Olympics synchronised swimming fans left high and dry
Swim fans asked to swap events as Olympics organisers admit 10,000 tickets oversold
Hackney Citizen
Leader: Hackney Mayor’s cosy relationship with ‘Occupied’ investment bank UBS
Hackney’s Mayor should not let local hand-outs from investment bank influence his stance on Occupy protest
Hackney MP Diane Abbott apologises for ‘racist’ Twitter comments
Shadow Health Minister Diane Abbott apologises following comments she made on Twitter, after claims they were racist
Hackney MP slams train fare hikes
Train fare increases of 5.6% will hit residents hard, says MP Diane Abbott as she backs Ken Livingstone’s pledge to cut fares by 7%
Myles Williams charged with Kirsty Treloar murder in Hackney
A 19 year-old man has been charged with the murder of a young mother found dead in a car in Hackney
Clissold Park cafe re-opens
As the Clissold Park cafe re-opens, the Hackney Citizen checks in to see what’s on offer
Man arrested over kidnap and murder of Kirsty Treloar
Police arrest 19-year-old over the abduction and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Hackney
Hackney woman murdered after abduction named
Kirsty Treloar, 20, found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Hackney killing: woman found dead after abduction
20-year-old woman found dead after being abducted from an address in Hackney
Abdoulaye Konaté: Power and Religion at Rivington Place
Last chance to see Abdoulaye Konaté’ s Pouvoir et Religion (Power and Religion) at Rivington Place; until 3 Jan 2012
Happy New Year 2012 to all our readers
The Hackney Citizen wishes all its readers, contributors and advertisers a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Occupy London protestors take over disused Shoreditch courthouse
Protestors include ex-servicemen group Occupy Veterans, arriving with ‘tank of ideas’
Beowulf – The Panto! – review
This humorous adaptation of Beowulf, the epic Anglo-Saxon poem, is showing at the Rosemary Branch Theatre until 8 January 2012
East End histories: Cable Street books – review
These three Cable Street histories provide excellent accounts of East End politics in 1936
Council urges Hackney residents to recycle to reduce festive waste
Hackney residents are being encouraged to reduce waste over the festive season and recycle as much as they can