Shoppers and visitors to Broadway Market today will notice something new. No, not another over priced chi chi specialty boutique shop, but a big blue menacing looking pigeon. Most people first began to notice the colourful bodacious pigeon on the corner of Ada Street and Broadway Market on Thursday morning and going by Twitter comments, […]
This was originally posted on the Duchess of Hackney Blog. Every once in a while hipsters and general folk, get a not so gentle reminder that they are still in the hood. Gentrification and tarting up a rough part of town doesn’t always shield people from this type of madness. Such was the case for […]
Police have confirmed a body was pulled out of Regents Canal at 2:40 pm this afternoon, near Broadway Market. However, they have not confirmed if the body is male or female. Emergency personel are at the scene and a forensic team have erected a tent. It is thought the body was found in a lock. […]
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 […]
Imagine having 44 carefully selected affordable designer gear and beautiful handmade jewelry, lined up for you to try on and buy. Imagine that place is not a crowded store up town, but a private apartment near you or even your home with your friends. Throw in some cup cakes, tea or champagne, like minded souls, […]
If you enjoy browsing or buying at markets, you won’t be disappointed at the choice Hackney has to offer. Hackney has some of the most vibrant markets in London where you can pick up anything from fresh fruit and vegetables from all over the world to arts and handicrafts – the choice is varied and […]
A new Saturday market was launched just down the road from the already established and successful Broadway Market, a few weeks ago. Once a derelict building that was a community college, Netil House on Westgate Street, London Fields, was restored by Creative Work Partners and is now a thriving hot bed of young creative businesses, that include […]
With local and national elections closing in on us, do you know who the mayoral candidates are for the borough of Hackney? One of the hopefuls standing against current mayor and Labour candidate, Jules Pipe, who has been in office since December 2002, is Conservative member of the London Assembly Andrew Boff, elected in the […]
