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Londoners must not be asked for more money to pay for the transformation of the Olympic Stadium, especially now West Ham are the preferred bidders, a report from the London Assembly said today.
In its Pre-Budget Report, the Assembly’s Budget and P...
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Young people across the borough are being urged to showcase their talent by entering the Alter Ego competition, part of the council's Discover Young Hackney Festival 2013.
Budding performers aged 13-21 can apply online now by uploading videos to www.d...
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As the festive season gets under way, the Metropolitan Police Service Safer Transport Command and Transport for London (TfL) are reminding cyclists to lock their bikes securely and follow 'the three R's' - Record, Register and Report. - Record: Keep a re...
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A trial speed limit of 20mph will be adopted on major roads shared by Hackney and Islington Councils in a bid to increase road safety and improve quality of life for residents.
Following a decision five years ago to introduce a 20mph limit on all resi...
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At Abney Park Cemetery on 30 November, Hackney police officers joined members of the local community to pay tribute to an officer who was killed on duty 130 years ago.Hackney’s Borough Commander Matthew Horne laid a wreath and addressed the gathering. A...
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Hackney-based social enterprise Growing Communities has won the ‘Big Food Idea’ category of the BBC Food & Farming Awards 2012 for its “game-changing” efforts to change our current damaging food system into one that is more sustainable and res...
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Hackney residents and stars of stage and screen are returning with a programme of seasonal favourites in Money for Old Prose at St Mary’s Church on Stoke Newington Church Street on Sunday, December 9th at 7:00 pm It’s the fifth year of the popular sh...
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Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market will be moving a few metres from its usual home to its Christmas location in the West Hackney Recreation Ground, on Evering Road, for four weeks from Saturday 1 December.“The West Hackney Rec is one of Hackney’s hidde...
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The longstanding archive project Unfinished Histories is delighted to announce an award of £58,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for its innovative enterprise to record the history of more than 700 groundbreaking companies that made up the Alternative T...
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A meeting is being held to consider what opportunities there are for local residents to benefit from the growth of the new technology sector in Hackney.Councillors will meet with local experts to consider how apprenticeships are offered for local pupils, ...
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BBC Newsreader Simon McCoy is destined for a life on the stage. Or at least his voice is. Second Skin Theatre’s latest production The Exorcism features segments of newscasts recorded by McCoy detailing current episodes of starvation and poverty in Londo...
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In the run up to Christmas, Hackney residents are being warned to be vigilant after a number of robberies outside banks, building societies and post offices.The victims, who are usually elderly, have entered banks or post offices in order to withdraw subs...
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An Olympic venue, a community hub and a school were the winners Hackney Design Awards 2012, which took place in newly refurbished Hackney Town Hall Assembly Rooms 22nd November.
The 2012 Handball Arena and the Hackney Marshes Centre were the two schem...
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The London Assembly today called on the Government to support a public debate on protecting the capital’s playing fields, amid concerns of potentially serious gaps in information and strategies designed to monitor and protect them. In a letter sent to ...
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Well done Meat N16.
Meat N16 have won the coveted South of England Butcher's Shop of the Year 2012 Award.
It's only just over a year ago that ex-Harvey Nichols meat buyer Paul Grout joined up with Mark Wise of London wine merchant Planet of the Grapes...
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Hackney Police’s borough commander, Chief Superintendent Matt Horne will be live online to answer the public’s questions in a webchat next Wednesday, November 28 at 6.30pm. The webchat will provide people living and working in Hackney with a great...
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St Matthias Church will be ensuring Stoke Newington gets into the festive Spirit this December, when it plays host to a charity concert set to help fund promising research into the first treatment for muscular dystrophy and related neuromuscular condit...
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“Focus and believe. If you believe and focus on your dreams you can make them happen.” Pauline Pierce, the Hero of Hackney during the London riots and Liberal Democrat candidate, told over 100 16 to 18 year-olds who slept out on a cold November night ...
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East End-based actress Laila Rouass, who has witnessed firsthand the amazing care provided at St Joseph’s Hospice, will open its Christmas Bazaar TODAY.
The Stepney-born star of Spooks, Strictly Come Dancing and Footballers’ Wives, is delight...
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A group of international students formed a flotilla of banners during a bke ride to increase public awareness of homelessness amongst young people.At 10am on Monday 12 November the students cycled from near their college to the St Paul's Hall base ...
