A short Q & A with Hackney’s Diane Abbott

It’s been quite a day for Labour. Party members and trade unionists began to receive their postal ballots, to choose the next party leader, and Tony Blair, decided to unleash his memoirs on us, some would argue, furthering dissent amongst party members and distancing voters. In the midst of last minute rallying, we caught up [...]

Celebrate Summer in Springfield Park

It’s the last big bash in Hackney Councils Parks for Life events this summer.  Another reason to be there.  Music, food, games and more, there is something for everyone in Upper Clapton on Sunday 22 August. Read more

White Middle class kids don’t get shot in Hackney

Well according to Journalist and blogger Dave Hill, they don’t. I wouldn’t call myself a big fan of Dave Hill, but I occasionally read some of what he has to say.  Hill writes for the Guardian.  Actually he blogs daily in his London blog about London politics, doggedly keeping a close eye on Boris Johnson [...]

Cycle Hire now in gear in Hackney

The cycle hire scheme is now in Hackney! Councillor Feryal Demirci got things rolling for the new Barclays Cycle Hire scheme, by taking one of the bikes for a spin around the streets of Hackney on today, Monday 9 August. Councillor Demirci, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, started her journey in Shoreditch High Street and finished [...]

Shaun Attwood & Farah Damji Back In Stoke Newington

If like me, you missed this bad boy and bad bad girl turned good, at the much acclaimed Stoke Newington Literary Festival in June, here is another chance to see both authors read from their latest offerings, at Stoke Newington Library Gallery. Farah reads from her raw and no holes barred autobiography, Try Me. Her  [...]