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Barbi©DA22Will: © david.altheer@gmail.com interactive nature game Barbi chief Will Gompertz launches Our Time on Earth show at Barbican launch 040522

Hackney’s super arts venue (the Barbican, ennit?) tells us how to save the world

05/05/2022 CULTURE, Hackney, LATEST, NATURE & CONSERVATION, NEWS 0

Launching the eco-exhibition: above, Barbican arts boss Will Gompertz and, below, curator Luke Kemp  IT IS a pleasant paradox that a world-famous arts centre funded

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Three in one: a black breakthrough for a legendary East London club

04/09/202204/09/2022 Hackney, LATEST, NEWS, SPORT 0

Above: birthplace of the Hammers. On the right of Bow Creek / Leamouth is the site of the metal-bashing factory where a works footy

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Access all areas: Hackney allows e-cars to ride through LTN gates and to do school runs

04/01/202204/01/2022 Hackney, LATEST, NEWS, TRANSPORT 0

ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL be allowed to pass through the gates of Hackney’s low traffic neighbourhoods — and to do the both the morning and

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HackneyTH16: Hackney E8 010416 © David.Altheer[at]gmail.com

Whey-hey, it’s Hackney, where the town hall elite get salaries most of us only dream of

03/30/202204/19/2022 COUNCIL, Hackney, LATEST, NEWS 3

PREDICTED TO RAISE TAX by at least 4 per cent, Hackney council is warning of further tough decisions that will hit home budgets. Yet

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Dalston peace mural on W wall of 15 15 Dalston Lane Lon E8 © david.altheer@gmail.com

How did these people pop up in Dalston’s landmark mural — and are you or a pal among them?

03/24/202203/27/2022 Hackney, LATEST, NEWS 3

Local historian Laurie Elks tells the stories behind the mural — and seeks your help to identify its immortalised faces AS YOU RUSH ALONG

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Colvestone©DA22section: david.altheer@gmail.com decaying railings at Colvestone Primary Dalston E8 2LG 090222

Hope for rare Grade 2 listed railings as Hackney council promises a makeover

02/22/2022 ARCHITECTURE, COUNCIL, Hackney, LATEST, NEWS 1

COLVESTONE PRIMARY at Dalston E8 2LG is a classic Victorian school that always used to look in good shape. Until at some stage dowdiness

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Rowena, Harvey, Parson Jack Russell, and Catherine nr Woodlands Cottage Nymans Estate (Nat Trust) Headcross W Sussex 040415 © david.altheer@gmail.com

Pubs opening for a Christmas Day pre-dinner pint — and now we are optimistic

12/20/202112/23/2021 CULTURE, FOOD, Hackney, LATEST, NEWS 0

UNTIL THE COVID PANIC — sorry, pandemic — Loving Dalston published an exclusive guide to Christmas Day pub openings in and around Hackney. The

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StMatt©DA1121trafficA: © DavidAltheer@gmail.com St Matthias youth clunb Dalston London E8 251121

Holed: Hackney prestige flats and shops development drills down to a dramatic lift shock

12/06/2021 ARCHITECTURE, Hackney, LATEST, NEWS 1

THE FLATS-RETAIL-OFFICES development was beset with problems. Among them were walls that started to crack, mis-fitting windows, bits that blew away when the wind

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sainsbo©DA20q:© david.altheer@gmail.com coronavirus Covid-19 queuing at Sainsbury's in Dalston, Hackney E8, 250320

Are we Covid-safe? No, not Hackney and other parts of NE London as winter nears

10/13/202110/24/2021 COUNCIL, Hackney, LATEST, NEWS, Shoreditch 0

NOW THAT COVID is no longer a threat, your life is pretty well back to normal, right?  Wrong, if you live in a northeast

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trees©DA21: david.altheer@gmail.com council planting of Scots/Caledonian (?) pine trees in Martel Place, Dalston, Hackney E8. Some dying 240921

Pining for beauty: Hackney does its Dalston best but then…

10/03/2021 COUNCIL, LATEST, NEWS 0

HACKNEYITES ARE FORTUNATE to have a borough council that is more eco-minded than most in London. Sometimes, however, little things can go wrong, as when

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  • Barbi©DA22Will: © david.altheer@gmail.com interactive nature game Barbi chief Will Gompertz launches Our Time on Earth show at Barbican launch 040522Hackney’s super arts venue (the Barbican, ennit?) tells us how to save the world
  • Three in one: a black breakthrough for a legendary East London club
  • © LBHAccess all areas: Hackney allows e-cars to ride through LTN gates and to do school runs
  • HackneyTH16: Hackney E8 010416 © David.Altheer[at]gmail.comWhey-hey, it’s Hackney, where the town hall elite get salaries most of us only dream of
  • Dalston peace mural on W wall of 15 15 Dalston Lane Lon E8 © david.altheer@gmail.comHow did these people pop up in Dalston’s landmark mural — and are you or a pal among them?
  • Colvestone©DA22section: david.altheer@gmail.com decaying railings at Colvestone Primary Dalston E8 2LG 090222Hope for rare Grade 2 listed railings as Hackney council promises a makeover
  • Rowena, Harvey, Parson Jack Russell, and Catherine nr Woodlands Cottage Nymans Estate (Nat Trust) Headcross W Sussex 040415 © david.altheer@gmail.comPubs opening for a Christmas Day pre-dinner pint — and now we are optimistic
  • StMatt©DA1121trafficA: © DavidAltheer@gmail.com St Matthias youth clunb Dalston London E8 251121Holed: Hackney prestige flats and shops development drills down to a dramatic lift shock
  • sainsbo©DA20q:© david.altheer@gmail.com coronavirus Covid-19 queuing at Sainsbury's in Dalston, Hackney E8, 250320Are we Covid-safe? No, not Hackney and other parts of NE London as winter nears
  • trees©DA21: david.altheer@gmail.com council planting of Scots/Caledonian (?) pine trees in Martel Place, Dalston, Hackney E8. Some dying 240921Pining for beauty: Hackney does its Dalston best but then…
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