreThe Russet is apple of Amhurst eye
A new cafe and creative venue inspired by the Tree Musketeers has sprung up near Hackney Downs
Read MoreBoom time for Hackney brewed beer
Hackney’s only small-scale brewery is proving a runaway success as sales rocket and other beer producers rush to set up nearby
Read MoreClean living formula makes Sylvanian Families a winner
Cutesy wholesomeness of band of recession-defying toy animals inspires love and loyalty amongst enthusiastic collectors
Read MoreHackney foursquare ‘Mayors’ battle over fiefdoms
The borough’s creatives get app-tastic to proclaim themselves ‘mayor’ of their favourite hangout
Read MoreTech City defends its £1m+ budget
The re-branded Silicon Roundabout project has come under fire for wasting money
Read MoreHackney 2011: the year that was
A look back at Hackney in 2011, another year of the unexpected and unpredictable
Read MoreOccupy London protestors to leave Shoreditch courthouse
Around 50 Occupy London protesters, including ex-servicemen group Occupy Veterans, have agreed to vacate the disused magistrates’ courthouse later this month
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