Police are appealing for information to trace a man who sexually assaulted a young woman on Regents Canal, N1. On Tuesday 16 April at approximately 9pm, while out for her daily run along Regents Canal, a 20 year old was grabbed around her waist by the suspect and dragged to the ground. In an […]
Detectives in Islington are appealing for help and information from the public after a series of five indecent assaults around the Regents Canal towpath between New North Road, N1 and Kingsland Road in Hackney. During each incident, which occurred between 11 March and 26 March 2013, the female victims have been grabbed from behind […]
Police were alerted at about 1:15 pm yesterday, Sunday, by a member of the public walking along Regents Canal in Haggerston, near Kingsland Road, after making a grim discovery, while walking along the canal. Police have declined to be drawn into speculating it could be the head of former East Ender actress, Gemma Gemma’s limbless […]
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 […]
From 14 to 22 July 2012, Shoreditch Trust presents its eleventh Shoreditch Festival – a free programme of performance, entertainment and exploration along the Regent’s Canal and across Shoreditch. Shoreditch Festival, one of Hackney’s largest free festivals, showcases the best of East London with live music, dance, theatre, arts exhibitions, food markets and plenty more […]
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. […]
