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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Ride-on row as free-speech fan complains to a Hackney man’s employer about cycling views peddled on Twitter
THE BRITISH PRESS has traditionally been a guardian of our liberties, especially freedom of speech. So it is surprising that a distinguished journalist has
Read MoreHackney quietly takes luxury limo off the road after this site’s campaign against council excess
• UPDATE JANUARY 2021: Loving Dalston’s revelations about the Hackney limo benefit for a lucky councillor have had a result: Hackney has ended the costly
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Olympics legacy planners have a cyclists-and-walkers idea — 7 years after the event
HURRAH, CYCLING IS TO BE BOOSTED by the people delivering the Olympics legacy to us northeast Londoners. Proposals to narrow Westfield Avenueand Montfichet Road
Read MoreHackney’s Hipster line leaves London muggers behind as it extends weekend night services
THE EXTENDED all-night weekend service on the slick railway that links Dalston with parts north and south has been so popular with millennials it
Read MoreDocklands commuters get a station back — and soon it will be bigger and better, says TfL
CUSTOM HOUSE DLR station is to reopen, almost a year since it closed for work to modernise it and link it better to a
Read MorePolice say they’re still not going to come down heavy on drivers who break the 20mph limit in Hackney
* Update 070317: Since this story was published, Loving Dalston has been told of a local motorist being given a penalty for allegedly exceeding the
Read MoreIdling cops in Hackney: Switch off that engine, says the Met, as the force aims to go green
IDLING MOTOR VEHICLES are causing thousands of deaths and local police are taking action. The force told Loving Dalston: “Hackney police vehicles would not be
Read MoreThe tragedy of Diane Abbott: mystery illness keeps her from supporting either her leader or her voters
UPDATE 140617: Diane Abbott reveals that type 2 diabetes has been badly affecting her performance in media interviews. She says she has had “a great memory
Read MoreHop-on, hop-off bus concept goes back to the depot as Routemaster doors lose their point
THE HOP-ON, HOP-OFF bus concept was a boon to Hackneyites and other users of the 38 bus travelling the route to Islington, the West
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