Michael Rosen: How parents can be a child’s best teacher
With a new book out, poet Michael Rosen talks about his teaching strategies for parents
Hackney Citizen
Protesters to rally in Hackney over US trade deal
National day of action against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a free trade deal between Europe and the USA
Anti-Semitic crime rate in Hackney second highest in London
Jewish charity CST says this Summer saw ‘significant increase’ in anti-Semitic incidents across London
Child kidnapper arrested after escaping from mental health unit in Homerton
54 year-old Shane Hart arrested in Watford after absconding from John Howard Centre
A long way from home: Sudanese artist highlights plight of a displaced population
Tortured and uprooted, Anwar Elsamani counts himself lucky among migrants
The ideas man: Michael Rosen urges parents to take teaching into their own hands
The former Children’s Laureate talks to the Citizen about the joy of learning and the misery of politics
‘It’s ok to be angry’: Hackney campaigner honoured
Meet the Hackney stalwart on a lifelong mission to save the NHS
Tireless campaigner Hamdy Shahein completes ‘arduous’ charity walk
62 year-old newsagent completes another fundraising feat
Titbits — Bromsgrove beckoning, Mayoral rumours and playing away
Exodus of talent as Islington gets riot play, Bromsgrove snatches Tom Ebbutt and rumours abound over Mayor Pipe’s next move
OPEN Campaigners win hearing over ‘Georgian Disney’ development
Council decision to forge ahead with demolition will be examined at judicial review in November
Rare sighting of ‘goatsucker’ on Marshes draws crowds
Migratory wild Nightjar on RSPB’s ‘red list’ of endangered species spotted near Middlesex Filter Beds
Lama Chime Rinpoche opens Tibetan charity offices in Haggerston
Tibet Society and Tibet Relief Fund receive traditional Buddhist blessing
Lee Jackson: ‘The crux of modern life is Victorian’
Stoke Newington author Lee Jackson dishes the dirt in his new book Dirty Old London: The Victorian Fight Against Filth
Childcare provision in Hackney slammed as ‘insufficient’
A new report by the Family and Childcare Trust reveals a lack of quality childcare facilities in Hackney
Victory for Chesham Arms campaigners as developer’s appeal quashed
Council’s enforcement notice to owner of Mehetabel Road site upheld by planning inspector