Posts by Hackney Citizen
Covid vaccines are safe – Hackney’s public health boss reassures residents
Dr Sandra Husbands encourages residents to get the vaccine when offered it
Read MoreStage show based on NHS nurse’s bestselling memoir announces Hackney dates
The Language of Kindness, an adaptation of Christie Watson’s book, will be at Shoreditch Town Hall in June
Read MoreMother of teenager murdered in Hackney joins anti-knife crime campaign
Yvonne Lawson MBE relives the first call she made following her son’s death to encourage people to use Crimestoppers
Read More‘You couldn’t pay me to write or read a novel set in 2020’: Homecoming author Luan Goldie reflects on the pandemic
The Stoke Newington resident spoke to the Citizen ahead of the paperback release of her widely praised novel
Read MoreFirefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Read MoreVole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey
Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around
Read MoreDalston Curve Garden reopens with call to help its crowdfunder hit £100k target
Much-loved beauty spot gradually returns to normal service as it nears its fundraising goal
Read MoreLate night venues urged to sign up to online portal offering Covid advice and safety training
The latest initiative from the Town Hall’s Hackney Nights project is designed to support businesses through the pandemic and beyond
Read MoreLocal students ‘go above and beyond’ to bolster their college’s Covid testing scheme
Health and social care learners at New City College have grabbed the chance to put their training into practice
Read MoreDon’t lose your say – one week left to register to vote
Hackney residents have just one week left to register to vote in next month’s local and regional elections
Read MoreHackney actor Bukky Bakray ‘humbled’ after winning Rising Star at the Baftas
Local teenager triumphs in a category that has helped the early careers of a litany of Hollywood stars
Read MoreCovid arts fund to help dozens of local venues
Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens
Read MoreFrom reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through East London’s industrial past
April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds
Read More‘Hackney’s answer to Live Aid’: Naming of new square in Hoxton reveals little known story of local famine appeal
Entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre to be named BRAFA after a forgotten piece of history created by local reggae artists in 1985
Read MoreMan sectioned following ‘appalling’ assault on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill
Victim, 20, had a pillow thrown over her head before being attacked on Manor Road last week
Read MoreHackney shooting: Man wanted for conspiracy to murder
Police appeal for public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Nadi Kwame
Read MoreHackney’s Bukky Bakray nominated for Leading Actress and Rising Star at 2021 BAFTAs
Teenager played the lead in locally made film Rocks, which is up for seven prizes at the awards on 11 April
Read MoreBlue is the theme of an absorbing online exhibition
The Victoria Miro gallery has gathered together work by 19 artists in which the colour features
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party to skip Hackney by-elections as it goes all-out for first City Hall seat
Hackney resident and former parliamentary candidate Harini Iyengar on ballot for London Assembly vote in May
Read MoreMan arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill
Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road
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