Sainsbury’s plans for Stoke Newington store meets with mixed response
Whilst critics claim that independent shops could be forced to close, the local business association says that traders hold ‘a range of views’
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Police appeal for missing 13 year-old Hackney girl
Crystal Rkaloo was last seen at school yesterday, wearing a Mossbourne Academy uniform
Council to decide future of Hackney Today
The Cabinet is to consider retention of its freesheet in defiance of criticism that it is simply ’propaganda on the rates’
Hackney Pearl announces short film competition
Create and submit your films, 6 – 14 August 2011
Hoxton Hall gets Heritage Lottery Fund cash
One of only four remaining music hall theatres in the UK, the Grade II listed building is set to benefit from a £200,000 grant
Libya allocated Olympic tickets
Organisers confirm Libya’s Olympic authorities – headed by Gaddafi’s eldest son – given passes to London Games
Clapton caterer Vegan Peasant brings glamour and style to veggie cuisine
A unique meat- and dairy-free catering service is converting some of Hackney’s most bloodthirsty carnivores to the subtle and exotic delights of vegan high dining
Government to defend its 9,000 Olympic tickets
Allocation breakdown shows 450 tickets set aside as prizes at School Games and 1,500 reserved for foreign business guests
Rivendale bids to open free school in Hackney
The Citizen meets James Woods from Rivendale Education, a group which plans to set up a school free from local authority control. If it succeeds, pupils and parents can expect some radical changes
Canada goose killed by dog in Clissold Park: man arrested
A 24 year-old man is charged with having a dog out of control in a public place
Clissold Park ‘Zoo’ closure plea renewed
Campaigners launch a new petition, claiming the park’s animal enclosures are a “bizarre, inhumane anachronism”
2012 Olympic torch ignites row over Games’ green credentials
The 2012 torch was supposed to be low carbon, but the scientists at EDF, the Games’ sponsors, simply ran out of time