Workman in critical condition after van ‘explodes’ on Mare Street
Nearby off licence gutted as van catches fire in Hackney Central
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The Hawa Trust: working with families to tackle FGM
Through an overseas network and close ties with the UK Government, the Hawa Trust fights to halt the illegal practice of FGM
London Short Film Festival gets underway this weekend
Billed as a snapshot of 21st century Britain, this year’s festival received a record number of submissions
The Story Project review: mixing topless selfies, witch-hunting and Rumpole of the Bailey
Ten tiny plays crammed into an evening’s entertainment make up The Story Project at the Arcola
Jogger finds dog hanging from Clissold Park railings
Local resident Sean McPherson describes his horror at finding dog ‘strung up by its collar’
Teenager stabbed to death in Homerton
A man believed to be in his mid-teens was stabbed on Homerton High Street late last night
Hackney in bottom ten London boroughs for confidence in police
Neighbourhood comparison reveals residents living in the north-east area of the borough have lowest confidence in police
What a difference a year makes – a look back at 2014
2014 saw skyscrapers planned for Shoreditch, Hoxton residents fighting back against investors, glyphosate scandals and ‘peak gentrification’
Video – Unexploded World War Two bomb destroyed in Clissold Park
Stoke Newington resident Marcus Fairs hits bomb with spade while digging up garden
Happy New Year to all our readers!
The Hackney Citizen wishes everyone a happy, safe and peaceful New Year
Chief Nurse from Stoke Newington made Dame in Queen’s New Year Honours
Eileen Sills, Chief Nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’, is made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Four arrested in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti attacks
Four men have been arrested after up to twenty cars were daubed with swastikas in Stoke Newington
Anti-Semitic graffiti attacks continue as vehicles targeted in Stoke Newington
Swastikas and slogans appear on Osbaldeston Road as graffiti attacks in Jewish community continue
Hackney Mayor slams ‘relentless attack’ as council’s budget slashed
Hackney hardest hit London borough as DCLG cuts funding by 6.3 per cent
Merry Christmas from the Hackney Citizen!
Big thanks to all our readers, contributors and everyone who has supported us over the past year
Hackney photographer Stephen Gill publishes two new books
Two very different topics – weddings and pigeons – are the subjects of Stephen Gill’s most recent photo books