Popularity should not dictate public health policy
Andrew Lansley’s moves on tobacco are welcome – but waiting for a swing in public opinion to act is the counsel of despair
Read MoreGay groups divided over East End Pride march
Out East has criticised next month’s planned event, arguing that it may play into the hands of extremists wishing to stir up hatred against Muslims
Read MoreJustice For All campaigners seek support for Legal Aid
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau explains how the proposed cuts to free legal advice will affect those in need
Read MoreOne Step Bee-yond: Suggs backs Premises Studios urban hive
Madness frontman lends his support to the music recording venue’s urban beekeeping project and visits the rooftop bee colony
Read MorePodcast people to launch Hackney Hear phone app
7.30pm Friday 18 March 2011, Red Gallery 1-3 Rivington Street
Read MoreChris Goode: The Adventures of Wound Man and Shirley – review
10-11 March 2011, Stoke Newington International Airport
Read MoreCuts: time to sow, not prune
We need to invest in ‘green growth’ and beware of false economies, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Read MoreRiver Lea boaters unite against British Waterways ‘crackdown’
Plans to carve up the moorings into ‘neighbourhoods’ and charge boaters for overstays are being opposed by local river dwellers
Read MorePlans afoot for Free School for Hackney
Parents and teachers have put forward ideas for a state-funded school that is free from local authority control
Read MoreArtists and architects Assemble to create Folly for a Flyover
The winners of the CREATE11 Art Award announced today are to involve local people in the making of a public art commission in the borough
Read MoreHackney Bulls grind out victory over plucky Kilburn
Herewith the defeat of Cosmos and a third successive league victory
Read MoreCharity landlord sparks outrage over Well Street shop rent rise
Local traders say the huge increase in charges will force them to close down
Read MoreHow to cook perfect pancakes
Does butter make a better batter, what’s the most ripping topping, and do you have any top tips for foolproof flips?
Nigel Slater’s favourite pancakes
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s better batter
Oliver Thring’s history of a recipe
Consider pancakes
Pancakes, crepes, griddle cakes, drop scones; call them what you will, Shrove Tuesday’s the day for them. How will you partake?
Felicity Cloake’s perfect pancakes
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s better batter
Nigel Slater’s pancake recipes
Stoke Newington traders slam Town Hall red tape
The reality of a bungling bureaucracy belies the council’s claim to be the friend of local business
Read MoreHeaven Can Wait
Until Thursday 31 March 2011, Pages of Hackney
Read MoreClissold Park: time to close the ‘zoo’
All the animals need an environment appropriate to their needs and welfare – which means they should be re-homed somewhere else
Read MoreHackney Lullabies wins Berlinale Today Award
Kyoko Miyake’s evocative documentary about immigrant mothers shines in international film competition
Read MoreHackney filmmaker Michael Please bags BAFTA
Michael Please talks to the Hackney Citizen about his BAFTA award-winning short animation, The Eagleman Stag
Read MoreCritical mass needed to curb cyclist HGV deaths
A London Assembly Member speaks out on road safety and avoidable bike tragedies
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