Leader – Streets less uncaring at vigil for Miro Glaza
Reaction to death of homeless Polish man shows metropolis doesn’t have to feel alienating
Opinion
Leader – Pantomimes, Canalival and eerie Christmas calm…
A look back at Hackney in 2013 – a year of subcommittee deja vu
Christmas shopping without the woes
Anne Tapsfield from Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help with gift-buying headaches
The big debate: politicians’ pitch ideas for tackling affordable housing crisis
Front page story in November’s Hackney Citizen draws responses from political hopefuls
How the council is tackling Hackney’s affordable housing crisis
Tenants in social housing to be given first refusal on shared ownership homes, says Councillor Philip Glanville
Expanding City Airport could cause Hackney residents sleepless nights
Sky high pollution levels a risk, argues Adrianna Threpsiadi from Hackney Friends of the Earth
Leader – Flap over film crews is bad for democracy
Hackney Council’s ‘regulatory impulse’ springs from misguided culture of privacy
Leader – Why so scared of dissent?
There is a whiff of insecurity about Labour group’s eagerness to avoid criticism and tough questions
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help on understanding ever changing pension age
Sheila Harris, a volunteer at Hackney CAB, says computer literacy is key
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help on payday loans
Lenders must follow Good Practice Customer Charter
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers top tips on university fees and accommodation
Don’t be caught out by co-tenants leaving with debts unpaid or agencies failing to return security deposits
Leader – Save Lea Marshes’ suspicions well founded
Campaigners are right to be wary about Hackney Council’s car park claims
Leader – Town Hall’s inconsistent line on Stoke Newington supermarket
Councillors who said no in April should have said no again in July
Demand improved products, urges Friends of the Earth
Environmental group launches new Make It Better campaign
Leader – stories of police spies spookily close to home
Undercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police tells of secret cop’s links to Hackney
Leader – Is clampdown on street clutter a tad confused?
Threat of fines in campaign against ‘obstructive’ A-boards, but Town Hall itself advertises on even bigger on-street boards