By Remi on 17/04/2017
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London Fields

Emergency services including a hazardous response team were called to a bar near London Fields early this morning, where twelve people suffered burns caused by a suspected noxious substance. There were about 400 people still in the building at around 1.30 am Monday, in the building which is between Sidworth Street and Warburton Road. 600 people […]
By Caroline Bragg on 28/02/2013
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Health & Fitness

“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, and Body Combat to name […]
By Hackney Hive on 06/07/2012
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Crime, London Fields
[map style=”width: 400px ; height:300px ; margin:20px 20px 20px 20px; border: 1px solid black;” address=”london fields e8″ maptype=”ROADMAP”] A 17 year old Hackney student who was walking along Mare Street near the Cambridge Heath/Hackney Road intersection on Wednesday, 4th July afternoon at about 3pm, was abducted and taken to a flat in London Fields where […]
By Remi on 28/05/2012
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Crime, London Fields

The alleged assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday 28 May. Part of the park was cordoned off for most of the day, while forensics combed the area. The man arrested has been bailed to return in late June. Detectives from the Met’s Sapphire Unit are investigating the incident. Anyone with information should contact […]
By Remi on 17/05/2012
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Crime, London Fields

Police were called to Lansdowne Drive near London Fields at 10.30 pm last night, after reports of gunshots. They arrived to find no injuries or people at the scene,but found evidence of a gun discharge. There have been no arrests, but Landsdowne Drive and the west side of London Fields is closed, while officers […]
By Remi on 11/01/2012
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Cycling, Local Events, London Fields

Encouraging cyclists to safe cycling this winter, Hackney Council have co-ordinated an event, hosted by the Council’s Streetscene Team, in partnership with the Metropolitan Police. Cyclists can ride in and get a free, on-the-spot bike health check and free bike marking. They can also exchange places with an HGV driver to help them understand how […]
By Hackney Hive on 02/10/2011
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London Fields

Police say the 37 year old woman shot in Broadway Market in the early hours of Saturday morning was not the intended target. It’s believed she was caught in a gunshot attack that was in retribution over another shooting on in Queensbridge Road, Dalston, last Wednesday afternoon. Her condition is stable and not life threatening. […]
By Hackney Hive on 01/10/2011
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London Fields

Police were called to London Fields at about 1:45 am this morning, after reports of gunshots. Along with the Ambulance service they discovered a woman in her late 30’s with gunshot wounds to her leg. She has been taken to an East London hospital, where her condition is said to be serious but stable and […]
By Benjamin Counsell on 28/08/2011
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Lead, Opinions

Despite London’s status as a leading world capital our city has some very serious problems affecting its potential and that of its inhabitants – namely a chronic and dire housing shortage, the smallest room-sizes to be found anywhere in the western world, and prices so high that they exclude all but the very wealthy from buying a home […]
By Remi on 02/08/2011
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Pets

We heard from Liz today who told us Carlitos is now safe at home after missing for a week. After Hackney Hive reported the little fella missing last week, the site received thousands more visits per day than it usually does. It was also linked on peoples Facebook accounts and forwarded by email. Although there […]