Family and friends of  28 year old Shivon Watson, will be taking part in a race in Bristol on Sunday  June 13, to raise money for Fairbridge, the youth charity,  Shivon worked for. Shivon was on her way to work the morning of March 10, when she was crushed between the railings and a tipper [...]

Following the shooting of an innocent bystander last Saturday May 22, officer’s investigating are appealing for witnesses to contact them. It’s now known the shots were fired outside the park and one of the bullets entered the park and hit the victim. DS Steve Desmond from Trident said: “We need to hear from witnesses who [...]

Following heated criticism, over what many have seen as a total disregard of peoples safety, at an out door event in London Fields organized by the council, Mayor Jules Pipe has since said: “I am deeply concerned about the shooting on Saturday and my thoughts are with the injured man and his family at this [...]

UPDATE: 4.13 PM SUNDAY 23 Police have confirmed the man shot, is in stable condition. His injuries are no longer life threatening. Gun shots rang out this afternoon in London Fields in what appears to be a gun battle, resulting in a innocent man enjoying a day out being shot. The man described as 27 [...]

Devastating news for the family of John “Johnny” Sleigh. Detectives investigating the disappearance of the 36 year old New Zealand native, have confirmed the body recovered from the River Thames is John Sleigh. Earlier this week Johnny’s brother & sister arrived in London to help in the search for their brother. John from Clapham Common, [...]

All in the same week, a Hackney based Theatre company found it’s self being the recipient of a Gold Award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme and amongst the first victims of the new coalition government spending cuts. Founded in 2000 the Arcola, in Arcola Street,Dalston London E8, is regarded as one of the leading [...]

Regular listeners to Radio One’s Gilles Peterson Show will no doubt be familiar with tonight’s special feature at Dalston’s The Vortex.  Hotly-tipped production duo Twin Cities will be hosting a launch party to mark the release of their debut double A-side  ’Raincloud/Anticipation’.  Hailed as the ”Sunsoaked Daft Punk of R&B”, Twin Cities is a collaboration between critically-acclaimed beatmeisters Guynamite and Analog Jones, luminaries of the broken beat [...]

Are you 16+? Do you want to sing, dance and perform with an international choreographer and musical director? Come and sign up: May 29th or 30th. 2pm or 3:30pm. Rehearsals: June, July and August. Performances: August 6th, 7th and 8th. Open group auditions at Queensbridge Community Centre, 30 Holly Street, Hackney, London E8 3XW. More [...]

Hackney North & Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott, has announced her intention to run as labour leader during an interview with BBC Radio 4′s Today programme this morning. A Cambridge graduate, Abbott 57, became the UK’s first black female MP in 1987. The 6th person to throw her hat in the ring, which includes David [...]

Now who would have thought that? A guy from Stokie and another fella, scaled BP’s central London’s Headquarters today, to hoist a flag depicting the BP logo covered in oil, in protest at the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Green Peace protester, Ben Stewart, 36 is described as a law graduate by [...]