Tree-planting success for Stamford Hill Estate community group
Friends of Stamford Hill beds in 21 saplings after winning funding for the project last year – and they are already attracting wildlife
Philip Glanville
Hackney Mayor promises ‘council-owned energy company’ if re-elected
Philip Glanville gives Citizen a preview of what’s in his election manifesto
Hackney Mayor unveils new charity-focused Shoreditch Art Wall
Consortium behind £750 million development to preserve iconic street art space
Council and residents clash over future of Clapton car park
Town Hall wants to build 11 affordable homes on the site of a community garden
Titbits – Pussycats, Easter lash and early manifesto flash
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – Smoke and mirrors
Empty reassurances on fire safety are ominous with elections coming up
Hackney Council U-turns on release of expert cladding report
Town Hall said last July that the report was ‘currently being written’ as part of its post-Grenfell review
Council calls for residents’ support in fight against bus cuts
Town Hall launches consultation ahead of talks with Transport for London
Britannia Leisure Centre: Campaigners accuse council of ‘painting rosy picture’ after new images unveiled
Town Hall reveals details of new secondary school
Abney Park wins £315k grant for ‘exciting’ restoration plans
Lottery money could lead to a multi-million pound investment in the cemetery
Love is in the area: Hackney Valentine’s Day listings
Our guide to some of the more offbeat V Day events – plus, we ask local politicians: what’s the most romantic spot in Hackney?
Titbits – Lying little rags and political handbags
Plus ça change – it’s the monthly column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Holocaust Memorial Day: Powerful testimony as Hackney remembers ‘defining event in human history’
Survivor Manfred Goldberg delivers harrowing personal account at Town Hall ceremony
Hackney Council to install sprinklers in 114 homes at Haggerston tower block
Queensbridge Road property is first in borough to get sprinklers since the Grenfell fire – due to the high average age of residents
School cleaners call off Hackney strike
Union lifts threat following compromise over pay and contracts
Vittoria Wharf: Campaigners launch final bid to halt imminent demolition
Local politicians express urgent concerns as Save Hackney Wick claims new bridges were ‘never negotiable’