New Year’s honours for Hackney residents
Tatty Devine jewellery designers amongst those honoured
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – review
Martin Freeman stars as Bilbo Baggins in this Tolkien tale. Showing at the Hackney Picturehouse until mid-January
Merry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
Thanks to all our readers, contributors and everyone who has supported us over the past year
Staging the ‘unstageable’ – The Master and Margarita
The Master and Margarita returns for a second stint at the Barbican
Hackney youngsters launch recipe book to inspire healthy living
Youth charity participants concoct wholesome new recipe book
Calcutta Kosher – review
Award-winning writer brings play about an Iraqi Jewish family to the Arcola as part of festival of contemporary plays by South Asian women
New laws used by Hackney police in stalking crackdown
Police are targeting prolific and dangerous offenders responsible for both domestic violence and hate crime
Aarron McKoy murder: Hackney gang member gets life sentence
Dean Smith to serve a minimum of 31 years for the shooting of a 22 year-old man who was out celebrating his birthday
Police arrest four in Clapton pub raid
Windsor Castle pub targeted following residents’ complaints
‘Blue Christmas’ service to be held at Newington Green
Boxing Day service at non-conformist Church aims to help people with sorrow this yuletide
Hackney duo create local publishing success story
Gary Budden and Kit Caless’s Influx Press now has two books under its belt, but without a donation from two locals they say they would still be at square one
Nasir Mazhar – Eastern peaks
The Hackney Citizen speaks to East London milliner and king of re-worked sportswear, Nasir Mazhar
Dalston Superstripe – reading between the lines
A new exhibition at Dalston Superstore gallery aims to put us straight about stripes
People of Print press on
East London design collective People of Print is on the rise and looking to spread the word about printing across the borough
Patio Projects – art in the public eye
A mushroom tower sculpture marks the end of a series of public art projects situated on a patio off Hackney Downs
Noah And The Whale: Little Noise Sessions – review
New-folk outfit visits Hackney for penultimate in charity gig series