Posts Tagged ‘hackney’
The Hackney Heroine tells why she confronted rioters
Pauline Pearce – the woman with a walking stick – became a YouTube sensation after tackling looters in the street. Now she fears there’s more trouble ahead
Read MoreWhich way to East Wick?
Hackney is to get a new neighbourhood which will be built on the site of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games
Read MoreHackney to be twinned with Scarborough for Olympic events
The borough is partnering with a North Yorkshire seaside town for a series of cultural and sporting activities
Read MoreHackney riots: ‘The message when youth clubs close is that no one cares’
Half the borough’s children live in poverty. Missing, too, are the summer courses that kept minds and hands busy
Read MoreWhat caused the Hackney riots? Local residents speak out
“These teenagers have got nothing better to do… they think that they’re well hard”
Read MoreAre you affected by the Hackney riots?
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau offers information to local residents on what to do
Read MoreHackney riots: why here? why now?
What were the reasons for this week’s violent disturbances in the borough?
Read MoreHackney riots: taking stock
Local residents and businesses pick up the pieces and hope the next few days will be calmer
Read MoreLondon riots: ‘A generation who don’t respect their parents or police’
At street level in trouble-hit Hackney, residents paint a depressing picture of alienation, anger, boredom and mischief
Read MoreHackney rioters directly target police
Masked men and women barricade Pembury estate in largest confrontation of London riots yet
Read MoreHackney rioters and police in hand-to-hand combat
Youths ransack area and use burning vehicles, bricks and bottles as violence moves from Mare Street and London Fields to estate
Read MoreHackney shops smashed amid fears of further unrest
Several shops in Dalston were broken into last night (Sunday) during the disorder that rocked north London following the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham. Some other Hackney stores are closing early today as a precaution
Read MoreHackney’s cycling cultures: Bike Portraits pop-up exhibition
30 July – 31 August 2011, Hackney bike shops
Read MoreWatch movies under the stars in Hackney
Enjoy open-air cinema this summer
Read MoreHitting the bottle: Hackney’s new refill scheme for wine lovers
Do you like your vino red, white or green? Borough Wines’s bring-your-own-bottle service cuts cost and carbon drastically
Read MoreLeader: Healthy public debate is crucial for Hackney democracy
Cllr Linda Kelly’s defection raises issues about how councillors can best represent and communicate with their constituents
Read MoreGay-free zone homophobic stickers: Muslim youth found guilty
An 18 year-old man was today convicted and fined £100 for putting up homophobic stickers in east London
Read MoreLe Quattro Volte – review
Until 2 June 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreSporting Hackney Football Club celebrates 25th anniversary
Saturday 14 May 2011, Hackney Marshes
Read MoreAV referendum: Hackney has highest Yes vote in Britain
A larger proportion of Hackney’s voters have voted ‘yes’ in the referendum on the voting system than in any other local authority
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