‘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
Liberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime
Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’
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
Council sorry after Citizen journalist is ordered to stop recording a public meeting
Council apology comes after demand made by chair of scrutiny commission to delete recorded material
Five U-turns in two days: Council confusion over by-election purdah
Misunderstanding caused by variability of approaches to single-ward electoral contests, Town Hall says
Atlas of the Unexpected, Travis Elborough, book review: ‘Bite-sized chunks on weird and wondrous places’
Floating villages, a chess-inspired city and a tiny Canadian island all feature in this ‘enchanting’ travel compendium
Residents deserve a voice in sales of ‘surplus’ NHS land, say campaigners
‘Somebody should be consulting the public about any disposal or change of use of property’
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
‘Startling’ figures reveal hundreds of breast cancer screening cancellations
‘There is a national shortage of qualified mammographers and this shortage is impacting services nationwide’
Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye