Just in time for spring,  another secret veganpeasant dinner with a creole twist right here in Hackney. This pop up restaurant has a seating capacity of 20 people, so space is limited. Here’s a peek. Taymer Mason of Vegan in the Sun fame is the inspiration for this month’s menu. Saturday, March 26th -  £30 [...]

A passerby and jewellery shop assistant’s intervention, helped  foil an attempted robbery of Erbiller jewellers on Stoke Newington Road, at the junction of Prince Regent Road this morning (Friday 25 February). Police say four suspects including one with a sledge hammer, smashed the store window at 10:40 am, but were unable to grab any jewellery, [...]

A police spokesman has confirmed that a female cyclist was hit by a lorry, at Old Street roundabout this morning  (24 February) at about 7.40 am. After initial treatment from paramedics, she was transported to The Royal London Hospital with head and chest injuries, which has been described as life threatening. This is the second [...]

Thursday 24 February 7:30 pm Stand up comedy every other Thursday Edward DeCesare Stuart Privett Dane Babtiste Samuel Lynn-Evans Nathan Khan Nigel – the Man in the Bowler Hat Lucy Jagger Anthony Lee Rob Whitworth Elena Kombou Ann Marie Lewis Will Ainsworth Stuart Hossack Richard Middleton Elliot Tomlinson Sadia Yariv Perelmuter Jamie Halliday MC Deola [...]

With the conclusion of the ‘Twilight’ saga not far off, there is a whole audience of teens out there who will soon be facing a gaping void in their lives. What will these youngsters do when R-Patz finally hangs up his fangs and heads off in search of more adult roles? The makers of ‘I [...]

Emilio Branco-Bonfim, who is 15 years old was last seen at Birchington House, on Pembury Road Lower Clapton E5 on Sunday 13 February, 2011. He is described as black, approx 5′ ’7″ tall and he is of slim. It is unknown what he was last wearing. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Hackney [...]

Angola 3 Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and  Robert King, have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in  Angola, the Louisiana State  Penitentiary. Herman and Albert are still held in solitary confinement today  after thirty eight years.  How could this be? In America…In Obama’s America? The film will be followed by a discussion [...]

Another female deer was found dead in Stoke Newingtons Clissold Park on Sunday (20 February), just a week after a doe was found in the same park, believed to have been killed by a dog. Six months previously a deer was fatally injured during a break-in. The doe was reportedly found at approximately 4:00 pm [...]

A 17 year old boy was found with stab wounds to the leg on Warburton Street, just before 10:30 pm last night (Sunday 20 February). He was transported to hospital by ambulance. His injuries are said to be non life threatening. Police have made no arrests and are continuing their inquiries.

An anthology of writings from Hackney residents is in the making and will be published in July 2011. The organizers are looking for original and differing perspectives from people who live in the borough, with a focus on airing the voices of those involved in the various subcultures and communities that are unrepresented in fiction [...]