‘Makes me so angry’: Hackney author Dr Chris van Tulleken lifts lid on ultra-processed foods in bestselling book
‘Ultra-Processed People’ rejects weight-shaming and instead offers the reader power through knowledge
Marion Weaver
‘Masterpiece’: Praise for bold new mural that celebrates joy and diversity of Ridley Road
Artist Carl Cozier ‘flattered’ after traders picked his colourful lettering to adorn a market wall
Photographer Carrie Mae Weems shows how art can reclaim history with emotive Barbican exhibition
Forty years of work are distilled into a show that has a ‘monumental effect’
‘We used to understand the beauty of something being made by hand’: Jeweller Theo Fennell on the East End, his burgeoning writing career, and how big brands are sucking the joy out of his craft
The ‘king of bling’ speaks to the Citizen as he works on a follow-up to his acclaimed autobiography
‘Home is a human right’: Ukrainian artists behind recent Hackney exhibition on the beauty of Brutalist housing
Elena Orap and Dasha Podoltseva highlight similarities between social housing in Ukraine and the UK
‘Such determination’: Hackney Museum display tells story of community’s fight to save St Leonard’s Hospital in 1980s
One man’s collection of photographs and memorabilia shines light on major local campaign
‘No flash in the pan’: Iconic farmers’ market in Stoke Newington celebrates 20-year anniversary
Hackney Mayor hails Growing Communities’ venture as ‘real asset’ to the borough
Four more Hackney playgrounds set for a spruce-up as council efforts to make borough better for children continue
Play areas at Hackney Downs, Clapton Common, Stonebridge Gardens and Well Street to get an update
Alice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘The collector of souls will capture yours too’
Major display of the American artist’s work shows off her ‘awe-striking will and skill’
‘Impossible not to be curious’: Photographer challenges stereotype of nomadic Mongolians with exhibition on yurt-dwelling commuters
Despite being warned off, Cath Forrest documented the community of professionals who live in tents and work in the city
Coco Lom and the Wonder-ful Playhouse
The local artist talks about her recent project with Disney and the inspiration behind her trademark patterns
‘My mum thought I’d be sent to jail’: Hackney author’s new memoir chronicles decades-long career in publishing – from controversial cult hits to phenomena like Harry Potter
Richard Charkin’s ‘My Back Pages’ is winning rave reviews for its detailed unpicking of the industry’s evolution over the past 50 years
‘I don’t see us doing a four-month run of an Ibsen play’: Hoxton Hall’s new boss on harnessing the community and putting fun at the forefront
Stuart Cox recently took charge of the historic local theatre and he has plenty of ideas for its future
‘It means something to them’: Local arts project for refugees appeals for donations to save it from closure
Creative Art Space, run by Akwaaba, helps its participants ‘feel safe and not isolated’
‘We are ourselves’: Hackney football club launches kit to celebrate its standing as Europe’s first openly gay women’s team
Hackney Women’s FC new strip is full of details that pay tribute to its founders and history
‘I don’t remember it ever being this bad’: Volunteers at Hackney Foodbank dealing with constant stream of visitors as residents struggle with financial pressures
Six-person team were kept on their feet when the Citizen visited one of the charity’s distribution sessions