Stop the planning free-for-all, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Community-level decison making on parks, shops and other planning issues is vital, says local Friends of the Earth group
Hackney Citizen
School Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
Interview: author Melissa Benn on her new book, School Wars
With academies in the ascendant, what hope is there now for inclusive education?
EastEnd Cabaret: The Revolution Will Be Sexual
The Hackney Citizen meets the EastEnd Cabaret characters seeking to lure more adventurous theatregoers into the Arcola Tent
Archaeology of Urban Time: Drawing Dalston
The Hackney Citizen meets Alexandra Blum, an artist with an engrossing perspective of Dalston’s redevelopment
Hubbub and My Salivation: delivering the goods
The Hackney Citizen meets the businesses bringing local food supplies to your door
Eyes on the wool
The Hackney Citizen finds a strong selection of knitwear flair in boutiques across the borough
Photomonth East London puts Hackney in the picture
A look at the eclectic photo exhibitions in Hackney and other parts of the East End
Letter: Deputy Mayor disputes cost saving of dumping green energy
Councillor Sophie Linden says Hackney Citizen is ‘misleading’ over the cash Hackney Council saved when it quietly dumped its ‘green’ electricity tariff
Leader: Hackney makeovers and council make-believe
Real life events will always hamper Hackney Council’s efforts to manage the presentation of the borough
Concern over Hackney jobs as London 2012 media centre bidding opens
The future of the Olympic press and broadcast centre hangs in the balance amid concerns over jobs for local people
Hackney braced for strike as unions show their teeth
Public-sector pensions row looks set to cause nationwide industrial action, affecting thousands of Hackney workers
Top Boy is the real deal
I thought this TV series set in Hackney – where I grew up – might be another cliched urban drama. It rose far above that
Top Boy gets a mixed reception from Hackney’s youth
A panel of locals enjoys a preview of the Channel 4 drama’s first episode, but finds plenty of flaws in Ronan Bennett’s supposedly realistic portrayal of life in the borough