Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained ...

Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained ...

With Outsider Bodies running monthly through December, the duo are intent on bringing Berlin’s DIY spirit to Hackney, an ethos which they already sense a hunger for. “The project is about looking ...

Families in Hackney are considering leaving the borough over the rising cost of childcare, despite government plans to double free entitlements for working parents next month.

But despite the relatively conventional plotline, Andrew Keatley’s The Gathered Leaves is no ordinary family drama; it is also a nuanced study of the autistic spectrum. The play premiered at the Park ...

Strike action planned this week by Hackney housing officers has been paused – with organisers hopeful of reaching a negotiated settlement “in good faith”. Council staff had voted for five days of ...

A man involved in a Dalston shooting which left a nine-year-old girl with life-changing injuries has been found guilty of attempted murder. A jury delivered the verdict to 33-year-old Javon Riley ...

“We’ll only get the future we want if we work for it together,” says Katharine Hamnett. The legendary fashion designer was speaking to the Citizen following the launch of her latest campaign, ‘End ...

Hamnett talks to the Citizen about her activism, and the importance of speaking out about Gaza ...