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Leading developer Berkeley Homes has donated 40 sails to the Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre, a specialist water sports club that welcomes children from over 30 local schools. The landmark West Reservoir sits adjacent to Berkeley’s Woodberry Park, a new development on the banks of the East and West…
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Officers investigating the disappearance of 77 year old William Lee have discovered the body of a man. The body was discovered in Mays Lane, Barnet at 4pm Monday, March 25th. Mr Lee who suffered from the early stages of dementia, was last seen leaving his home in Stoke Newington on…
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R Zone residents are taking to the streets of Hackney on Saturday morning (11 January), to raise their objections to the council’s planned implementation of the R Zone CPZ in Stoke Newington. Their objections concern a consultation process that effectively promised the council would abide by a majority decision by…
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A play scheme that first took root in Bristol, has recently been copied in Stoke Newington. Children in Hackney are set to reclaim the streets, thanks to a groundbreaking scheme that will close selected streets to through traffic, turning them into “play streets”. Hackney has become the first borough…
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A cyclist riding through Stoke Newington Church Street, was knocked off his bike on the corner of Bouverie Road on Monday, at about 4pm. The car driver was making a right turn into Bouverie Road, without indicating as the cyclist came from the opposite direction. The driver then attempted to…
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This rich cultural festival is back for a third year. With Nigerians making up a large group of West Africans, who call Hackney home, it’s only fitting a festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people should take place in in the borough. Yoruba’s hail from the Western…
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As part of Hackney’s Torch Rely celebrations Stoke Newington Town Hall is set to play host to its first music festival, WoodStoke on 21 July. The event includes a well-’stoked’ bar, live music from five up and coming bands and a silent disco for festival goers to dance to their…
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A Stoke Newington woman held hostage in Afghanistan along with 3 other aid workers, was freed after a daring night time raid on cave in remote north west Afghanistan. Helen Johnston along with her Kenyan colleague Moragwa Oirere and two Afghan civilians, are all employees of Medair, a Swiss…
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Has it been 3 years already? Hard to believe it was the year I started this site and first announced, what is fast becoming a must go to event on the literary calendar. Festival organizers say this year, The Stoke Newington Literary Festival will be a refreshing alternative to…
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When Adrian Poynton first heard mumblings that American TV were interested in the comedy series he created, he shrugged it off as just another tease that never materializes. What the Staffordshire raised (Litchfield to be exact) and Stoke Newington resident of five years, didn’t count on was for things to…