CoverGirl: Grrrls on film
A brief encounter with the unusual five-piece band CoverGirl
Read MoreSeeing through the spin: experts call for greater council transparency
Too dangerous, too complicated, too expensive: objections raised by councillors to open data and greater freedom of council information
Read MoreHackney to be split into three under Labour proposals
Labour calls for three Parliamentary seats to cover Hackney, rather than the two proposed by the Boundary Commission
Read MoreClarence Road shops struggle to rise from ashes of the Hackney riots
The Hackney Citizen talks to local business owners suffering a slump in trade in the aftermath of the summer’s civil unrest
Read MoreHousing Benefit reductions come into force in New Year, warns Hackney CAB
A drastic reduction to Housing Benefit entitlement will affect many Hackney residents in private rented accommodation
Read MoreStop the planning free-for-all, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Community-level decison making on parks, shops and other planning issues is vital, says local Friends of the Earth group
Read MoreSchool Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Read MoreInterview: author Melissa Benn on her new book, School Wars
With academies in the ascendant, what hope is there now for inclusive education?
Read MoreTop Boy – review
Channel 4 Hackney-based drama Top Boy rises to the occasion
Read MoreEastEnd Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual
The Hackney Citizen meets the EastEnd Cabaret characters seeking to lure more adventurous theatregoers into the Arcola Tent
Read MoreArchaeology of Urban Time: Drawing Dalston
The Hackney Citizen meets Alexandra Blum, an artist with an engrossing perspective of Dalston’s redevelopment
Read MoreHubbub and My Salivation: delivering the goods
The Hackney Citizen meets the businesses bringing local food supplies to your door
Read MoreEyes on the wool
The Hackney Citizen finds a strong selection of knitwear flair in boutiques across the borough
Read MorePhotomonth East London puts Hackney in the picture
A look at the eclectic photo exhibitions in Hackney and other parts of the East End
Read MoreLiterary November
Upcoming events at Hackney’s independent bookshops
Read MoreLetter: Deputy Mayor disputes cost saving of dumping green energy
Councillor Sophie Linden says Hackney Citizen is ‘misleading’ over the cash Hackney Council saved when it quietly dumped its ‘green’ electricity tariff
Read MoreLeader: Hackney makeovers and council make-believe
Real life events will always hamper Hackney Council’s efforts to manage the presentation of the borough
Read MoreConcern over Hackney jobs as London 2012 media centre bidding opens
The future of the Olympic press and broadcast centre hangs in the balance amid concerns over jobs for local people
Read MoreHackney braced for strike as unions show their teeth
Public-sector pensions row looks set to cause nationwide industrial action, affecting thousands of Hackney workers
Read MoreTop Boy is the real deal
I thought this TV series set in Hackney – where I grew up – might be another cliched urban drama. It rose far above that
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