As reported by The Duchess of Hackney on her blog. Two violent incidents in Upper Clapton and Well Street in South Hackney. “Apparently police were called around 6.30 am to just outside the Olympia Caribbean Restaurant,  on Upper Clapton Road, where they found a man in his early 20′s with a gunshot wound to his [...]

UPDATE: The police were alerted after Ena Drake was found by a member of the public this morning at Euston bus station. Police are concerned for Ena Drake, an 80-year-old woman who went missing from her home in Balcorne Street, E9 at approximately 8:00 pm on Monday, 20 December. Ena suffers from mild dementia and [...]

After a strenuous search, I thought the answer was nowhere, until I contacted my local Italian restaurant, Su Sazzagoni, and asked them if they could make this for my husband’s birthday. Not only was Chicago-style deep dish not on their menu, the chef had never heard of it.  So, we exchanged several emails and recipes [...]

Nine month old twin girls, Isabella and Lola Koupparis are being treated in Hospital after what appears to be a fox attack in their South Hackney home. Police said the nine-month-old twins were in a “serious but stable” condition after being hurt while sleeping in their cots on Saturday night. Officers and paramedics were called [...]

Family and friends of  28 year old Shivon Watson, will be taking part in a race in Bristol on Sunday  June 13, to raise money for Fairbridge, the youth charity,  Shivon worked for. Shivon was on her way to work the morning of March 10, when she was crushed between the railings and a tipper [...]

A 27 year old man was arrested on Wednesday 24 March, in connection with the murder of a woman on the Kingsmead Estate in Homerton on Monday 22 March. He was bailed late on Thursday, 25 March to return pending further inquiries. Gulistan Subasi, a Turkish national was visiting her mother in Homerton, Hackney, when [...]

The 26 year old woman shot in Homerton on Monday evening has been named as Gulistan Subasi. She was shot in the chest when she opened the door to the gunman on Monday at about 8.30 pm at her mothers flat on the Kingsmead Estate in Homerton, E9. It’s believed the gunman escaped immediately after [...]

A 26 year old Turkish woman was shot on her door step on the Kingsmead Estate in Homerton E9 last night, Monday 22 March. Police and paramedics arrived at Kingsmead Estate at about 8:30 pm after being called over reports of a woman being shot. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have an [...]

Public consultation until 15 March 2010 Residents are being reminded that there is still time to have their say on the Hackney Wick Conservation Area designated by Hackney Council. The Council took the unusual step of designating the new conservation area in November ahead of public consultation to safeguard the unique character of the area [...]

Commuters using some Hackney Stations will be inconvenienced until 1st of June while they undergo essential engineering works.  They are Hackney Central, Homerton, Hackney Wick and Dalston Kingsland. Rail replacement bus services will run instead and will operate every 20 minutes except for Sundays when it will be every 30 minutes. A time table can be [...]