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Door opens on an £11m Hackney spend

July 4, 2012   ·   0 Comments

HACKNEY COUNCIL’S housing operation has spent £10.8 million on supposedly secure front doors for its properties, but has quietly been replacing them because they have …

A weekly evening of gorging outdoors in Dalston

IF YOU love standing around on waste ground in the hope of finding and swallowing some exceptional food this summer, as we locals defiantly call the season of …

Culture-lovers live in Hackney (and elsewhere)

RESIDENTS of Hackney, Islington and the City are among the most cultured in London. More than 80% of Hackney people attended cultural or live entertainment …

Hackney not so happy for men and their health

IF YOU ARE male, want to avoid potentially grim old age and have settled in Hackney, Newham or Haringey, stay right where you are. The …

A sudden closedown for Westfield Stratford City

IMAGINE you’re in business and you’ve taken a chance on renting premises at Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. That’s a big investment. After the initial …

Once-grand Hackney terrace fades to mediocrity

THE SAGA of the Georgian terrace in Dalston Lane, potentially a jewel of the district’s architectural heritage, may be reaching its last chapter. There is …

Anti camera-car mob and TV crew park in Dalston

FILM CREW in tow, the NoToMob, a slightly irritating yet somehow endearing group that campaigns against camera cars, came to Hackney today 27 June 2012. …

Picture yourself in a Hackney photography club?

ONE OF the first things Emma Clark, 24, did when she decided to move to Stoke Newington was to surf the web for any local …

How Kingsland Kurds took on the gangsters

IF YOU’RE looking for a movie title, Kingsland seems hard to beat. Obviously a Dalston website would say that, yet the subtle allusion to land …

More Turkish delight for sweet Stoke Newington

THE SOUNDS, sights and smells of Turkey will float across Hackney this and the next weekend as the Anatolian Cultural Fete comes to Clissold Park. …

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