I was saddened to hear that the reggae singer and song writer whose career sky rocketed in the late 70′s into 1980′s, passed away earlier today (25 October) surrounded by family and friends at his London home, after a battle with lung cancer. Over the weekend rumours abound about his declining health, with some outlets [...]
The Hook Up is the only place in N16 where you can dance the night away to upbeat old school hip hop, furious funk and rocking reggae with some of London best DJs. Over the years,London has seen many great old school hip hop and funk nights and The Hook Up wants to sprinkle some [...]
Hackney Music on Dalston Lane may have looked like a small high street shop selling CDs, but when officers from Hackney Police raided the shop in January 13 2010 following a 2 month surveillance, they found just a handful of CD’s on sale and a commercial enterprise supplying Cannabis to up to a 100 users [...]
Stoke Newington’s newest music venue ‘The Stokey Records Bar’ launches Bring The Beat Back on Saturday 6th of November 2010. Bring The Beat Back will feature guest DJs from rising stars to underground legends, playing the best in electro, house, drum n bass and breaks, right in the heart of N16. Launching on Saturday 6th [...]
Residents and local businesses are invited to have their say about the A10 Stoke Newington gyratory during Hackney Council’s public consultation to look into options for managing traffic in the area. The traffic system, known as a gyratory, consists of a network of clockwise one way roads which includes: Stoke Newington High Street; part of [...]
Saturday 23rd October Poetry Performance Workshop for Kids at Chats Palace The Bookbox has teamed up with poetry performance organisation Apples & Snakes and Chats Palace for a half term poetry performance workshop The event will be taking place in the newly re-opened Chats Palace and will offer kids the opportunity to work with young [...]
A murder investigation has began, after two teenagers were found shot at approximately 3:20 am this morning in Chesterton Road E13. A boy believed to be 16 years old was pronounced dead at the scene, while a 15 year old boy was taken to an East London hospital where he is listed as critical. No [...]
Competition is now closed and winner notified. Thanks to all that entered and stay tuned for more. Do you like Tex Mex food? The biggest tastiest steaks? Quality premium Tequila? American and Mexican beers? Vegetarian? No fear…you’re covered too! Texas Embassy Cantina has been serving up Texas sized hearty meals and amazing cocktails for the [...]
Is this a passing trend for self indulgent hippy-style-new-age pregnant women or do doula’s actually play a vital role in child birth? A Doula is a companion to a pregnant woman who generally begins assisting and supporting her during pregnancy, through the actual birth and provides post natal emotional and practical support. Deriving it’s name [...]
Main features: BACK TO THE FUTURE (PG) 12.45 Mon – Thur THE SOCIAL NETWORK (12A) 3.15 daily (not Sun) 6.00, 8.45 daily Diary: Screenings featuring digital projection are indicated with a ‘D’. FRI 22 Oct The Social Network (12A) 3.15, 6.00, 8.45 D At 11.30pm: Enter the Void (18) D SAT 23 Oct [...]
