‘We don’t have another 10 years’: Hackney cookery school goes global to accelerate shift towards planet-friendly eating
Made in Hackney launches free online platform that teaches people how to set up their own community kitchens
Read MoreWhooping cough on the rise in Hackney – with parents urged to get their children vaccinated
The bacterial infection can require hospitalisation in acute cases
Read More‘Not everyone is pro-monarchy’: Newington Green Meeting House celebrates ‘radical spirit’ with alternative coronation day event
The historic venue brought together republicans and monarchists last weekend for a slightly different take on the royal crowning
Read More‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023
Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’
Read More‘Not my cup of tea’: Coronation events garner mixed reaction at Hoxton Street Market
Traders complain about business being disrupted, but others say the celebrations brought market to life
Read More‘I don’t think you need a coronation to bring the community together – but if it does, that’s no bad thing’
A right royal celebration like no other was hosted by Chats Palace arts centre for King Charles III’s coronation
Read MoreMan stabbed to death on Mare Street
Three people arrested on suspicion of murder
Read MoreFirefighters tackle Stoke Newington flat blaze
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters attended the scene
Read MoreKing’s coronation: Hackney to play host to 18 Big Lunch events and eight street parties
The council has handed out more than 30 community grants in total
Read MoreLetter: ‘I stood for 24 hours for the late Queen’s coronation!’
On the eve of the King’s coronation, Hackney resident Peter Gosnell, 95, remembers fondly the last time the event took place in 1953
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: No Mow May
Park the lawnmower and let the flowers go wild – it helps biodiversity and pollinators
Read More‘Post-Brexit rules putting Europeans off the UK,’ warns Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan urges government to introduce new visa for visiting schoolchildren
Read MoreEdmonton incinerator cost ‘spiralling out of control’, says campaign group
Stop the Edmonton Incinerator Now Coalition urges North London Waste Authority to ‘reformulate its business case’ for the controversial facility
Read MoreWhittington Hospital urges health watchdog to reconsider ‘requires improvement’ rating for its maternity service
The maternity unit was rated ‘good’ in four out of five areas, so bosses have asked for clarification
Read MoreRodeo, film review: ‘A formidable lead performance let down by a disjointed story’
Lola Quivoron’s debut feature about dirt bike subculture will mainly be remembered for the performance of Julie Ledru
Read MoreAlice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘The collector of souls will capture yours too’
Major display of the American artist’s work shows off her ‘awe-striking will and skill’
Read MoreFood poverty causing ‘growing divide between haves and have-nots’ in Hackney, warns charity boss
Nicolette Nixon, who runs H.O.P.E. at Morningside, says staff are having to ‘make judgment calls’ over who receives support
Read MoreChild Q: Laws allowing child strip-searches need ‘radical rethink’, says safeguarding expert
Jim Gamble tells councillors examining the response to the scandal that there is ‘no justification’ for the tactic
Read MoreThe Huddleston: A centre without a centre
The long-running charity is without a permanent home, and the Citizen visited to see a former member perform a fundraising pantomime
Read More‘Impossible not to be curious’: Photographer challenges stereotype of nomadic Mongolians with exhibition on yurt-dwelling commuters
Despite being warned off, Cath Forrest documented the community of professionals who live in tents and work in the city
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