Baby Bathhouse gets helping hand from HBV Enterprise
A thriving Stoke Newington cabaret bar is proof that a good business plan can still persuade investors to back a great idea
Read MoreBicycle Thieves: at the View Tube and Folly for a Flyover
Friday 1 – Wednesday 6 July 2011
Read MoreOlympic land saga: salmon and compensation
With London 2012 less than a year away, the land on which the games will take place has yet to be fully paid for
Read MoreCine-files: Rio, Dalston, London
This single-screened east London cinema offers a personal touch and period detail but falls down on facilities
Read MoreCouncillors’ fury at Hackney Today decision
The council decides to continue publication of its free ‘newspaper’ – one of the very few local authorities to do so
Read MoreStoke Newington Farmers’ Market to move
From 9 July, the market shifts from its usual residence in Church Street. Growing Communities is set to host ‘the ultimate urban picnic’ to mark the occasion
Read MorePrivate firm sniffs a profit in coalition schools policy
‘Mossbourne two’ would meet demands of parents who beg for a place at academy in east London, says headteacher
Read MoreMissing 13 year-old Hackney girl Crystal Rkaloo found ‘safe and well’
The schoolgirl was located yesterday morning, according to Hackney Police
Read MoreHave your say on the future of Hackney libraries
The council’s consultation ends on Monday 27 June 2011
Read MoreSainsbury’s plans for Stoke Newington store meets with mixed response
Whilst critics claim that independent shops could be forced to close, the local business association says that traders hold ‘a range of views’
Read MorePolice appeal for missing 13 year-old Hackney girl
Crystal Rkaloo was last seen at school yesterday, wearing a Mossbourne Academy uniform
Read MoreCouncil to decide future of Hackney Today
The Cabinet is to consider retention of its freesheet in defiance of criticism that it is simply ’propaganda on the rates’
Read MoreHackney Pearl announces short film competition
Create and submit your films, 6 – 14 August 2011
Read MoreHoxton Hall gets Heritage Lottery Fund cash
One of only four remaining music hall theatres in the UK, the Grade II listed building is set to benefit from a £200,000 grant
Read MoreLibya allocated Olympic tickets
Organisers confirm Libya’s Olympic authorities – headed by Gaddafi’s eldest son – given passes to London Games
Read MoreClapton caterer Vegan Peasant brings glamour and style to veggie cuisine
A unique meat- and dairy-free catering service is converting some of Hackney’s most bloodthirsty carnivores to the subtle and exotic delights of vegan high dining
Read MoreGovernment to defend its 9,000 Olympic tickets
Allocation breakdown shows 450 tickets set aside as prizes at School Games and 1,500 reserved for foreign business guests
Read MoreRivendale bids to open free school in Hackney
The Citizen meets James Woods from Rivendale Education, a group which plans to set up a school free from local authority control. If it succeeds, pupils and parents can expect some radical changes
Read MoreChatsworth Road Market open every Sunday
From today, 12 June, 11am – 4pm
Read MoreSex Worker Film Festival
Sunday 12 Jun 2011, Rio Cinema
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