Vietnamese restaurant, Loong Kee, 134G-F Kingsland Road, was closed down by Hackney Council on Friday 12 April. At Stratford Magistrates Court on Tuesday 16 April, District Judge Hamilton upheld the Council’s decision to close the building after a customer complained of seeing a cockroach whilst dining. He agreed…
Mayhem breaks as thousands gather amid rumours of disturbances on the streets UPDATE 13/11/2012 The film production company that’s producing Top Boy released a statement this afternoon: “The producers of Top Boy, Cowboy Films held an open audition specifically for 13 – 16 year olds. The auditions were attended by…
Padge Victoria Windslowe, 42, also known as the “Black Madam” has been charged with third-degree murder in the death of 20-year-old student Claudia Aderotimi, formally of Geffrye Court, Hoxton. Police say Claudia Aderotimi and a friend flew from London to Philadelphia, after hearing of Windslowe’s buttock enhancement via chats on…
Veteran justice campaigner Paul May was asked to help out by friends of Hallam following conviction in 2005…
Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence…
The London Bike Kitchen in Hoxton only recently opened its doors but is already catering for a loyal fanbase…
Police in Hackney raided an underground car park on Crondall Street in Hoxton and found 270 kilos of Cannabis with street value of £1 million. Yesterday (Monday 9) plain clothes officers entered the underground car prk after a tip off from “a concerned member of public” and as…
An Old Bailey judge has sentenced Leon Dunkley and Mohammed Smoured to 32-year minimum terms. After six days of deliberation, both were found guilty this morning of murdering Agnes Sina Inakoju. Dunkley 22 and Smoured 21, were both members of the notorious London Fields Boys gang and were out to…
Following a consultation last summer and signatures collected from local residents in the area, Murray Grove will have it’s post office back! Hackney Council will re-open it in partnership with Chandrakant Patel of Murray’s Chemist, who has moved his chemist from across the road. The Council has worked to reopen…
Two men were arrested and taken into custody in connection with the death of Agnes Sina-Inakoju. The two, a 21 year old man and a 16 year old teenager were taken into custody last night, Saturday 17 April and are being held at a North London police station for questioning.…
Who’s kidding who over Stoke Newington’s Sainsbury’s proposal
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London Fields Gun Battle – Man Shot During Festival
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Harassed hounded and marginalised in Hackney: St Marys of Zion church claims
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Teenage Girl Shot At Hoxton Take Away
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Clapton’s Gentrification: At what cost?
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Agnes Sina-Inakoju Dies
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