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Shots fired at Broadway Market Turkish restaurant

Shots fired at Broadway Market Turkish restaurant

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This was originally posted on the Duchess of Hackney Blog. Every once in a while hipsters and general folk, get a not so gentle reminder that they are still in the hood. Gentrification and tarting up a rough part of town doesn’t always shield people from this type of madness.…

Mustafa Korel: Green Party’s Choice for Hackney Central Ward Councillor

Mustafa Korel: Green Party’s Choice for Hackney Central Ward Councillor

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This originally appeared as a blog entry on the Duchess of Hackney Blog With a less than inspiring line up, in the bid for Councillor in Hackney Central ward’s May 3rd by-election,  it’s refreshing and reassuring to know that there is someone who actually lives in Hackney Central  and is…

Free dog training agility micro-chipping and neutering Woof

Free dog training agility micro-chipping and neutering Woof

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    Round up your hounds and get them ready for some free events in the borough, courtesy of Dogs Trust. Teach your dogs some new tricks (even the errant ones) get them micro-chipped, but don’t mention the word  ‘neuter’ around them.  It s ‘tutor’. ——————————————————————————————- “Dogs Trust is offering…

Don Cornelius dead: Apparent suicide

Don Cornelius dead: Apparent suicide

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  Unbelievable news about one of the baddest cats around before music became terminally ill. The man whose name was synonymous with Soul Train, was found dead in his Sherman Oaks, California home at 4 am (Pacific Time) today. According to TMZ, law enforcement say he died from a gunshot…

Happy New Year & a somber message espeically to the Black community of Hackney

Happy New Year & a somber message espeically to the Black community of Hackney

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“They live in a f*****d-up world where black is white and white is black, and where there is all kinds of grey in between. Our elected politicians help themselves to as much goodies as they can and they don’t keep their promises to us…….” What a way to spend New…

King of Lovers Rock, Singer Gregory Isaacs Dies at 59

King of Lovers Rock, Singer Gregory Isaacs Dies at 59

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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…