Hackney Police, in conjunction with Hackney Council and UK Border Agency, have successfully completed a four-month operation in Ridley Road and Dalston Junction, E8, aimed at tackling class A drug dealing in the area. Tuesday saw the arrest phase, which culminated in the following results: 19 arrested for a variety of immigration and drug-related offences, [...]

The Friends of Kynaston Gardens have been awarded £48,225 from Groundwork UK and the Big Lottery Fund’s Community Spaces programme to improve the site. The gardens, in Stoke Newington, are owned and managed by Hackney Council. Unfortunately it has suffered from anti-social behaviour and street drinking. The new design includes community food growing beds to [...]

If there is one thing trendy white urban middle classes (affectionately known as WUMC’s) in London like, it’s a good fight on their own turf when they feel threatened by big corporations or local government. Inspired in part by snobbery, it’s tribalism with a hint of smugness, and self-entitlement thrown in with a pinch of [...]

The Olympics have fuelled regeneration, but while many welcome the changes, some fear its character will be lost

A female prisoner custody officer who smuggled drugs into HMP Brixton has been jailed for over two years. Samantha Brown, 22, of Hackney was convicted of misconduct in a public office and conspiracy to supply drugs. The recipient of her criminal activity, prisoner Leon Jackson, 35 yrs, received a five month jail sentence after being [...]

  ‘Larry Crowne’ sees two of mainstream cinema’s biggest stars come together for only the second time in their careers. Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts could easily lay claim to the be the King and Queen of Hollywood, given their long standing box-office appeal and success rate when choosing  hit vehicles for their talents.  The [...]