Half of all homeless struggle to read, says St Mungo’s Broadway
Mare Street hostel organises Action Week of workshops to help homeless rebuild their lives away from the streets
Mare Street
Narrow Way pedestrianisation: traders come out to protest
Council says that research found no significant impact on businesses
Eye Opticians shop damaged in riots fears trade will be hit after Specsavers opens next door
Chain giant could outcompete independent small business in Mare Street’s ‘war of opticians’
Squatters occupying 195 Mare Street face eviction this week
Fate to be decided at High Court hearing set for Friday morning
London Feminist Film Festival to return to Hackney Picturehouse next month
Screenings aim to challenge portrayals of women in cinema
‘We’ll appeal Hackney Council decision’ says manager of The Dolphin
Mare Street pub fights to keep late hours after council licensing committee imposes penalty
Not Dolphin friendly: future of pub threatened after police launch review
Licensing cop cites ‘high crime’ at venue as thousands sign petition in support of legendary hangout
Bouchon Fourchette – review
Mare Street restaurant executes classy French cooking without a fuss
Man critical after early morning assault in Mare Street
Police urge witnesses to contact them after incident in vicinity of pub
Leader – cash from chaos
Local businesses are right to be angered by Hackney’s new fashion hub
Cash for riot-hit businesses used to fuel ‘fashion hub’ claim Mare Street traders
Narroway and Mare Street businesses are disappointed at how £2 million fund is being spent
London mayoral Green candidate Jenny Jones visits Hackney to launch jobs manifesto
The Green party’s candidate for London mayor calls for high-quality apprenticeships and support for small businesses
Hackney gets yarn bombed – Mare Street trees get woolly makeover
The Hackney Citizen meets the mystery ‘Yarn Bombers’ who earlier this week dressed trees outside Hackney Town Hall in knitted woolly jumpers
Protestors occupy Hackney to highlight the ‘99%’
The global Occupy movement arrives in central Hackney as protestors demand social justice and greater wealth equality
Coming soon: Hackney Picturehouse to open
Picturehouse to open new Hackney cinema in Mare Street later this month
Leader: Don’t cut Hackney youth cash
Moves to slash spending on young people make no sense at this volatile time