Campaigners urge Homerton NHS Trust to eschew contract with controversial US data firm ‘There are widely-held concerns about the inadequate safeguards Palantir offers regarding the confidentiality of our personal health records’ #Homerton #Hackney www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/09/c...

Broken lifts, loss of hot water and overdue repairs: Hackney Council pays out ‘astonishing’ £572,000 in compensation Hackney councillor told officers she had gone two months without hot water in her housing block www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/09/b... #Hackney #housing

Collection of iconic Hackney Empire statue sculptor goes up for auction #hackney #hackneyempire #sculpture #ceramics www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/07/c...

This is part of an amazing story if anyone fancies donating. (I’ll write it up sometime because it’s a very inspiring and timely example of the power of community organising at this time.)

Disabled man denied access to train at Homerton station over ‘made-up rule’ ‘Nobody else’s journey takes half an hour longer because they’re with four other people’ www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/07/d... #Homerton #Hackney #TfL

COMING UP: Alela Diane + King Creosote & The Earlies For one night only… Names Records brings together some of the magnificent artists that shaped the label some 20 years ago for a very special show at Hackney Church. 📍 Hackney Church 🗓️ Sat 11 Oct 🎟️ Final tickets eatyourownears.com/king-creosote

Meet Nathan Creighton: the former Mossbourne student teaching maths at Oxford University #Hackney #teaching #education www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/06/n...

Cake to celebrate: ‘lifeline’ Laburnum Boat Club marks its massive makeover #Hackney #boating #rowing www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/03/c...

‘She can’t vanish’: Community mourns death of beloved local homeless woman #Hackney www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/10/03/c...

Final Woodberry Down plans win approval despite fears over ‘staggering’ loss of wildlife #Hackney #planning #housing #biodiversity www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/26/f...

Come clean on buried ‘LTNs don’t cut traffic’ report, Sadiq Khan told #Hackney #London #LTNs #transport www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/26/c...

Popular Dalston bakery giving prison leavers tools to flourish in ‘chaotic’ London #Hackney #bakery #prison www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/26/d...

‘Desperately disappointing for bereaved and injured’ – plans to end road deaths delayed till 2026 #Hackney #London #roadsafety #transport www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/24/d...

Climate campaigners urge council to ‘lead by example’ on plant-based catering #Hackney #food #climate #environment www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/19/c...

Portraits of Slovak and Czech Britain, Nunnery Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Amazing cultural richness’ #Hackney #EastLondon #photography #exhibition www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/19/p...

Sadiq Khan breaks ranks with Labour government to call Gaza tragedy ‘genocide’ for first time #Hackney #London #Gaza www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/19/s...

‘The spirit of a place’ – How Dalston painters and potters fought back to save studio block from closure #Hackney #Dalston #art www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/19/d...

Woman injured and man dead in Clissold Park shooting – as police appeal for witnesses #Hackney #shooting #police www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/18/w...

Former councillor defends Morning Lane role following ‘insider’ claims #Hackney #planning #housing www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/17/f...

Homerton dietician warns of ‘postcode lottery’ over access to weight loss drugs #Hackney #London #weightloss #health www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/15/h...

Man who planned Hackney shooting that left girl with bullet in her brain sentenced to life #Hackney #crime #police www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/12/m...

Iconic Hackney estate made famous by rent campaign set for sweeping regeneration #Hackney #housing #planning www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/12/h...

‘Ridiculous’: Council blocks juice bar from putting tables outside due to ‘encroachment’ on nearby park #Hackney #smallbusiness #planning www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/11/c...

Morning Lane campaigners accuse council of consultation ‘con job’ in scathing report #Hackney #housing #planning #codesign #consultation www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/09/m...

Kokin, Stratford, food review: ‘So romantic, so artfully curated’ #EastLondon #food #restaurants www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/05/k...

Titbits – Lording it up Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough... #Hackney #titbits www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/05/t...

Implaqueable women – The Hackney Society celebrates those turned down for ‘not being famous enough’ #Hackney #history #women www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/05/t...

Blinds, Hackney Road, food review: ‘Well-realised wine, disappointing food’ #Hackney #wine #food www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/05/b...

Bad Boy Pizzeria, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘One for the die-hard pie fans’ #Hackney #EastLondon #pizza #food www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/05/b...

Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Escape the headlines you will not’ #Hackney #London #art #exhibitions www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/03/e...

London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning ban #London #Hackney #housing www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/09/01/l...

Betrayal in Berlin, Michael Shew, book review: ‘Full-throttle narrative’ #Hackney #books #reviews www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/29/b...

‘Disappointed’: Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan #Hackney #housing #planning www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/27/r...

‘One of life’s true optimists’: Film about popular local rabbi to be screened at Abney Park #Hackney #film #documentary #whatson www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/27/f...

On the Boardwalk, Martin Sherman, book review: ‘Deliciously droll’ #Hackney #books #memoir #theatre @inkandescentuk.bsky.social www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/26/o...

Concerns raised over progress of controversial Edmonton incinerator #Hackney #waste #environment #northLondon www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/26/c...

Redundancies at Sutton House could have ‘dramatic impact’, warns heritage group #Hackney #history #jobs #NationalTrust www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/22/r...

Pas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages #Hackney #Dalston #art #music #mural www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/22/h...

Outsider Bodies: Experience Berlin’s DIY scene in your neighbour’s living room #Hackney #art #performance #exhibitions www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/21/o...

Families warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes #Hackney #childcare #children #nursery www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/21/f...

The Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Nuanced study of the autistic spectrum’ #Hackney #theatre #stage www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/21/t...

Housing officers halt imminent strikes in hope of ‘good faith’ talks #Hackney #housing #strike www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/19/h...

‘Welfare not warfare’: Legendary fashion designer Katharine Hamnett on her new ‘End Genocide’ campaign #Hackney #Gaza #Palestine www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/18/w...

NHS to close sexual health clinic serving City and Hackney #Hackney #health #NHS #sexualhealth www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/01/n...

Fundraiser launched to help pay funeral costs of ‘amazing’ Hackney musician #Hackney #music www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/01/f...

Petition urging council to freeze nursery fee hike hits 500 signatures #Hackney #childcare #nurseries #children #families www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/01/p...

Inside a record store’s fight for survival in Hackney #Hackney #music #vinyl #business #licensing www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/08/01/i...

Homerton health workers celebrate ‘long overdue’ pay increase #Hackney #health #NHS #Unison #healthcare www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/07/31/h...

Council to cap e-bike fares and charge carriers £80 to collect badly parked cycles #Hackney #ebikes #transport #cycling www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/07/31/c...

RSPCA launches investigation after two kittens abandoned near Victoria Park #Hackney #kittens #animalwelfare #RSPCA www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2025/07/31/r...