Organisers call on shoppers to add an extra item to their grocery shopping on Saturday to donate to people in need

New journalism school based in Hackney uses photographs and testimonials from competitor’s courses

Dele Osunsami’s gift for poetry was discovered after he started posting his work online. The Hackney Citizen finds out more about the man behind the rhymes

Various Dalston venues, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 May 2012

Fishbar Gallery, 176 Dalston Lane, 25 April – 30 May

The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs

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

Man, 36, attacked following row with stranger. Police release CCTV image in connection with the incident

As the London mayoral race heats up, Labour candidate Ken Livingstone makes his voice heard in the crowded marketplace of Dalston’s Ridley Road

Performance poet ‘Angry’ Sam Berkson talks about what enrages him, what inspires him, and what he thinks of the current state of spoken word