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A new creative project using a non-traditional method to engage young people in Hackney will begin this Thursday 25 April. Headed by volunteer, Haseeb Ahmed, 22, the Levy Centre in Hackney will launch Urban, a graffiti art project for youths between 13 and 25. Despite defining graffiti as being…
![Lewisham political figures question report condemning Borough as least peaceful place in Britain? [Audio]](http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/ell_wp/wp-content/themes/blognews/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eastlondonlines.co.uk%2Fell_wp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F04%2Flewishampeacereport.jpg&q=90&w=255&h=260&zc=1 "Lewisham political figures question report condemning Borough as least peaceful place in Britain? [Audio]")
Political figures in Lewisham have been questioning the impression of a think tank report that describes the borough as the ‘least peaceful place in Britain.’ Hackney and Tower Hamlets were also placed in the bottom five places for social harmony in the United Kingdom by the UK Peace Index, from…
Saturday 20th April saw the annual worldwide event Record Store Day. It was launched in 2007 and has gone on to be a major success. In the East London Lines boroughs a number of stores participated including the renowned Rough Trade Records and Kristina Records in Hackney. The day encourages…
Hackney-based Creative Network Partners, who manage creative hubs Netil House and Hackney Downs…
Local MP Diane Abbott has criticised the Government for its “unprecedented” treatment of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral, which has been speculated as costing around £10m of public money, on the morning of the event. Abbott, Labour frontbencher and MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, pointed out on BBC Radio…
Almost nine out of ten Hackney residents are satisfied with the borough, according to a new research conducted for Hackney Council. The figures show a substantial increase over the level in the last equivalent survey in 2005, when only 72 per cent of local people said they were satisfied with…
Family and friends of singer Shivon Watson, who died while cycling to work three years ago, were left feeling hurt after Hackney Council ordered them to remove a ‘ghost bike’ which commemorates her life. The removal notice, which was attached to the bike memorial at the roundabout between Lauriston Road…
Property developers Neptune Group are submitting a revised plan to build 800 new homes and 11,000 sqm of commercial space as part of a large-scale regeneration of Fish Island. The new plans will be submitted on April 22nd followed by a new public consultation. The development will be on the…
A new drop-in workshop, where budding musicians and producers can get critical feedback and practical advice on how to launch a career from industry giants, will start in Shoreditch this week. The Starling Sessions, starting Tuesday, are the brainchild of Leanne Page, a professional singer and a lecturer in Events…
Follow our route to discover Hackney’s greatest street art. Find your way to Shoreditch High Street station and begin this journey. Along this tour you’ll pass by countless restaurants, bars, cafés and pubs. So why not – as we did – grab a coffee on the way from Allpress Espresso Roastery on Redchurch Street? Sip [...]
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