By Remi on 04/10/2015
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Manor House, Opinions

The thing about police tip offs, is that they are confidential, so we will never know if the police were really tipped off, or if the presence of a large group of young Black people congregated was intimidating and caused alarm to some. I saw first hand as a friend and I attempted to navigate […]
By Remi on 01/10/2015
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Crime

A 27 yer old man has been charged with the shooting death of father of three, Moses Fadairo near Chatsworth Road in Lower Clapton. Christopher Erunse 27, from Greenwich was arrested in Birmingham on Tuesday morning and is charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a firearm. He is due to appear at Thames […]
By Remi on 29/09/2015
Clapton, Crime

Saturdays gun shot victim in Clapton has been named as 25-year-old Moses Fadairo, of Bow, a father of twin baby boys born earlier this year and a four year old. A post-mortem examination took place at Poplar Mortuary on Sunday, 27 September and gave the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the chest. […]
By Remi on 27/09/2015
Clapton, Crime

A police investigation has been launched following a shooting this afternoon on Chatsworth Road. The victim, described by police as a 25 year old man, was found suffering gun shot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they were called at 1:14 pm today (26 September) to reports of gun shots on […]
By Remi on 09/09/2015
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Hackney News

With the worlds eyes on Syrian refugees and economic migrants fleeing unstable and war-torn regions, Hackney Council has revealed it is already supporting 30 unaccompanied children and young people who have recently arrived in the borough. Mayor Jules Pipes has also called on the government to “step up its effort”. In a released statement, the […]
By Remi on 06/09/2015
Clapton
Keeping it real in Clapton and showing them how it’s really done at ChatFest. Shame the video isn’t longer. Someone’s gotta do it @chatsworthroad #chatsfest pic.twitter.com/cpInuhOWdz — FD Events London (@flopidolle) September 5, 2015
By Remi on 10/08/2015
Hackney News, Stamford Hill

The annual summer orthodox exodus from Stamford Hill to the Kent and Welsh coast may have been over a week ago, but it was an action packed Saturday night for emergency response and misery for residents in and around Bethune Road. Judging from the national press, who were besides themselves with excitement and anticipation of […]
By Remi on 08/06/2015
Stamford Hill

Reports of a man falling from a 4th floor block in Clapton Common have surfaced on Twitter. London Ambulance service has confirmed they were alerted at 11:40 am and sent a single responder, along with a duty officer to the Summit Estates on Portland Avenue. A full crew Ambulance and Air Ambulance also attended. The […]
By Remi on 19/04/2015
Crime

A man was shot late last night (Saturday), at a CostCutter store on busy Stoke Newington High Road, near the corner of Foulden Road. Reports began surfacing on Twitter just before midnight including one from Stoke Newington resident author and food writer, Deborah Robertson, who tweeted: “Seems the road block we got caught up in […]
By Remi on 22/03/2015
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Crime

Reports of some type of melee last night at the Ahavas Torah Synagogue on Craven Park Road, that left one person injured, has surfaced on social media. A video posted on YouTube appears to be of a drunk mob breaking their way into the synagogue shouting “we will kill you”. Police say they were called […]