What caused the Hackney riots? A local teacher speaks out
“You could see it coming…the kids don’t feel like they’re part of anything, they don’t feel they’re being heard”
Hackney Citizen
The People’s Supermarket launches Hackney consultation
The member owned co-operative has launched a seven week consultation to find out if local people want such a store in Homerton
The Hackney Heroine tells why she confronted rioters
Pauline Pearce – the woman with a walking stick – became a YouTube sensation after tackling looters in the street. Now she fears there’s more trouble ahead
Hackney politicians write open letter raising concerns over Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place
Calls for the developer Newmark Properties and Sainsbury’s to attend a public meeting before a planning application is submitted
Citizens Advice: feeling the financial pinch?
Hackney CAB explains how to get help with debt problems
Clarence Road shop keeper Siva Kandiah re-opens after Hackney riots
A local trader and his family celebrate with supporters as his store throws open its doors again
Which way to East Wick?
Hackney is to get a new neighbourhood which will be built on the site of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games
‘Bully boy’ charity accused of crippling Well Street traders
Charity landlord refuses to back down on massive rent rises as traders claim they are being hounded for speaking out against church-based organisation
Hackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area
A-level results: university places all round at school in riot-hit area
Days after the riots, the picture is very different at Mossbourne academy in Hackney
Get water wise, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Climate change can bring both drought and flash flooding. A local environmental campaign group explains what we can do to make the most of our water
Hackney to be twinned with Scarborough for Olympic events
The borough is partnering with a North Yorkshire seaside town for a series of cultural and sporting activities
The Yard Theatre: a performers’ paradise
The Citizen finds out more about this recently-opened Hackney Wick venue
Hackney-grown salad praised in national food awards
Growing Communities’ organic produce is ‘highly commended’ by the Soil Association
After the Hackney riots: community holds tea party in Clarence Road
Church and community groups organise a get-together exactly a week after the borough’s disturbances
Sarah’s Key – review
A journalist uncovers a secret while researching a story about the deportattion of Jews in Paris during WW2