‘False economy’: Protesters again urge Hackney Council to rethink children’s centre closures
Diane Abbott MP joined demonstrators outside Hackney Town Hall last night
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‘Disbelief’: Pitcairn House resident left unprotected after asbestos was found in her ceiling
‘I caught my granddaughter playing tea parties with the water that was leaking – now I know that was asbestos water,’ the woman said
Leaks, mould, broken alarms, duct-taped windows: Residents on Hackney estate plagued with issues put criticisms directly to council chief executive
‘Residents have been ignored, and many feel like the block has been abandoned,’ said one person who lives at Pitcairn House
Stamford Hill Estate leaseholders ‘sickened’ after being told to pay up to £35k each for roof repairs
Residents accuse Southern Housing of ‘mismanagement’ and ‘historic negligence’
‘We need more social housing’: Photographer Tom Hunter on Hackney’s evolution and the threat of ‘monoculture’
The artist, who lives and works locally, was speaking as his new exhibition went on display in London Fields
‘Pungent’ fumes in Hackney Wick spark investigation
Construction has been paused at a building site on Wallis Road – the same road where toxic gas was found in 2018
‘Negligent’ council taken to task by residents left without hot water following power cut
People living at Pitcairn House estate reel off a litany of issues at the council estate
Campaign behind wild swimming plans accuses government of ‘misleading’ public
East London Waterworks Park says it was not told previously that the site it is hoping to purchase is not for sale
‘Twinning must end’: Campaigners call on Hackney to cut ties with Israeli city
Chair of the organisation that runs exchanges between Hackney and Haifa defends relationship
‘You can find family anywhere’: Young people who have been in care perform sell-out play at Hoxton Hall
‘Plays aren’t something that we can always relate to as young, care-experienced people, but this was really relatable to us,’ said one actor
‘Groundhog Day’: Parents fighting to save two children’s centres hit out at council’s ‘tick-box’ consultation
Campaigners say the Town Hall has offered no ‘plan B’ to shutting Fernbank and Sebright centres
London Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Hackney
Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor
Artists Gilbert & George on life in East London, sensationalism, and the success of their gallery
The pair spoke to the Citizen after unveiling new artworks to celebrate the first anniversary of the Gilbert & George Centre
Stoke Newington Library’s refurbishment gets £500k funding boost
The library, which closed for two years at the end of March, will have more money to spend on upgrading its facilities
Andrew Pierre Hart, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Sensory landscape of the streets just outside the walls’
Andrew Pierre Hart’s Whitechapel show engages the local area in a way that’s both intimate and readily recognisable
‘Outrage’ as sewage dumped into River Lee doubles in a single year
Thames Water admits 2023 figures are ‘unacceptable’ after it released wastewater into the river and its tributaries more than 1,000 times