The long awaited opening of Hackney’s new library is almost over. When The Dalston CLR James library opens its doors on 23 January, not only will it be the first new Council library to be built in Hackney in over 20 years, it will be one of the largest public libraries in the UK. [...]
The fashion designer whose studio is based in Hackney, wowed them again at London Fashion Week, when he showed his summer 2012 collection a week ago. Fast, a Canadian who graduated from Central St. Martins, is known for his exciting and innovative use of yarns of wool, linen, silk and cotton in his [...]
Last night, Turkish and kurdish shopkeepers along Kingsland High Road and in Stoke Newington wasn’t having any of it, when confronted by rioters trying to gain access to their shops. They took them on and saved their businesses after seeing the response from emergency services to riot hot spots. It began at about 9.30, within [...]
A pregnant 38 year old woman and 56 year old man were hit by a shops wooden beam on Kingsland Road in Dalston yesterday morning. It happened at about 11 am outside Barclays 4 Bikes near Dalston Junction station. Police say the couples condition is being continuously assessed, but it didn’t appear any of the [...]
Hackney Police, in conjunction with Hackney Council and UK Border Agency, have successfully completed a four-month operation in Ridley Road and Dalston Junction, E8, aimed at tackling class A drug dealing in the area. Tuesday saw the arrest phase, which culminated in the following results: 19 arrested for a variety of immigration and drug-related offences, [...]
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Actor Director David Schwimmer and his former Hackney girl, Zoe Buckman have welcome a baby girl they have named Cleo. The baby was delivered by C section on 8 May in New York, but they only released the news today via a spokesperson. Later Schwimmer posted a photo on his Twitter account saying “Hey everyone. [...]
Last Thursday I went along for my second visit to the recently relocated Arcola Theatre for a performance of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. My first trip there had been to Studio 2, a space not altogether dissimilar to the theatre’s old spaces on Arcola St, for an evening of short, dramatic sketches. Nothing, however, could [...]
Chris Booth an Accountant from Dalston, cycle to and from work can add up to 10 miles a day, but all that will change later this month when he heads to Mexico and some varying terrain. Chris, 28, hopes to raise £3,500 for Macmillan Cancer on their 2011 Mexico Cycling Challenge which takes place in [...]
With their move to new premises complete and the clamour of the first new show – Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s high profile The Painter – now behind them, I decided to go along to the Arcola on a more subdued evening to get a feel for the new place. For one week only, the theatre was hosting [...]
