School Wars by Melissa Benn – review
Renowned journalist Melissa Benn evaluates Britain’s schooling structure
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Deli Downstairs adds spice to Victoria Park
A restored Edwardian grocery offers an appetising array of fresh and organic produce. The Citizen talks to proprietor Theo Fraser Steele about its recent culinary accolade and recipe for success
Hackney Film Festival 2011 – review
The annual celluloid celebration reels in the crowds, showcasing a captivating variety of multimedia experimental works by local auteurs
Interview: Consequences author Emeka Egbounu
The Citizen talks to Emeka Egbounu about his new book and about growing up in Hackney
Drive – review
Hollywood’s new star Ryan Gosling is the man behind the wheel in Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent and intense film
Hackney wards to be redrawn in Boundary Commission shake-up plan
The number of councillors and the size and shape of wards is set to change in advance of the next local elections in 2014
The Skin I Live In – review
Pedro Almodóvar’s film about an obsessive plastic surgeon is a strange and compelling tale
Review: Pacific Social Club
The Citizen takes a trip to the Pacific Social Club in post-riot Clarence Road
Sarah’s Key – review
A journalist uncovers a secret while researching a story about the deportattion of Jews in Paris during WW2
Shacklewell Arms gets new hands
Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change
Fragmented by Jeremy Worman – review
Charming, off-beat literary snapshots of Hackney and other parts of north London cleverly serve to make the familiar unfamiliar