Hackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year
Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global
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Hackney students turn hoteliers for a day to mark launch of global work experience partnership
Twenty-five youngsters from New City College get a taste of life at the 700-room Holiday Inn in Kensington
‘Disabilities should never be a barrier to employment’: Eight youngsters begin internships at Town Hall
The council’s Project Search scheme will this year see young people take up placements in a range of its own departments
‘Tremendous honour’: Hackney cadets parade for head of British army at iconic Grocers’ Hall
New unit made up of Year 8 and 9 pupils from Mossbourne Federation perform for General Nick Carter
Record-breaking number of youngsters enjoy Hackney’s free summer of fun
Deputy Mayor praises local youth workers as kids take up over 7,000 places for a variety of activities
Former Ofsted director to front Hackney’s schools supergroup
The aptly named Eleanor Schooling will chair a new board that gives headteachers a say in the council’s education plans
Plastic-Free Hackney forges ahead with canal rewilding project
Call for volunteers to help with canalside clean-up
Titbits – Ruffled feathers and information measures
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – Too houseproud
Blaming the housing crisis entirely on the government doesn’t wash when the council has more to do closer to home
‘One in ten adults in Hackney struggle to read’: Meet the charity trying to change the story
Read Easy UK chose the borough as the place to begin its expansion into London last year – team leader Serena Naismith explains why
GCSE Results Day: Students across Hackney collect their grades
We bring you the latest from the borough’s schools as they throw open their doors for the day
Food charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost
The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters
Artist creates immersive schizophrenic experience for new exhibition in Hackney
James Paddock’s PYLON at A-Side B-Side Gallery uses mixed media to take the audience on a journey through an imaginary psychotic episode
Dancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’
Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location
A-level Results Day: Hackney students get their grades
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you news from schools across the borough
Another round? London Fields Brewery returns to its original home after five-year absence
Team reveals it is once again making beer in the arches where it all began back in 2011