Skate Wars: The Empire Skates Back
Fast, feisty and furious, London Rockin’ Rollers face Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in what promises to be a hard-fought battle. Skate Wars women’s roller derby thunders on Hackney’s borders
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Landfall by Helen Gordon – review
Helen Gordon’s debut novel Landfall finds emotional depth in escaping from Hackney to the suburbs
Coming soon: Hackney Picturehouse to open
Picturehouse to open new Hackney cinema in Mare Street later this month
Locals face battle with investors as Hackney rental costs continue to soar
The Hackney Citizen investigates the impact of a recent surge in property prices on Hackney rents
Hackney Hear: leading the way
An innovative new smartphone app guides users on a multimedia tour around Hackney’s locales
Win tickets to English Journey at the Barbican
Simply answer this question correctly: What is the title of Iain Sinclair’s latest book?
Top boy: stories of Hackney’s young drug dealers
Ronan Bennett spent two years interviewing gang members in east London for his powerfully personal TV drama, Top Boy. Here he describes their hidden, hopeless world – and the lengths they’ll go to escape from it
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau warns of rise in illegal evictions
Concerns about high numbers of tenants being unlawfully evicted, threatened, or experiencing intrusions into their homes prompts Hackney’s Citizens’ Advice Bureau to offer guidelines
Deli Downstairs adds spice to Victoria Park
A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success
Fashion East goes west
Future top designers reinforce Hackney’s mark on the world of fashion
Hackney Film Festival 2011 – review
The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs
New school to be opened by Mossbourne academy
London state school known for its great success to open new comprehensive nearby
Call for re-run of new Hackney school consultation
Disgruntled residents object to ‘flawed’ consultation and mount a campaign for a comprehensive state school option
Hackney Council to evict Dalston squatters
A squat in St Mark’s Rise is the latest in a string of properties to be emptied by bullish housing chiefs
Axe falls on Hackney police teams
Safer Neighbourhoods officers cut as many wards share sergeants