My beloved mother died in September. She died because of the constant harassment I received from Amanda Straughan (founder of Lilly’s Legacy Cat Rescue), CPS (Crown Prosecution) and Hackney Police. Over the past three years I have written on this blog extensively about my ongoing issues with Amanda Straughan and the institutionally racist justice system. […]
UPDATE 13/11/2012 The film production company that’s producing Top Boy released a statement this afternoon: “The producers of Top Boy, Cowboy Films held an open audition specifically for 13 – 16 year olds. The auditions were attended by more people than had been anticipated and was closed early for safety reasons. The situation was extremely […]
The Heads of two new free schools talk to Hackney Hive about the changing face of education in East London Four new schools will be opening in East London in September 2013, each offering a distinctive approach to education: the music-centred Hackney New School and the East London Science School (both free schools), an academy […]
A new support and advocacy group formed to tackle the woes of renting in the borough, is launching it’s self on Thursday 25 October at the CLR James Library in Dalston. DIGS, a branch of Hackney Unites, aims to support, provide advice to renters and campaign for a better deal for renters in Hackney. With […]
Anyone who got the chance to see “Everything Begins By Loving Someone” directed by Secil Honeywill at the Arcola Theatre tent, could not have left without wanting to get on a plane straight to Istanbul. This bilingual Turkish and English stage adaptation of six of Sait Faik Abasıyanık’s short stories transports you into the everyday […]
Two of the principles involved in developing the new fashion hub in Hackney, Manhattan Loft Corporation and Chatham Works Limited, have launched a consultation on their vision for Chatham Works and the immediate area. The initial phase will be held on Thursday, 25 October, at St Luke’s Church in Homerton, where residents will be able […]
A man arrested after police stopped the car he was traveling in and found cocaine worth up to £3 million, was sentenced at Snaresbrook Courtyesterday. Darren Angol 32, of Millfields Road, Clapton was stopped by Territorial Support Group officers whilst in a minicab on 10 July in Pitfield St, N1. Officers searched the vehicle and […]
Campaign groups and community members gathered in Abney Hall, Stoke Newington, on Tuesday 9th October, to discuss how we can keep The NHS from privatisation. The Hackney Coalition to Save the NHS is made-up of local doctors and hospital workers, national campaign group 38 Degrees, patients and politicians, all fighting the current push towards privatisation […]
After years of planning, Thursday 18 October sees the opening of a day care centre at Homerton Hospital for sufferers of both Sickle Cell Anemia and Thassalmania. It’s the most serious of inherited conditions in the UK, yet it is the least known about and Homerton Hospital already manages over 300 local patients with the […]
Throughout Black history month this October (until 25 Oct), The New Black Film Club(TNBFC) is screening a selection of productions at the The Picture House in Hackney, Stratfford and Ritzy Picture House in Brixton. Along with the award winning documentaries, features and independent films there will be Q&A sessions and debates about a genre […]
