Obituary: Gillian Riley
The food historian, author and Citizen columnist sadly passed away in November at the age of 90
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The famous youth club’s founder sits down with the Citizen to mark a quarter of a century since it all began
Read MoreCouncil urged to investigate Hackney’s schools following Mossbourne allegations
Councillors say children are ‘suffering under a culture of fear and cruelty’ in some academies
Read MoreCries of ‘betrayal’ as Town Hall stands by twinning arrangement with Israeli city
Mayor says council is ‘committed’ to controversial relationship after thousands sign petition to cut ties with Haifa
Read More‘It’s going to get better’: Hackney mayor sanguine as she marks one year in office
Caroline Woodley says ‘we’re still holding onto our hats’ following election of Labour government
Read MoreHackney Council needs to save £67m by 2028, mayor reveals
Predicted overspend rises to £38m as finance chief blames Tory government for Chancellor’s ‘severe’ restraints
Read MoreIntersectional Grammar: Trees, Hackney Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Stop by this virtual forest’
The Lower Clapton venue has put on a display of arboreal photography to mark National Tree Week
Read MoreStoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’
Decision by government body Historic England follows rescue of Abney Park cemetery and chapel
Read MoreCouncil unveils ‘safer’ Pembury junction – but campaigners accuse it of abandoning its ‘leadership on cycling’
Local cyclists, still reeling over decision to press on with controversial redesign, claim Town Hall is being ‘dishonest’
Read More‘Landmark day’: Abney Park cemetery saved from heritage risk register
Mayor Woodley welcomes ‘rewilding’ of Magnificent Seven burial ground
Read MoreFresh calls for Hackney to sever ties with Israeli city amid confusion over medical exchange
Homerton and Rambam hospitals’ relationship in doubt after campaigners probe ‘inactive’ arrangement
Read MoreThe Marquee Moon, Dalston, food review: ‘The British night out has never been more dynamic’
The restaurant on the former site of the Marquis of Lansdowne pub has an ‘imaginative attitude to flavour’
Read More‘History repeats’: School closures spark growing fears over special needs support
Staff and families to protest outside Hackney Town Hall on Tuesday
Read MoreBleeding Fabulous, Mark Ward, book review: ‘A heart-warming but cautionary tale’
This memoir of a haemophiliac caught up in the NHS’s infected blood scandal is ‘remarkable’
Read More‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto
Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium
Read MoreHackney Council warned about elderly woman’s death just months before cutting falls prevention service
Anoush Summers died in hospital in January following fall at home two days earlier
Read More‘Deeply worrying’: Campaigners blame ‘feeble’ repairs system for Hackney woman’s death
Coroner’s report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance
Read More‘The work starts now’: Evicted Haggerston mechanic vows to keep fighting for fairer rents
JC Motors boss Len Maloney calls on people to back plans for community-owned premises
Read More‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service
Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk
Read MoreHackney teachers strike over pay and working conditions following college merger
Sixth form staff at BSix College say treatment by new management ‘feels like attack on community’
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