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Berkeley Homes, donates 40 sails to Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre

Berkeley Homes, donates 40 sails to Stoke Newington West Reservoir Centre

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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…

People of Hackney, it’s bloomin’ time!

People of Hackney, it’s bloomin’ time!

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Hackney in Bloom, Hackney Council’s free gardening competition is back this summer, giving green fingered local residents, schools, businesses and communities the chance to show off their gardening skills. Now in its ninth year, the competition not only recognises the borough’s top gardeners, but encourages sustainable horticulture, helping to keep…

Thump Box your way to fitness

Thump Box your way to fitness

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  “Adrian: why do you want to fight?                                            Rocky: cos I can’t sing or dance !” Boxing was a popular part of fitness even before Sylvester Stallone made his first Rocky film but in recent years it’s become a regular fixture on gym time tables with Box Fit, Boxercise,…

Hackney health survey: people are urged to”fill it in”

Hackney health survey: people are urged to”fill it in”

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Hackney GPs are urging residents who have received a Government questionnaire about the services they receive from their doctors, to fill it in and send it back.  The Department of Health’s ‘GP Patient Survey’ has been posted out to NHS patients across the UK and gives people the chance to…

Hypnotherapy in Hackney: too good to be true?

Hypnotherapy in Hackney: too good to be true?

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Stress, insomnia and bad habits can be a thing of the past with just a few sessions, say hypnotherapists. But does it really work? Kathryn Bromwich gives it a go.   What would you most like to change about yourself? Reading through the list of issues that hypnotherapy claims to…

London has a new classified ad site

London has a new classified ad site

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Over the past year or so, visitors may have noticed a ‘classified ad’ tab included in the menu above this site. Until this week it has languished half completed and gathering dust. This week Londoners can now upload their ads FREE of charge to Hive Street. It includes some interesting…

Date for public consultation on new Fashion Hub in Chatham Works announced

Date for public consultation on new Fashion Hub in Chatham Works announced

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Two of the principles involved in developing the new fashion hub in Hackney,  Manhattan Loft Corporation and Chatham Works Limited, have launched a consultation on their vision for Chatham Works and the immediate area. The initial phase will be held on Thursday, 25 October, at St Luke’s Church in Homerton,…

Hackney units to stop the privitisation of NHS

Hackney units to stop the privitisation of NHS

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Campaign groups and community members gathered in Abney Hall, Stoke Newington, on Tuesday 9th October, to discuss how we can keep The NHS from privatisation. The Hackney Coalition to Save the NHS is made-up of local doctors and hospital workers, national campaign group 38 Degrees, patients and politicians, all fighting…

Homerton Hospital to open new Sickle Cell day care centre

Homerton Hospital to open new Sickle Cell day care centre

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After years of planning, Thursday 18 October sees the opening of a day care centre at Homerton Hospital for sufferers of both Sickle Cell Anemia and Thassalmania. It’s the most serious of inherited conditions in the UK, yet it is the least known about and Homerton Hospital already manages over…

Hackney’s Morning Lane to become East London’s answer to Carnaby Street?

Hackney’s Morning Lane to become East London’s answer to Carnaby Street?

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It appears last years riots in Hackney may have been a blessing to Hackney Council, high-end fashion houses and commercial real estate investors looking for new developments in East London. OK, so I’m being a little facetious and should have mentioned gold linings under every dark cloud. The dark clouds…

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