By Remi on 04/06/2010
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London Fields

In an effort to raise awareness about prostrate cancer in men, a group is hoping to persuade 1000 men to walk or run 10.2km wearing wigs and dresses. Prostate cancer kills almost as many men as breast cancer kills women, and yet 70% of men don’t even know what the prostate is. Men are dying […]
By Lucynda Fletcher on 31/05/2010
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Local Events
A free, fun packed, family event with a green theme at its core is being held in London Fields, Hackney, on Saturday 5 June. Now in its fifth year, the BeReCreative event, a joint effort between Hackney Council’s Recycling Team and Green Champion network, aims to raise environmental and sustainable awareness in the borough. Building […]
By Hackney Hive on 27/05/2010
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Crime

Police investigating the shooting in London Fields Park on Saturday 22 May, have arrested a 19 year old man. The man was arrested in Hackney yesterday evening May 26, taken into custody for questioning and has since been bailed, to return in June pending further enquiries. The shooting took place outside the park around 3.30 […]
By Hackney Hive on 24/05/2010
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Hackney News

Following heated criticism, over what many have seen as a total disregard of peoples safety, at an out door event in London Fields organized by the council, Mayor Jules Pipe has since said: “I am deeply concerned about the shooting on Saturday and my thoughts are with the injured man and his family at this […]
By Hackney Hive on 22/05/2010
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Crime, London Fields

UPDATE: 4.13 PM SUNDAY 23 Police have confirmed the man shot, is in stable condition. His injuries are no longer life threatening. Gun shots rang out this afternoon in London Fields in what appears to be a gun battle, resulting in a innocent man enjoying a day out being shot. The man described as 27 […]
By Alex Nightingale on 16/05/2010
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Food & Drink, Local Businesses, London Fields

Her Basket Spilleth Over With Delight… Alex Nightingale gives the lowdown on London Fields’ new Farmer’s Market Today saw the first London Fields Farmers’ Market at the London Fields Junior School. Run by the city-wide London Farmers’ Markets organisation, the rain did little to stop the flood of local residents coming down to pick up […]
By Kit Weesner on 08/05/2010
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Hackney News, London Fields

From Sunday 16 May, London Fields, E8 will be home to a weekly farmers market to be held every Sunday between 10 am and 2 pm at London Fields Primary School. Cheryl Cohen, from London Farmers’ Markets, said, “We’re delighted to be welcomed to Hackney, and to be supported by London Fields Primary School in […]