The London Open 2011
Pimp your bike and join the sport of kings on Hackney Downs, 30th and 31st July
Alex Hocking
Rivendale bids to open free school in Hackney
The Citizen meets James Woods from Rivendale Education, a group which plans to set up a school free from local authority control. If it succeeds, pupils and parents can expect some radical changes
Hackney Council and Tesco blasted as Mayor Boris raises London Living Wage to £8.30 per hour
Protestors demonstrate on behalf of workers being paid poverty wages
Hackney hoard of gold coins fails to count as treasure, court rules
£100,000 worth of American dollars is handed back to the family of its original owner
London 2012 Games set to miss green targets
The Olympic Delivery Authority fails to honour key promises to make the Olympics as sustainable as possible