‘Olympic monster’ appears on eBay
Mysterious beast lurking in the River Lea close to the 2012 Olympics site may have surfaced on eBay
Read MoreWenlock Arms ‘saved’ as Hackney Council protects historic pub
Council votes to extend the Regent’s Canal Conservation area, providing well-loved pub with protection against demolition
Read MoreOlympics synchronised swimming fans left high and dry
Swim fans asked to swap events as Olympics organisers admit 10,000 tickets oversold
Read MoreLeader: Hackney Mayor’s cosy relationship with ‘Occupied’ investment bank UBS
Hackney’s Mayor should not let local hand-outs from investment bank influence his stance on Occupy protest
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott apologises for ‘racist’ Twitter comments
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott apologises following comments she made on Twitter, after claims they were racist
Read MoreHackney MP slams train fare hikes
Train fare increases of 5.6% will hit residents hard, says MP Diane Abbott as she backs Ken Livingstone’s pledge to cut fares by 7%
Read MoreMyles Williams charged with Kirsty Treloar murder in Hackney
A 19 year-old man has been charged with the murder of a young mother found dead in a car in Hackney
Read MoreClissold Park cafe re-opens
As the Clissold Park cafe re-opens, the Hackney Citizen checks in to see what’s on offer
Read MoreMan arrested over kidnap and murder of Kirsty Treloar
Police arrest 19-year-old over the abduction and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Hackney
Read MoreImages of Protest
Friday 6 – Saturday 28 January 2012, Rich Mix
Read MoreHackney woman murdered after abduction named
Kirsty Treloar, 20, found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Read MoreHackney killing: woman found dead after abduction
20-year-old woman found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Read MoreAbdoulaye Konaté: Power and Religion at Rivington Place
Last chance to see Abdoulaye Konaté’ s Pouvoir et Religion (Power and Religion) at Rivington Place; until 3 Jan 2012
Read MoreHappy New Year 2012 to all our readers
The Hackney Citizen wishes all its readers, contributors and advertisers a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Read MoreOccupy London protestors take over disused Shoreditch courthouse
Protestors include ex-servicemen group Occupy Veterans, arriving with ‘tank of ideas’
Read MoreBeowulf – The Panto! – review
This humorous adaptation of Beowulf, the epic Anglo-Saxon poem, is showing at the Rosemary Branch Theatre until 8 January 2012
Read MoreEast End histories: Cable Street books – review
These three Cable Street histories provide excellent accounts of East End politics in 1936
Read MoreCouncil urges Hackney residents to recycle to reduce festive waste
Hackney residents are being encouraged to reduce waste over the festive season and recycle as much as they can
Read MoreHouseboaters being ‘forced out’ of Olympics area
River Lea residents claim they are being priced out and uprooted from their community by British Waterways
Read MoreRailtracks by John Berger and Anne Michaels – review
Railtracks is a collaborative work by Hackney-born author John Berger, novelist Anne Michaels and photographer Tereza Stehlíková
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