William Turvill – Hackney Citizen

Lea Rowing Club celebrates successes

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 July 2012 at 10:25

All welcome at local rowing club’s event on Saturday 28 July, marking the end of the race season and the start of the Olympics

Hackney karate kids meet Surrey kung fu fighters

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 3 May 2012 at 17:29

Martial arts groups from Hoxton and Surrey spent a day together to improve their skills and learn about each other’s disciplines

Hackney Council to review London Living Wage policy

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 April 2012 at 09:36

Hackney is to review its pay policy as two nearby local authorities agree to pay all those doing council work a living wage

Hackney Council rejects London Fields ‘tower block’ plan

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 24 April 2012 at 13:17

Town Hall rejects as out of hand a plan to build ten-storey housing block near London Fields

The Invisible Line – seeing is believing

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 15 April 2012 at 11:00

The Hackney Citizen takes a closer look at a new gallery in Dalston Lane

Blade runners Battodo-style

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 March 2012 at 21:39

Traditional martial art helps its practitioners use mental discipline to cut through life’s obstacles as the borough’s Battodo students learn to live by the sword

Fares hike fuss mars Boris bus launch

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 March 2012 at 09:35

As London Mayor launches his new prototype Routemaster, critics slam new bus as vanity project and poor value for money while transport fares rocket

Cuts to Hackney care budget could ‘harm’ older people warn charities

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 10 January 2012 at 10:48

Protestors against the cuts outside Hackney Town Hall on Saturday, 19 February. Photo: Laurence Moor

Social care has already been hit hard by the Coalition Government’s spending squeeze and plans for more cuts risk making life intolerable for many needy pensioners

Future Shorts Film Festival 2011 – review

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 18 November 2011 at 12:25

The Future Shorts Film Festival launches at the Hackney Picturehouse

Bid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 14 November 2011 at 18:12

Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street

Man charged with murder after Hackney pub stabbing

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 9 November 2011 at 11:57

Police investigating the death of Tommy Lawrence found stabbed outside the Glyn Arms in Clapton have charged a man with murder

Hackney hoard of gold coins goes up for sale

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 9 November 2011 at 11:04

The buried gold coin hoard discovered in Stamford Hill is to be auctioned off by its rightful owner, Max Sulzbacher

From Hoxton to Harlow: Hackney karate kids take on Essex

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 24 October 2011 at 21:46

Legends ‘old school’ Karate students from Hoxton visit Harlow to learn new ways of self-defence and self-discipline