‘As I walked into the big gates…’: Petchey newcomers deliver moving speeches after bonding trip to Epping Forest
Year 7s talked about their experiences of starting secondary school following a three-day adventure with their new classmates
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‘Don’t be afraid to dream’: Volunteers rouse the crowd at Inspiring Young Men event
Seventeen local professionals, from firefighters to charity workers, dished out career tips to pupils from across the borough
All in a pickle: Gillian Riley turns her eye to microbes
Our resident food historian on the ‘busy little critters’ found inside our guts
Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
Titbits – Missed history, handshakes and mayoral outtakes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – Licence to grill
Licensing decisions that affect people’s livelihoods are too often taken behind closed doors
The Perseverance, Raymond Antrobus, book review: ‘Verse rich in personal and local references’
Deaf culture and ethnic identity are themes of the Hackney-born poet’s début collection
Street artist to stage ‘dream gig’ for lyric-inspired solo show
Dscreet’s ‘Top 40 Covers’, to be exhibited at BSMT Gallery in Stoke Newington, is a tribute to his favourite songsmiths
Plastic-Free Hackney campaigner calls for volunteers ahead of busy zero-waste weekend
Bettina Maidment is teaming up with Sustainable Hackney to host a film screening and waste-free market on Saturday – before cleaning up the Marshes on Sunday
Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Hackney students set for more engineering challenges – just months after escaping an asteroid
Petchey Academy reveals packed science and tech line-up for pupils after the summer’s successful Mission to Mars contest
Women’s Equality Party names candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former mayoral hopeful Harini Iyengar to compete in battle to fill seat vacated by Labour councillor Alex Kuye
Hackney Labour reveals hopeful for Victoria ward by-election
Penny Wrout to stand for the seat vacated by party colleague Alex Kuye earlier this month
Hackney Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Pippa Morgan to challenge for the seat left empty after Alex Kuye’s resignation this month
Hackney school welcomes 32 Polish students for a day
Cultural exchange between Our Lady’s school and the European Youth Centre saw the youngsters join in with lessons
‘I don’t feel lonely any more’: Hackney students moved by evening with black female authors
Two BSix College pupils joined the Hackney Black Women Writers group for a special workshop last week