Posts by Hackney Citizen
Keep it civil: Citizen calls for more courtesy in politics
Bash the idea, not the person
Read MoreGirl, 9, remains in critical condition following Dalston shooting – as detectives urge people to come forward
Officers appeal for information as they investigate shooting on Kingsland High Street last week
Read MoreParasouls: Young V&A exhibition sees lost umbrellas transformed into Japanese spirits
Colourful brollies-turned-yōkai now welcome visitors at the children’s museum
Read MoreTitbits – selective voices and multiple choices
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreDisgraced ex-Labour councillor has child contact ban lifted following appeal
Lawyers for Tom Dewey successfully argued that the restriction was ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’
Read More‘We are all one’: Dalston Curve Garden features in London-wide exhibition inspired by refugees
Artist Kate Daudy has teamed up with the UN Refugee Agency to plant felt flowers across the capital
Read MoreCouncil block built on former community garden in Clapton wins architecture prize
Chowdhury Walk impressed RIBA judges with its ‘elegant’ design and environmentally-conscious construction
Read MoreLabour councillor Sheila Suso-Runge named Speaker of Hackney
Mayor Woodley was among those to pay tribute – though her speech was eerily similar to Suso-Runge’s own 2022 campaign profile
Read MoreCouncillors hit out at ‘lily-livered’ Labour in first press conference since quitting party
Three newly independent councillors addressed pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Town Hall this morning
Read MoreThree Hackney councillors dramatically quit Labour to form independent group
Cllrs Claudia Turbet-Delof, Penny Wrout and Fliss Premru say they can ‘no longer in good conscience continue campaigning for Labour’
Read MoreDawn Carter-McDonald to be appointed as chief executive of Hackney Council
Carter-McDonald has filled the role temporarily for the past 10 months
Read MorePetition to salvage plans for wild swimming park in East London reaches 10,000 signatures
Campaigners are trying to save the site from being turned into a ‘secure children’s home’
Read MoreMental health charity to open beautiful garden ‘sanctuary’ in Homerton
Core Landscapes, part of Core Arts, is inviting residents to a big launch event on 8 June
Read MoreCritics round on Woodberry Down plans as next phase narrowly wins approval
A Labour schism meant plans for more than 500 new homes passed by a hair
Read MoreTitbits – Freudian slips and furry misclicks
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Home truths
Where’s the oversight for residents who are being failed by their housing provider?
Read More‘Source of inspiration’: Civil rights icon James Baldwin to get blue plaque in Dalston
The author and activist will be commemorated at the Hackney CVS building on Dalston Lane, which he visited two years before his death in 1987
Read MoreYard sticks: Hackney theatre that began as a pop-up secures funding for state-of-the-art renovation
Yard Theatre director ‘incredibly proud’ as venue sures up its long-term future
Read MorePro-Palestinian protestors descend on Town Hall to demand end to Israeli weapons investment and Haifa twinning
Amid ongoing conflict in Gaza, local protestors call on Hackney Council to cease funding and axe relationship
Read MoreResearchers are on the hunt for stories about the Old Fire Station in Stoke Newington
A project team at the iconic community venue is hosting an open day next week – and they’d love to hear people’s memories of the place
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