Encouraging cyclists to safe cycling this winter, Hackney Council have co-ordinated an event, hosted by the Council’s Streetscene Team, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police. Cyclists can ride in and get a free, on-the-spot bike health check and free bike marking. They can also exchange places with an HGV driver to help them understand how [...]

Police say the 37 year old woman shot in Broadway Market in the early hours of Saturday morning was not the intended target. It’s believed she was caught in a gunshot attack that was in retribution over another shooting on in Queensbridge Road, Dalston, last Wednesday afternoon. Her condition is stable and not life threatening. [...]

Police were called to London Fields at about 1:45 am this morning, after reports of gunshots. Along with the Ambulance service they discovered a woman in her late 30′s with gunshot wounds to her leg. She has been taken to an East London hospital, where her condition is said to be  serious but stable and [...]

London Field Farmers Market organizers are telling people ‘use it or lose it.’ The market that launched in May of 2010, appears to have hit a stumbling block and may have to close if more people don’t shop. Cheryl Cohen from London Farmers’ Market explained; “We don’t want to close the market but footfall is [...]

Police were called to London Fields last night at 10:45 pm following reports of gunshots but didn’t find a victim. Following further enquiries they were told the boy had been admitted to an east London hospital, where he remains after being treated for a graze to his forehead. His wound is not life threatening or [...]

Hackney council has kicked off a campaign to encourage residents and users of London Fields Park, to treat it with care, respect and to clean up after themselves. The park sees increased usage during the summer months, not only by locals, but festival goers who attend the various events held at the park throughout summer. [...]

As if Hackney isn’t bursting at the seams with summer festivals, here comes another one. Not just your garden variety fan fest of music, but one with a different edge. Last year there was a vision, this year The Little London Fields Festival is born! a new independent, FREE Music and Arts Festival showcasing an [...]

In an effort to raise awareness about prostrate cancer in men, a group is hoping to persuade 1000 men to walk or run 10.2km wearing wigs and dresses. Prostate cancer kills almost as many men as breast cancer kills women, and yet 70% of men don’t even know what the prostate is. Men are dying [...]

UPDATE: 4.13 PM SUNDAY 23 Police have confirmed the man shot, is in stable condition. His injuries are no longer life threatening. Gun shots rang out this afternoon in London Fields in what appears to be a gun battle, resulting in a innocent man enjoying a day out being shot. The man described as 27 [...]

Her Basket Spilleth Over With Delight… Alex Nightingale gives the lowdown on London Fields’ new Farmer’s Market Today saw the first London Fields Farmers’ Market at the London Fields Junior School. Run by the city-wide London Farmers’ Markets organisation, the rain did little to stop the flood of local residents coming down to pick up [...]