London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 16: End Game
Hackney watched the closing ceremony this evening as the Olympic Games drew to a finish
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London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 15: Reality Check – Housing Legacy
Will our Olympic investment help to meet Hackney’s housing needs?
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 13
With the end of the Games approaching, attention turns to the much-hyped ‘Olympic legacy’
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 12
Random thoughts on from Hackney on the twelfth day of Olympic competition
Hackney top for culture vultures
National survey ranks Hackney as one of the most cultured places in the country
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 10
National pride displayed across the borough
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 9
Hackney looks back at last year’s riots on the ninth day of sporting competition
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 7
Musings in Hackney on the seventh day of Olympic competition
London 2012 Olympic diary: Share your Hackney stories
Do you have a story about the Olympics to share? Get in touch!
Hackney’s population up by 19% in 10 years
The borough’s population has grown to almost a quarter of a million, according to 2011 census figures
London legacy: Hackney’s mayor ‘delighted’ as media centre’s preferred bidder is named
The legacy corporation has settled on a potential tenant after speculation that press and broadcast buildings might be demolished instead
Chatsworth Road: the frontline of Hackney’s gentrification
Five years ago, it was one of London’s roughest areas. Then the middle classes moved in; galleries, cafes and a Sunday market followed – and prices shot up. But not everyone’s happy
Hackney 2011: the year that was
A look back at Hackney in 2011, another year of the unexpected and unpredictable
Teenager stabbed outside Hackney Town Hall
An outbreak of violence on the last day of term leaves a 15 year-old in hospital