Letter: ‘We wholeheartedly support the introduction of School Streets’
Holmleigh and Sir Thomas Abney Schools write in response to coverage of opposition to transport proposals for the area
Hackney Citizen
Two Hackney residents among winners of the London Writers Awards 2021
Carla Montemayor and Elizabeth Chan chosen for ten-month development course designed to improve diversity in publishing
Organiser of 400-person wedding in Stamford Hill facing £10k fine
Borough’s police chief hits out at ‘unacceptable’ behaviour when ‘people across the country are postponing or cancelling celebrations’
Hackney postal voters asked to reapply with Town Hall’s election system left damaged by cyber attack
Affected residents have been notified ahead of local and London polls in May, but council insists ‘no evidence voter data has been stolen’
Plight of local music venues brought into focus for charity photography book
Alex Amorós spent the November lockdown capturing the borough’s beloved stomping grounds, some of which are in a fight for survival
Staff at Hackney doctors’ surgery named ‘GP Team of the Year’
Richmond Road Medical Centre in Dalston recognised at the prestigious National General Medical Practice Awards for fourth year running
Happy the Man by Gareth Evans
The local poet pays tribute to the Happy Man Tree, which was felled earlier this month
Hackney energy firm to help deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen-powered train
Arcola Energy, based in Dalston, tasked with developing ‘potential game-changer’ in country’s ambition for zero-emissions rail travel
Council chief executive announces retirement after 13 years in the job
Hackney Mayor pays tribute to Tim Shields, who will step aside on 31 May
Town Hall brings over 100 cleaning staff back in-house
Cleaners working at council buildings across the borough joined the environmental services team at the start of the year
Happy Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
We’ll be back next week – until then, enjoy some recent festive content and a couple of stories from our archive
‘We owe it to residents’: Hackney Council set to adopt strict new limits on air pollution
Town Hall consulting on a raft of measures designed to help it meet rigorous World Health Organisation guidelines
Winter Toy Appeal team ‘bowled over by people’s kindness’ as they reach record number of kids
Over 5,400 children in poverty across north-east London will have a present to open this Christmas thanks to ‘great show of warmth and love’
Women’s museum launches £20k appeal to help it gather more stories from across East London
East End Women’s Museum calls for support as it prepares to open a permanent home in Barking next year
‘Hopeful day’ as woman, 83, becomes first Hackney resident to receive Covid vaccine
Cheers erupted at Elsdale Street Surgery this morning when Josephine Casey had the jab
Hackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives
Farm’s zero-waste shop to expand and add digital signs thanks to backing from North London Waste Authority