Hackney designers to show at Clerkenwell
Hackney Wick homeware designer Haidée Drew and Potter Jo Davies from Stoke Newington’s Chocolate Factory are amongst the exhibitors at Clerkenwell Design Week
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Strutting the East London streets
The Hackney Citizen charts the rise of street style across East London through photographs which seek to capture this quirky fashion phenomenon
Protester receives Olympics asbo
London man who opposed construction of basketball venue believed to be first to receive wide-ranging ban from Olympics
2012 London elections – last chance to register to vote
Register to vote before Wednesday 18 April. The elections for a Mayor of London, a Constituency Assembly Member and a London-wide Assembly member take place on Thursday 3 May
Tech City – digital deluge greeted with cautious optimism
The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs
The Invisible Line – seeing is believing
The Hackney Citizen takes a closer look at a new gallery in Dalston Lane
Hackney fashion: a rude re-awakening
A project by students at the London College of Fashion in Mare Street offers a fresh look at the Jamaican ‘rude boy’ suit
Chapeau Bateau – keeping business afloat
Will Waghorn’s canalside hat shop moors on the Regent’s Canal near Broadway Market
Movie magic – Umit Mesut keeps it reel
Hackney’s nostalgic film buffs are hoping to keep the art of cinema alive in the 21st century
Interview: director Paul Davies on A Clockwork Orange
The Hackney Citizen talks to Paul Davies, director of a new stage version of Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange at the Arcola Theatre
Oar-inspiring win for Lea Rowing Club
Lea Rowing Club glide to victory without getting wet at last month’s National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships
Acquired For Development By… A Hackney Anthology – review
The Hackney Citizen reviews this forthcoming collection of works on the borough
Recycling – stay green with the green box, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Rolling out orange sacks in place of green boxes could increase recycling carbon footprint warns local environmental campaign group
Shoreditch residents slam Olympic ‘beer tent’
Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer
Passenger stabbed on train departing Dalston Kingsland station
Man, 36, attacked following row with stranger. Police release CCTV image in connection with the incident
Win Field Day and Apple Cart tickets
Hackney Citizen readers can win free tickets to these great events this summer – simply answer two questions to enter the draw