Hackney Citizen

14/05/2025

Mossbourne Federation announces ‘independent review’ into its own complaints procedures

Anne Whyte KC, supported by a team of solicitors at Fieldfisher LLP, is conducting the review

18/01/2024

Laura Pascal issues ‘heartfelt apology’ for her social media activity after being reinstated by her party

17/01/2024

Chair John Henderson says ‘safeguarding systems worked perfectly’ but criticises ‘blurring of boundaries’ between politicians and council officers

15/01/2024

Laura Pascal will sit as an independent if she wins on Thursday, party source confirms

12/04/2022

Roll up! Roll up! Join the Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings, STARTS 6.30PM TODAY

https://bit.ly/37t1b7w

11/04/2022

ROLL UP! ROLL UP!

The Citizen is hosting an online mayoral election hustings tomorrow from 6.30pm until 8pm.

Find out how to book one of the remaining places, and how to submit a question for the candidates, using the link below...

Roll up! Citizen to host online mayoral hustings next Tuesday – send us your questions! By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 April 2022 at 12:08 It’s that time of year when politicians are out and about door-knocking and delivering leaflets asking for your vote. In Hackney, you’ll get to vote twice o...

11/10/2021

'Perhaps, when looking at Manet’s unfinished painting in 1880 of Z**i curled up on the vast, pink-clad lap of his wife Suzanne Leenhoff, Manet was expressing feelings of affection for its protective calm and security? He might have even seen Claude Monet’s drawing of a cat asleep on a bed, which captures a similar notion of domestic comfort.'

Our resident food historian Gillian Riley on Manet, Monet and mousers

11/10/2021

'Hackney does seem to have the political will to make changes; there are individuals amongst councillors and within departments who really do want to make big shifts to benefit nature. But it’s the planners, architects and developers who need to change too. I wonder if they would be prepared to be blue t**s for a day.'

Kate Poland on urban planning and the importance of placing nature at the forefront

08/10/2021

“I thought if Africa was having a problem with famine we should do something. It is for humanity to help prevent people from starving to death.” - Brafa co-founder Leon Leiffer

Brafa Square is named after a group of musicians who raised thousands for famine-hit Ethiopia in the 1980s

08/10/2021

'Every hate crime reported helps us to build evidence of issues in our local area and supports the Police to bring justice towards those who commit hate crimes.

'No matter how small you think an incident is, please report it, and become part of the movement to make Hackney no place for hate.'

The borough's No Place for Hate champion encourages 'inclusivity and respect' ahead of National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2021