Officers from Hackney are appealing for information to help trace a man who has not been seen since May 2012. On Friday 11 May 2012, Zbigniew Konieczny left his home in Stoke Newington High Street, N16 to go to work on a building site near Shepherds Bush. He never returned home and was reported missing […]
At a meeting coordinated by Liberal Democrat Cllr Ian Sharer, following a request for protection from Islamic leaders at the Cazenove Road Mosque and North London Community Centre (NLCC) in Cazenove Road, Stoke Newington, a deal was struck with North London Shomrim to include the local mosque in their neighbourhood watch rounds. Following the […]
A cyclist had to be extracted from under a car this evening, following a horrific accident outside Albion Parade, along Albion Road near the corner of Clissold Road, at about 7:20pm this evening. Eyewitness described how the cyclist, a male in his twenties, was dragged about 5 metres under the car, which then mounted the […]
R Zone residents are taking to the streets of Hackney on Saturday morning (11 January), to raise their objections to the council’s planned implementation of the R Zone CPZ in Stoke Newington. Their objections concern a consultation process that effectively promised the council would abide by a majority decision by the residents, as to whether […]
A play scheme that first took root in Bristol, has recently been copied in Stoke Newington. Children in Hackney are set to reclaim the streets, thanks to a groundbreaking scheme that will close selected streets to through traffic, turning them into “play streets”. Hackney has become the first borough in London to introduce Temporary […]
A cyclist riding through Stoke Newington Church Street, was knocked off his bike on the corner of Bouverie Road on Monday, at about 4pm. The car driver was making a right turn into Bouverie Road, without indicating as the cyclist came from the opposite direction. The driver then attempted to flee the scene but smashed […]
This rich cultural festival is back for a third year. With Nigerians making up a large group of West Africans, who call Hackney home, it’s only fitting a festival celebrating the rich cultural heritage of the Yoruba people should take place in in the borough. Yoruba’s hail from the Western part of Nigeria…their native language […]
As part of Hackney’s Torch Rely celebrations Stoke Newington Town Hall is set to play host to its first music festival, WoodStoke on 21 July. The event includes a well-‘stoked’ bar, live music from five up and coming bands and a silent disco for festival goers to dance to their choice of two music styles […]
A Stoke Newington woman held hostage in Afghanistan along with 3 other aid workers, was freed after a daring night time raid on cave in remote north west Afghanistan. Helen Johnston along with her Kenyan colleague Moragwa Oirere and two Afghan civilians, are all employees of Medair, a Swiss based humanitarian NGO in Luassane. […]
Has it been 3 years already? Hard to believe it was the year I started this site and first announced, what is fast becoming a must go to event on the literary calendar. Festival organizers say this year, The Stoke Newington Literary Festival will be a refreshing alternative to the union jack teapots and […]
