Lone wolf Phillips Idowu anxious to hunt down the pack in Barcelona
Beneath the dyed hair the world triple-jump champion is a fierce competitor
Hackney Citizen
One last thing… Professor Green
He looks like Michael Cera, sounds like a Cluedo character, and sings with Lily Allen. Rich Pelley wises up to Professor Green
Made in Hackney – Arcola Writers: Von Werthern, Turner and El Khairy
Three plays by three of the borough’s best playwrights, Sat 17 – Sun 18 July 2010
Olympics nuclear waste trains are potential terrorist target, warns London MEP
Jean Lambert slams toxic transit through Hackney
Diane Abbott labels Labour leadership rivals as ‘geeks in suits’
MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington stirs things up with jibe at her opponents
Newington Green to get Wollstonecraft memorial sculpture
Suffragette colours planted under trees in advance of permanent tribute to ‘mother of feminism’
Three Lea Valley histories – reviews
According to author Jim Lewis, almost anything can be connected to the area
Have a jolly at the Butchers
New Stokey watering hole offers a wide selection of ales and beers
Broadway gets bigger: market teams up with London Fields primary
School set to benefit from news stalls in yard
A strude awakening in Stamford Hill
Take an historical hike in Hackney and you might find something rather sweet
The improper and disgraceful conduct of Hackney Council
Legal blogger Jack of Kent’s take on the recent legal threat to Hackney Citizen
Ear this: Chris Singleton and the Distractions
Stoke Newington singer-songwriter didn’t let a noise allergy get in the way of making another album
Hackney Council should be held to account
The actions of the powers-that-be must be subject to scrutiny in the interests of democracy and an informed citizenry
In the moment: music, raving and nightlife in Hackney
From vinyl to iTunes – explore Hackney’s musical legacy with Patrick Vernon