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A tale of sabotage, Eko Nigerian Restaurant, Hackney Police and the Hackney Gazette

A tale of sabotage, Eko Nigerian Restaurant, Hackney Police and the Hackney Gazette

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  I moved back to Hackney in 2009 after nearly two decades of living in North America,well 18 years to be exact and four years living in another borough. It’s changed a helluva lot and soon will be unrecognizable from the place I couldn’t wait to leave in the 1980′s.…

Hackney residents get a chance to have their say on Fashion hub plans

Hackney residents get a chance to have their say on Fashion hub plans

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Like it or not it looks like Hackney will be dragged screaming (or not) into one of Londons most ambitious and out of left field projects, and so far the usual suspect neighbourhood warriors and NIMBY’s haven’t put up much of a fight.  The borough has long shed its loony…

Q & A with country singer Chris Young on his first UK tour

Q & A with country singer Chris Young on his first UK tour

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  It may not be the most popular music genre in the UK, but country music has a fan base here.  Nashville knows this and is hoping to bring more of it’s talents to our shores.  It’s rarely played on British radio, where some still believe country is still Dolly…

Prayer vigil for Joseph Burke-Monerville to be held in Clapton on Saturday

Prayer vigil for Joseph Burke-Monerville to be held in Clapton on Saturday

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A Prayer vigil in memory of  Joseph Burke-Monerville who was shot last weekend, has been organised by St-John-at-Hackney for Saturday,  at 4:30pm on the corner of  Hindrey and Clarence Road in Clapton. The vigil has been arranged with the approval of  Josephs parents. Joseph, 19, a Metropolitan University student, was…

Fourteen year old girl arrested after loaded revolver found in Homerton home

Fourteen year old girl arrested after loaded revolver found in Homerton home

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Officers from the Trident Gang Crime Command, North East Proactive Team, found a loaded revolver inside the wardrobe of  a 14 year old girl, during the execution of a search warrant at residence on Waterloo Road, Homerton. The girl was arrested  and taken to Stoke Newington Police Station, for further…

Teenager Joseph Burke-Monerville, shot and killed in Clapton, was one of the good guys

Teenager Joseph Burke-Monerville, shot and killed in Clapton, was one of the good guys

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Police believe Joseph Burke Monerville killing, was a case of mistaken identity. The 19 year old was shot in the head while he and his two brothers sat in a parked car on Hindrey Road, in Lower Clapton on Saturday night.  His identical twin brother, Jonathan, was unhurt but their…

London’s top cycling spot is Hackney

London’s top cycling spot is Hackney

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  Hackney residents are the keenest cyclists in London according to newly released figures from the 2011 Census. One in seven residents now use a bike to get to work, more than use a car.  In some areas of the borough as many as 20% of people cycle to their…

Police release CCTV image of man on Barclays Bike sought in attempted rape investigation

Police release CCTV image of man on Barclays Bike sought in attempted rape investigation

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Police investigating the attempted rape of a woman in Hackney have issued a CCTV still of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. The image shows a white man, riding on a Barclays Cycle Hire Bike in Hackney Road shortly before the incident. The…

Murder investigation underway in Clapton after man found dead

Murder investigation underway in Clapton after man found dead

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[map style="width: 400px ; height:300px ; margin:20px 20px 20px 20px; border: 1px solid black;" address="pembury close london e5" marker="yes"] A murder investigation has been launched after a man died in Hackney. Police were called at 10:41 pm on Friday 18 January to reports of a fight at an address in…

Hackney Drug dealers assets seized

Hackney Drug dealers assets seized

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A drug dealer from Homerton was stripped of his assets, after they were seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) on Friday  11 January. Hackney Borough’s Bantam and Payback Unit began an investigation following the arrest of  Antony Hariades, 39, of Bramshaw Road, E9. He was arrested on Monday,…