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Hackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste

Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton

By Hackney Citizen

/ 18 Jul 2019

Hackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste

Town Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service

By Hackney Citizen

/ 18 Jul 2019

Town Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community

The Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot

Renowned outdoor artist Ali Pretty, who lives in London Fields, wants to create a ‘new story’ for Thurrock

By Hackney Citizen

/ 17 Jul 2019

The Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot

Charity behind Hackney Winter Night Shelter wins funding to pilot a local women-only refuge

Hackney Doorways reveals successful bid for support from Mayor of London’s rough sleeping fund

By Hackney Citizen

/ 17 Jul 2019

Over 13,500 cigarettes seized in raid on Hoxton shop amid council crackdown on illegal tobacco

Sniffer dog Pippa helps trading standards officers track down the stash, hidden in a sink unit and under the chocolate stand

By Hackney Citizen

/ 12 Jul 2019

Over 13,500 cigarettes seized in raid on Hoxton shop amid council crackdown on illegal tobacco

Over 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day

Personal Bests, run by the Town Hall’s youth service, saw the most-improved pupils from 14 schools compete to break their own records

By Hackney Citizen

/ 12 Jul 2019

Over 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day

Daubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London

The school is hoping to transform an underused part of its playground and now needs just £800 to get the project off the ground

By Hackney Citizen

/ 11 Jul 2019

Daubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London

Hackney pupils show off their pedal power for 2019’s Bike Around The Borough

Nine hundred children from 42 schools joined in the annual ‘bike bus’ earlier this month

By Hackney Citizen

/ 10 Jul 2019

Hackney pupils show off their pedal power for 2019’s Bike Around The Borough

‘Scything is the new yoga’: Annual hay harvest returns to east London

Food, music and workshops also on the bill for the seventh Community Haystacks event at Walthamstow Marshes on 20 July

By Hackney Citizen

/ 10 Jul 2019

‘Scything is the new yoga’: Annual hay harvest returns to east London

Local students meet Will Young for new education project tackling homophobic bullying

Petchey Academy pupils spoke to the singer at the launch of Amazon’s LGBT+ Reading Roadshow, which is providing free books and workshops to schools with the help of Pink News and Just Like Us

By Hackney Citizen

/ 9 Jul 2019

Local students meet Will Young for new education project tackling homophobic bullying

Hackney’s East Asian charities win £35k grant to revamp old Bath House in De Beauvoir

The run-down building could reopen as a kitchen and hub for borough’s Chinese, Vietnamese and Filipino populations – if final fundraising push is successful

By Hackney Citizen

/ 9 Jul 2019

Hackney’s East Asian charities win £35k grant to revamp old Bath House in De Beauvoir

Comic – The Playground

Artist Francisco de la Mora presents a little microcosm of Hackney’s diversity

By Hackney Citizen

/ 8 Jul 2019