Hackney Citizen
Ministry of Stories teams up with the Hackney Citizen
Young journalists at the Ministry of Stories produce their own newspaper, Hoxton A.M., available free inside this month’s Hackney Citizen
Hackney’s political parties divided over ‘Bank of Ideas’ squatters
The borough’s political parties are at odds over the occupation by campaigners of a UBS-owned building
Poe and Pinter: Macabre Resurrections and The New World Order – reviews
The Hackney Citizen checks out two new site-specific Poe and Pinter-based performances
Time to take the green Christmas challenge says Hackney Friends of the Earth
There are lots of ways to have an eco-friendly festive season says local environmental campaign group Hackney Friends of the Earth
Hackney councillor Rick Muir ‘saves’ the British pub
Councillor pens influential think tank reports in support of all-party call for reform of pub industry
Olympics handball thrills Hackney kids
A lucky few have become the first in the world to sample the 2012 Olympics site
Hackney school students bag Olympics jobs
Two hundred Hackney students working at Olympics to be paid London Living Wage after help from community campaign group
Hackney public sector workers strike over pensions
Strikes hit Hackney’s services as its public sector workers heed their union’s call to fight pension cuts
UBS squatters at ‘Bank of Ideas’ face eviction delay
Squatters occupying a UBS-owned building in Hackney are optimistic after possession order delay
Second exhibition set for Sainsbury’s Stoke Newington proposal
Agreement reached for public exhibition of revised proposals for Wilmer Place development
Festive art and design: Chocolate Factory N16 Winter Open Studios 2011
Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 December 2011, 11am – 6pm
Hackney community gardens get cash boost
Generous Groundwork grant enables Hackney residents to transform neglected space into fruit and veg patches
Anger at Sainsbury’s store bid nearby Hackney’s Broadway Market
Traders and residents are up in arms over a new proposal for a Sainsbury’s Local store near Broadway Market
Woman killed in Homerton road accident
Police appeal for witnesses to fatal collision on Homerton High Street after pedestrian dies of injuries
Murder she wrote: new play highlights Sam Hallam ‘miscarriage of justice’ case
A new ‘verbatim’ play, Someone To Blame, highlights the case of Sam Hallam, who is fighting a ‘miscarriage of justice’