Two suspected gang members escaped prison sentences last Wednesday after pleading guilty to their role in a violent robbery in Croydon town centre. Sanchez Banton, 18 and a 17-year-old who cannot be named for legal reasons, admitted to their part in the robbery of Just Leathers in North End on February 20, two days after [...]
You may believe that your bar tender is a “w*****r” but, if you are a councillor who sits on a licensing committee, it’s not a good idea to publish your thoughts on Facebook. Cllr Louisa Thomson’s churlish status update ended up in the local paper under the headline “Hackney councillor slammed for foul-mouthed Facebook tirade [...]
A 24-hour trip into the lives of 37 photographers is presented by theprintspace gallery and the annual DayFour magazine. Opening on December 2 at ‘theprintspace’ in Hackney, the exhibition called “Ulysses II”, picks up from the photography magazine’s 2004 venture “Ulysses”. Once again the basic rule is simple but intriguing. Every artist had to submit [...]
Two women from the New Cross hostel that was ravaged by fire have said their lives are “ruined”.
The Beasts Royal show, curated by Alice Herrick opens tomorrow in the unusual setting of Viktor Wynd’s Little Shop of Horrors. The exhibition, features affordable art by 35 artists, each of whom have drawn inspiration from the animal kingdom.
Faith communities from across East London joined Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Hackney, at Whitechapel Gallery on Wednesday evening, for the opening night of Interfaith Week.
Seb Wheeler: The kettle contained the people, but it won’t contain the cause A fortnight ago, the police were outnumbered and outgunned, leaving the scene with both egos and colleagues injured. It was clear they wouldn’t be making the same mistake again, and there was no chance of a repeat ‘Battle of Milbank’.
The Mayor of Hackney has joined with two other local council leaders in a cross party fight to preserve public services in London. Julius Pipe was one of three council leaders who sent a letter today to all London MPs, urging them to protect public services
