Soneva Properties, an international property development firm specializing in luxury hotels, won planning consent from Hackney Council this week for a 247-bedroom boutique hotel, on the fringes of the City of London. The hotel at 151 City Road, EC1, on the fringes of Hoxton has been designed by Squire and Partners. Sonveva Properties are aiming [...]
A Dalston based drama group for kids is looking for more children to cast as urchins and are running an Oliver workshop for children this coming Easter holidays. Kids on Broadway is a non-profit making organisation, offering holiday workshops in musical drama. Founding member, Rebecca Couper said “Its an affordable way to make new friends, [...]
Show Dome, a Hackney Wick based independent gallery and event space, will be hosting Infinite Potential – an exhibition and party on Thursday 25th March. Christopher Burman owner of the Show Dome, said “Infinite Potential is the result of a two month period in which anyone could respond (in any way) to a 3D model [...]
The 26 year old woman shot in Homerton on Monday evening has been named as Gulistan Subasi. She was shot in the chest when she opened the door to the gunman on Monday at about 8.30 pm at her mothers flat on the Kingsmead Estate in Homerton, E9. It’s believed the gunman escaped immediately after [...]
Police have confirmed post mortem results on the Turkish woman killed in Homerton on Monday (22 March), show she died of a gunshot wound to her chest. It’s thought she was found slumped on the door step by her mother and was pronounced dead at the scene. It has also surfaced she had been in [...]
A 26 year old Turkish woman was shot on her door step on the Kingsmead Estate in Homerton E9 last night, Monday 22 March. Police and paramedics arrived at Kingsmead Estate at about 8:30 pm after being called over reports of a woman being shot. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have an [...]
CONSTRUCTION work on over one hundred new homes for social renting will begin soon for three housing estates in Hackney. The Council’s planning committee agreed proposals on 10 March to build 114 new homes for Ottaway Court and Rendlesham House, E5, and Bridport House, Colville Estate, N1. It is all part of a wider programme [...]
Diane Abbott welcomed Boris Johnson’s announcement of opening more rape crisis centres in London, but urged him to open one in Hackney. Abbott cites the spate of gang rapes in the borough, which has one of the highest numbers of reported cases in London. Currently there is only one remaining Rape Crisis Centre in the [...]
Hackney Council has unveiled details today of a long overdue improvement scheme for one of East Londons beloved markets. The project set to start at the end of April will be completed in November, with the market staying open through out, although some stalls will be moved around to accommodate work being done. Cllr Alan [...]
The cyclist killed while cycling to work on Wednesay morning, 10th March has been named as 28-year-old Shivon Watson of Campbell Road, Bow. Shivon was crushed between the railings and a tipper truck as she and the tipper truck navigated a left turn, at the roundabout on Lauriston Road and Victoria Park Road, in Hackney. [...]
