Council “fake newspapers”: Ten quotes that show cross-party concern
Labour, Tories, Greens, Liberal Democrats and UKIP – all have slammed ratepayer funded rags in different places, at different times
Hackney Citizen
Schoolboy injured by cyclist in hit-and-run on ‘dangerous’ superhighway in Stoke Newington
Boy’s mother criticises ‘rude’ police response and council’s new traffic scheme after 11–year-old was left with soft tissue damage in his shoulder
Row rages over council’s ad sales war with local press
Philip Glanville accuses Hackney Citizen editor of U-turn but does not deny freesheet competes with platforms for independent journalism
Campaigning journalist on ‘concerning parallels’ between Hackney Today and East End Life
‘Tower Hamlets Council chose to cut publication of its freesheet. Why can’t Hackney do the same?’ asks journalist Ted Jeory
Aphex Twin to headline first UK show in a decade at Field Day 2017
Legendary electronic music producer will play rare two hour set on the festival’s brand new indoor stage arena
‘Don’t cut off our lifeblood’: Hackney Citizen editor’s open letter to Mayor Philip Glanville
Call for Hackney’s mayor to halt sale of advertising in Town Hall’s fortnightly freesheet in light of commercial challenges now facing local press
Antique traders Bennet and Brown win fight to stay in Finsbury Park shop after landlord offers new lease
People power wins out following vocal campaign and petition to save the antiques shop
Northwold Estate residents fear community will be ‘wrecked’ if plan to flatten homes goes ahead
But landlord Guinness pledges an overall increase in social rented homes on the estate under its proposals
Fury as landlord Guinness rips children’s bikes off railings on Northwold Estate
Housing provider gave ‘no notice’ before blitz on Clapton estate earmarked for controversial redevelopment, which lacks proper bike racks
London Fields Lido closure halted amid concern over plans to end gender segregation
Female users voiced preference for women-only changing area to be retained after plans to introduce ‘changing village’ were revealed
Hackney politicians rejoice at scrapping of ‘unworkable’ pay-to-stay plans for council tenants
Government confirmed earlier this week it was dropping mandatory implementation of increases to council rents for higher earners
Missing man Christoph Häusler, a former fugitive and ex-politician, is reunited with mother
Bizarre life of 46-year-old, who is thought to have mental health problems, looks set to prompt questions over security owing to far right tattoos and conviction
Draught bill: Hackney ale makes guest appearance in Parliament
Hackney Brewery ‘proud to represent borough’ at Westminster ahead of new charity drive
Hackney filmmaker hopes public will swipe right to help fund film about modern dating
Part romantic comedy, part a meditation on dating apps, Emoji tells the story of two strangers who meet late one evening in a Hackney McDonalds
Puckering up with London’s first all-female whistling choir
Women have historically had an uneasy relationship with whistling. But new choir She Can Just Whistle is out to change all that
Council clamps down on ‘illegal mega ads’ on Hackney’s buildings
Legislation ‘not fit for purpose’ to stop advertising without consent in borough, councillor claims