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The Friends of Kynaston Gardens have been awarded £48,225 from Groundwork UK and the Big Lottery Fund’s Community Spaces programme to improve the site. The gardens, in Stoke Newington, are owned and managed by Hackney Council. Unfortunately it has suffered from anti-social behaviour and street drinking. The new design includes community food growing beds to [...]

If there is one thing trendy white urban middle classes (affectionately known as WUMC’s) in London like, it’s a good fight on their own turf when they feel threatened by big corporations or local government. Inspired in part by snobbery, it’s tribalism with a hint of smugness, and self-entitlement thrown in with a pinch of [...]

When Debora Robertson returned to her Stoke Newington home on Monday morning (9th May), from walking her dog Barney, she found her 8 month old kitten Prune laying on a sofa. After picking her up she noticed how lethargic Prune was, and her first thought was her kitten had eaten something toxic, but on closer [...]

In 2010 Stoke Newington resident, Dwayne Fields became the first Black Briton to walk from the most northern point of Canada to the magnetic North Pole, covering over 400 miles in 22 days (of which 16 days was a race) across snow and frozen ocean, when he competed in the Peary and Hansen Race with [...]

Some very relieved Aden Grove residents in Newington Green, were all shook up yesterday evening, but grateful nobody was hurt after what is thought to be a gas explosion. Three fire engines, hoards of police cars and ambulances arrived soon after 6.20 pm and evacuated around 50 people from Aden Lodge, a five storey building [...]

Police found a 14 yr old boy in Bethune Rd with stab wounds to his leg and arms, just before 8pm last night, Wednesday 26. He is recovering in hospital from non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information should call DI Dave Suddick on 0300 123 1212 or Crimestoppers in confidence [...]

The newly refurbished Stoke Newington Town Hall will be filled with the festive spirit, through out December. Kicking off on Wednesday 8th December with festive tea dance featuring Mr Wonderful. Highlights of the festive programme include the Lollibop Cabaret – an amazing family cabaret show for children aged between 5-10 years; the Christmas market -Christmas [...]

Residents and local businesses are invited to have their say about the A10 Stoke Newington gyratory during Hackney Council’s public consultation to look into options for managing traffic in the area. The traffic system, known as a gyratory, consists of a network of clockwise one way roads which includes: Stoke Newington High Street; part of [...]

The owner of a fast food take away was ordered to shut down after Hackney Council discovered a serious rat infestation, during a routine inspection carried out by Hackney Council’s Environmental Health Officers. They owner of Dixy Fried Chicken at 163 Stoke Newington High Street, Mr Aamer Nawaz, was issued with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition [...]