By Remi on 25/01/2020
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Dalston

Officers were called by a member of the public at approximately 11:40 am on Saturday, 25 January to Sandringham Road, E8 following reports of an abandoned white baby boy. The baby was found wearing a grey babygrow and a grey hat. He was also wrapped up in a white knitted blanket. London Ambulance Service also […]
By Remi on 01/12/2017
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Dalston, Hackney News, Miscellaneous, Pets

My heart broke this morning when I heard from our friend Barbara Read, of Feline Friends London. Feline Friends London is a Hackney based cat charity, founded by Barbara who is also Hackney Councils Cat Welfare Officer, an unpaid position she is more than happy to hold. While Smokey’s life saving procedure has cost hundred of pounds […]
By Remi on 28/07/2017
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Crime, Dalston, Hackney News

Dalston right now, probs stay away if you’re near pic.twitter.com/1fklh9c3A5 — Louise Donovan (@louisedonovan_) July 28, 2017 Please follow us on twitter for live updates. More to follow.
By Hackney Hive on 12/03/2015
Crime, Dalston

Officers are appealing for information following a stabbing of a teenager in on Kingsland Road last night, (Wednesdy). Police were called to Kingsland Road, Hackney, to reports of the stabbing at8:51pm on Wednesday, 11 March. A 19-year-old man was found with severe abdominal injuries. He has been taken to an east London hospital where […]
By Remi on 09/09/2014
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Dalston, Stamford Hill

Tenants in flats above a Stamford Hill Pharmacy were temporary rehoused to nearby hotels, yesterday afternoon following a fire. Six fire engines and 35 firefighters and officers attended the fire which severely damaged the roof and caused extensive water damage to the flats and the pharmacy on the ground floor. There were no injuries. London […]
By Remi on 04/05/2014
Dalston

Police in Hackney were called to Kingsland Road junction with Ridley Road, E8 at 23:27hrs on Saturday 3 May to reports of a road traffic collision between an unmarked police car and a 22 year old female pedestrian. The injured pedestrian was taken to a central London hospital where she remains in a critical condition. […]
By Hackney Hive on 04/07/2013
Dalston, Miscellaneous

Emergency services were called today just after 10.24 am after a car caught fire on Dalston Lane. The incident took place The car said to be a 3 wheeler, was fully ablaze when London Fire Brigade arrived. An elderly couple, a woman suffering smoke inhalation and a man who suffered leg injuries – […]
By Hackney Hive on 29/05/2013
Dalston

Stoke Newington Road, in Dalston was shut down this morning (Wednesday) while firefighters extinguished a blaze at Istanbul Turkish Restaurant on Kingsland Road. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus, rescued one man from a first floor flat who was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation. Five people from flats on three floors above the restaurant, […]
By Remi on 04/11/2012
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Dalston, Opinions

At a recent meeting with Centerprises Chief Executive, Emmanuel Amevor, I wasn’t kidding when I commented “if Hackney council was a lover, you’d have to sleep with one eye open”. He roared with laughter and nodded, I assume agreeing with me. Following a protracted legal fight with Hackney Council, it came to pass on Wednesday […]
By Hackney Hive on 23/10/2012
Dalston, Housing, Lead

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 […]