Rio Cinema workers strike over living wage and job cuts
Industrial action goes ahead in face of cinema restructure that would offer staff higher wages but cut hours and employees to pay for it
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Diane Abbott ‘minimising’ concerns about antisemitism within Labour party, claims Hackney rabbi
‘Not only is it a serious problem in the party, it is a problem right on Diane Abbott’s doorstep’
Titbits – hipster brewing, Twitter pruning and the canine Tony Hawk
Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough…
Titbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
2015 – a look back at the year that was
The Hackney Citizen revisits the biggest stories in what proved to be a rollercoaster year
Titbits – Diane Abbott live on Newsnight, and the death of the Dalstonist
Hackney MP says Labour should turn its fire on Tories – and then attacks members of her own party
Hackney MPs vote against air strikes against ISIS in Syria
Last night politicians cast their vote on whether the UK should join US-led bombing campaign
Titbits — CGI suits, targeted tweets and skeletons in the shadows
The council asks for men’s views on shaping the borough while tiny little corporate people sip champers on Regent’s Canal
Hackney MP Diane Abbott joins Corbyn’s new Labour shadow cabinet
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP ‘very happy’ to be named shadow international development secretary
Cheep snack or fowl food? Debate over chicken takeaways continues
A fast food restaurant has applied to open opposite a school, sparking concerns about public health
‘Beholden to tycoons’: Diane Abbott accuses fellow Labour London mayoral candidates
Hackney MP condemns rival contenders for accepting donations from property developers
Diane Abbott defends Jeremy Corbyn against extremist ‘smears’
Hackney MP says critics of the Labour leadership frontrunner are ‘frozen by fear’
Hackney MPs split over welfare bill
Diane Abbott is one of the 48 rebel MPs to vote against welfare bill, but Hackney South MP Meg Hillier abstains
Tributes pour in following death of Joe Lobenstein MBE aged 88
Diane Abbott leads tributes to long-serving councillor and first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Hackney
General Election 2015: analysis
Comfortable wins for Labour saw both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier increase their share of the vote, while the Conservatives and Greens vied for second place in both constituencies