Clissold skatepark forced to close after repeated acts of vandalism
Burning bins damage the surface of popular Stoke Newington hangout
Hackney Citizen
Star striker: football legend lends support to Picturehouse protest
Eric Cantona showed solidarity with cinema workers calling for London Living Wage at Hackney demonstration
David Bailey: For Real review – ‘A palimpsest of post-war London life’
Selection of David Bailey photographs at Daniel Blau gallery offer a glimpse into a rarely seen side of the photographer’s work
Kids enjoy forest education In the Sticks of Stoke Newington
Hackney social enterprise unleashes children’s creativity in the great outdoors
Everyday Sexism founder Laura Bates: ‘I wanted to force people to see how bad the problem was’
Feminist campaigner and journalist Laura Bates will be retracing childhood memories by returning to Hackney to talk at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival this month
Hackney teacher scoops prestigious Silver Award honour
Clapton Girls humanities head crowned ‘local hero of education’
The last supper: Patrick Vernon dines with Hackney Citizen
In the first in an occasional series, former Labour councillor tucks in at Clapton eatery Spice and Grill
Hackney Heart landlord Haydar Ulus wins seat on Enfield Council
Labour activist who has received thousands of pounds in rent from Hackney Council wins in fellow Labour-held borough
Plan to make London’s energy provision more self-sufficient welcomed by Hackney Council
Boris’ office could buy power from generators in the borough and sell it for use in Tube network and by cops
What do last month’s 2014 Hackney local election results reveal?
Analysis of turnout and results in mayoral, council and European polls by Davide Tiberti from The Electoral Commission
Are swifts the latest Hackney victim of housing crisis and property price rises?
Talk and guided walk arranged this month by conservationists desperate to help save this fascinating bird
Leader – The winner takes it all under our unfair electoral system
Proportional representation would be a more sensible approach. After all, it works in Scandinavia
Annie Blackmore takes ‘time out’ after leaving Hackney University Technical College
Mystery surrounds situation at school Ofsted said requires improvement
Man dies and 13 are injured when car and bus collide in Clapton
Fatal incident in Lea Bridge Road in early hours of today
Hoxton squatters in standoff with officers as police station occupiers face eviction
Cop shop squatters who face being booted out are ‘vulnerable and homeless,’ supporter says
‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life