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Hackney Greens urge council to ban ‘dangerous’ sky lanterns

Councillor Zoë Garbett’s motion also calls for public awareness campaign about fireworks

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Greens urge council to ban ‘dangerous’ sky lanterns

Hackney Council scraps this year’s Clissold fireworks with finances ‘under pressure’

Parks chief says the council has to ‘weigh up priorities’ as inflation and costs rise

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Council scraps this year’s Clissold fireworks with finances ‘under pressure’

Guy Fawkes, garlic and and the Great Pyramids: notes on November in food history

In hiding from Halloween, our resident historian Gillian Riley turns her imagination to Bonfire Night and the transgressive thrills and benefits of so-called ‘Papist’ garlic

Author: Hackney Citizen

"Back then eating garlic had all the thrills of transgression and identifying with the Other': Lucas van Valckenborch's Winte

Passengers in ‘mass panic’ as firework thrown inside Hackney Overground train

Police appeal for information as witness describes traumatic incident at Hackney Central station

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents urged to dress up for Clissold Park fireworks display

No animals will be harmed during pyrotechnics extravaganza, insists council, after zoo creatures are given a check-up by vet

Author: Hackney Citizen

Residents urged to dress up for Clissold Park fireworks display

Stamford Hill: boy fined £20 for sticking lit fireworks in pockets of Jewish passers-by

14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault

Author: Hackney Citizen

Sparks fly over ‘exclusive’ ticket costs of Council fireworks display

Town Hall says it ‘could not justify spending taxpayers’ money’ on the show

Author: Hackney Citizen

Here’s to welcoming in 2011, says London Mayor Boris Johnson

“However you bring in the New Year, have a wonderful time”

Author: Hackney Citizen