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Man dies following shooting in Southgate

Man dies following shooting in Southgate

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A 34 year old man was pronounced dead at the scene after a shooting at a block of flats on High Street  Southgate, last night.  Police were called at 7:20pm following reports of gunshots. No arrests have yet been made and the victim’s family have been informed about his death,…

Hackney Labour Councillor eyes MP seat in Brent

Hackney Labour Councillor eyes MP seat in Brent

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  The general elections is still two years away,  but that hasn’t stopped  Hackney Labour Councillor Patrick Vernon from throwing his hat into the ring, to be picked as Labour’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Brent Central.  The 51year old Queensbridge Ward Labour Councillor and married  father of one, recently told…

Two men killed in Easter weekend Haringey police car chase named

Two men killed in Easter weekend Haringey police car chase named

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The two male passengers  who died following a police chase in the early hours of Good Friday,were named today. Gregory Jones, 38, and Shaka Kane Henry, 33, both from Archway, were killed when the black Audi was believed to have driven through a red light and a short time later…

Two men killed on Seven Sisters Road Haringey, during police chase

Two men killed on Seven Sisters Road Haringey, during police chase

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  Update: 5pm -  Whilst formal identification has not yet taken place, police believe that they know the identities of the two men aged 33 and 38 years old, who are from Islington. Next of kin have been informed.  Police also say the 31 year old driver also from Islington,…

Tube map designer Harry Beck honoured with blue plaque

Tube map designer Harry Beck honoured with blue plaque

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Revolutionary designer whose map detangled London's chaotic transport system has work acknowledged with heritage plaque…

Paralympics 2012: How the Olympic Park will be transformed

Paralympics 2012: How the Olympic Park will be transformed

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• Olympic facilities to be altered for use by public
• £292m scheme will be completed in spring 2014…

U.S. Paralympic swimmers to train at the Lido

U.S. Paralympic swimmers to train at the Lido

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  From 27 to 29 August, Hackney Council’s London Fields Lido will be the training venue for the US Paralympic swimming team. For five sessions on these three days, the lido will be closed to the public while the swimming team is put through their final preparations for the Paralympic…

First Lady Michelle Obama urges Hackney school children to ‘Move’

First Lady Michelle Obama urges Hackney school children to ‘Move’

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First Lady Michelle Obama met with Hackney primary school students, at the US Ambassador’s official London residence in Regent’s Park on Friday, 27 July. 87 of Hackney’s 102 Primary 2012 Ambassadors, attended a function with Mrs Obama, where they came face-to-face with the First Lady on the sports-field, on the…

Olympics 2012 have changed the Lower Lea Valley beyond recognition

Olympics 2012 have changed the Lower Lea Valley beyond recognition

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When the pop group Saint Etienne made a film in 2005 about London's Lower Lea Valley, they knew the Olympic bid would change its desolate air for ever. But they never imagined quite how much…

See the Olympic torch parade in Hackney and enjoy street markets and fetes

See the Olympic torch parade in Hackney and enjoy street markets and fetes

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Just a week before the games begin, folks in Hackney get their chance to witness the torch come through their borough -  one of the Olympic boroughs. Although the planned event in Clissold Park have been cancelled due to the site being waterlogged, you can still enjoy several others in…

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