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Hackney’s young Parliamentarian – Rhasan Brunner

Hackney’s young Parliamentarian – Rhasan Brunner

He is young, articulate and dedicated to social inclusion.  His aspiration is to get all young people, all over the UK involved in helping their local communities – as he believes this will prevent many from falling into crime.  He held office as the Vice Chair of Hackney Youth Parliament (HYP) in 2008, finally taking [...]

Getting around Hackney in 2011 – The good and bad

Getting around Hackney in 2011 – The good and bad

National Rail and Transport for London (TFL) recently released their performance reports for the period of July to September 2010.  For Hackney, this information is pertinent as most residents get about, using at least one if not more modes of public transport. The reports look at rail services by train operators: Heathrow Express, C2C, Chiltern, [...]

Battle of the bus lanes

Battle of the bus lanes

You can say cycling has become second nature here in the borough of Hackney.  According to London Cycling Campaign (LCC  represents cyclists in London), not only does Hackney have the highest percentage of people cycling to work in London out of any London borough, but also an ever increasing amount of people taking to the [...]

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