We all admire a heroine who speaks her mind. Often, though, it’s better to button it

If there is a blue print on how to gentrify a down heel area, it would read something like this: Find low income area blighted by crime (must have period houses, boarded up cheap abandon warehouses and boarded up storefronts. ) Buy cheap and renovate. Hope to hell that enough like-minded souls do the same [...]

“Earlier draconian proposals included that all ‘sex’ establishments to be located below ground level with entrances “away from main thoroughfare”, meaning anywhere but the high street it’s located on.  An alley maybe?” Hackney council have agreed to ban any future adult establishments in the borough despite protest from employees of adult establishments, and 67 per [...]

Recently Hackney council invited residents to have their say about a ‘nil’ policy being proposed for adult entertainment in Hackney. In essence it means no more licences will be granted nor will existing ones be renewed, when they come up for renewal. The consultation which began last month will end December 13th and will ask [...]