London 2012 – Hackney Citizen

Olympic legacy? Hackney residents on how London 2012 changed the borough

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 23 August 2021 at 20:28

With the Tokyo Olympics behind us and Paralympians gearing up for their shot at gold, Hackney locals examine the footprint of London’s Games

Titbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 November 2016 at 13:17

Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

London’s Olympic Legacy – book review: ‘spruced up field notes’

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 22 August 2016 at 15:23

Volume provides an insider account of how the idealistic goals that motivated the early phases of Olympic legacy planning gradually eroded

Olympic Park to hold weekend of celebrations to mark opening

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 4 April 2014 at 13:38

From this weekend the home of London 2012 will be fully accessible

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 16: End Game

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 12 August 2012 at 22:03

Hackney watched the closing ceremony this evening as the Olympic Games drew to a finish

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 15: Reality Check – Housing Legacy

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 11 August 2012 at 18:18

Will our Olympic investment help to meet Hackney’s housing needs?

Hackney galleries’ Olympic art attack

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 11 August 2012 at 11:02

Away from the official Cultural Olympiad, East London artists are expressing more ambivalent viewpoints on the impact of the Games

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 13

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 9 August 2012 at 22:44

With the end of the Games approaching, attention turns to the much-hyped ‘Olympic legacy’

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 12

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 August 2012 at 23:26

Random thoughts on from Hackney on the twelfth day of Olympic competition

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 11

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 7 August 2012 at 17:07

Watching the Games

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 10

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 6 August 2012 at 10:27

National pride displayed across the borough

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 9

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 5 August 2012 at 19:44

Hackney looks back at last year’s riots on the ninth day of sporting competition

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Olympic Diary: Day 8

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 5 August 2012 at 00:40

Different experiences of the Games

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 7

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 3 August 2012 at 23:55

Musings in Hackney on the seventh day of Olympic competition

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 6

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 2 August 2012 at 15:51

Hackney residents react with shock to the tragic death yesterday of 28-year-old cyclist Dan Harris near Hackney Wick

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 5: Guide to Hackney Wick

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 1 August 2012 at 22:03

Get the lowdown on the great cultural scene in Hackney Wick

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 4

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 31 July 2012 at 21:37

Thoughts from Hackney on the fourth day of Olympic competition

VICE launches alternative Guide To The Olympics

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 31 July 2012 at 19:37

Online documentary explores aspects of the London 2012 Games sometimes ignored by the mainstream media

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 3

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 30 July 2012 at 22:24

Views from Hackney on the first Olympic work day

London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 2

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 29 July 2012 at 21:15

Notes from Hackney on the second day of Olympic competition