The long awaited opening of Hackney’s new library is almost over. When The Dalston CLR James library opens its doors on 23 January, not only will it be the first new Council library to be built in Hackney in over 20 years, it will be one of the largest public libraries in the UK. [...]
A pregnant 38 year old woman and 56 year old man were hit by a shops wooden beam on Kingsland Road in Dalston yesterday morning. It happened at about 11 am outside Barclays 4 Bikes near Dalston Junction station. Police say the couples condition is being continuously assessed, but it didn’t appear any of the [...]
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, [...]
A world war 2 bomb was discovered in an Eleanor Road garden near Hackney Central, by builders this morning at around 10 am. Nearby residents were moved to safety, while police closed Eleanor Road and part of Wilton way. Bomb disposal experts examined the artillery shell and are removing it for further tests. The area [...]
As part of BBC’s Olympics host borough 2012 Roadshow, Hackney will be the first stop for the BBC’s big red radio bus today Thursday 19 May. The bus rolls into Dalston’s Ridley Road market today, where it will broadcast Eddie Nestor, Robert Elms and Gary Crowley shows live for the next three days. Presenter Eddie [...]
Chris Booth an Accountant from Dalston, cycle to and from work can add up to 10 miles a day, but all that will change later this month when he heads to Mexico and some varying terrain. Chris, 28, hopes to raise £3,500 for Macmillan Cancer on their 2011 Mexico Cycling Challenge which takes place in [...]
The cyclist who lost his life after colliding with a lorry at Dalston Junction on 2 February has been identified as 28 yr-old Daniel Cox of Clapton. An inquest opened and adjourned at Poplar Coroner’s Court on Tuesday, 8 February. Mr. Cox was a graduate of Goldsmiths College and an art theorist, who worked part [...]
On Sunday 23 January 2011 at the Open The Gate Black Cultural Centre in Stoke Newington Road, an audience of over eighty people joined Hackney Unites to watch a play by the anti racist theatre company called Arts4Real. Titled Hard Times, the play looked at the consequences of the cuts to an average urban family [...]
A brief history In 1966 Dalston resident Newton Dunbar, founded what was to become the iconic Four Aces Club on Dalston Lane. Known as a venue for Reggae, Ska, Soul and Dub music, it hosted musicians such as Desmond Decker, Jimmy Cliff, Count Shelly, Ann Peebles, Percy Sledge, Ben E King and Billy Ocean. The [...]
Hackney Council just released this statement regarding the naming of the new library in Dalston: Up until now Hackney Council has been focusing on the design of the brand new £4.4 million library and archives in Dalston. As part of this process the building was given a new name – Dalston Library and Archives. Cllr [...]
