Children living in ‘Dickensian conditions’ on the rise in Hackney, says Winter Toy Appeal charity
Appeal founder calls for community help
Hackney Citizen
Be-Bop-A-Lula, Stoke Newington, restaurant review: Nashville to N16
The old Monarch pub has been transformed into a boozy temple of rock ‘n’ roll, Americana, and high-calorie diner classics. Does the food get our reviewer jiving, or All Shook Up?
‘They believe because we believe’: an interview with the stars of the Empire’s panto Cinderella
We talk to Aisha Jawando and Kat B, playing Cinderella and an Ugly Sister respectively, about what panto is all about
Pumpkins are for life, not just for Halloween…
…but, as our resident food historian Gillian Riley spells out in this latest piece, every member of the cucurbit family of fruits is worthy of your attention
Abuse and neglect reports double in Hackney, rising at twice national rate
Council points to awareness campaign as numbers jump from 660 to 1,261
Titbits – Quiet consultations and confusing quotations
More on the Town Hall’s communication problems in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – A winter’s tale
An emboldened community, more than paradoxical housing policy, will help in the fight against homelessness
Three Elvises and posh nosh for Hackney’s older folks this Christmas
Weekly event for ‘swanky’ senior citizens hopes to ‘forge new friendships’ at a lonely time of year for some
London Fields Lido: £1.5 million contract and still no reopening date
FoI request from local resident shines light on ‘chaotic’ project
Hackney has more than 1,000 empty homes – amid ‘urgent’ housing crisis
Borough has tenth highest number of homeless people in the UK, according to leading charity Shelter
Wilton Estate residents ‘excited’ by rooftop solar farm bid
Community group Hackney Energy backing residents’ pitch for City Hall funding
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for December ’17
Christmas jazz, a Scottish troubadour, chicken nuggets and new music from SEO-unfriendly London band Totally – it’s all in this month’s gig guide
Hackney the perfect Petri dish for new vegan burger experiment Doppleganger
We sent a reviewer to take one of the very first London bites of this Cambridge creation – does it live up to the claim that it ‘could be mistaken for meat’? And perhaps more importantly, is it tasty?
Hackney parents slam ‘catastrophic’ plans to cut high needs funding
Council’s proposal to ‘speed up funding process’ could see support slashed by up to 90 per cent
Haggerston Baths: Future to be decided next week – but no new pool
Preferred bid for iconic building’s redevelopment to go before Cabinet on Monday
Council issues stubborn response to Hackney Today legal threat
Government has ordered the Town Hall to cut back its freesheet by February