The Conservative Party group at Tower Hamlets Council used the Freedom of Information Act to reveal that Deputy Mayor, Ohid Ahmed, took a taxi ride costing £140 with two colleagues and complain they could have saved public money by going on public transport. The journey was made in December 2011.…
Local residents have criticised a new housing scheme in Salcombe Road, just off Kingsland Road in Dalston, that’s been approved by Hackney council. Campaigner David Spurring complains that the only concession the developers had given them was ‘bricks.’ He said the new building was “incredibly ugly and institutional looking” and…
Hackney housing services worker, Leslie Austin, has successfully sued the Metropolitan Police over a published poster that wrongly suggested he was involved in disorder during the 2011 riots, but the High Court heard he was commended and thanked by individual police officers on several occasions for helping vulnerable people caught…
Crystal Palace FC’s end of season awards event announced the club’s new badge Tuesday May 7. It is the 9th different badge in the 108 year history of a footballing institution in Norwood and Croydon, and marks the first ‘re-brand’ of the club since 1994. A new badge was intended…
A sawn-off shotgun, ammunition and a quantity of heroin has been found at an address in Hackney following a series of dawn raids conducted by Trident Gang Crime Command Officers on Wednesday, May 8. The raids occured as part of the Met’s continuing crackdown on gang crime across the capital,…
The 170 Community Health Project is calling for volunteers to assist with their fresh fruit and vegetable stall, the Eat a Rainbow Food Co-op. The project seeks to support the community by promoting cost effective access to healthy food. Eat a Rainbow Food Co-Op is a branch of the 170…
The discovery of a First World War hand grenade reported to have been found underneath a flowerpot in a Sanderstead garden on Sunday morning 5 May has generated global media coverage. The story was broken by Croydon Advertiser Chief Reporter Gareth Davies on Twitter Breaking: First World War grenade found…
The Metropolitan Police have launched a murder inquiry in Clapton, Hackney after a man, 30, died having received stab wounds in Lea View House, Jessam Avenue E5 on Saturday night 4 May. The emergency call was at 9.10 pm, but when police officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the…
A proposed plan for a new £18.9million development to be designed by David Chipperfield Architects for the Geffrye Museum in Hackney has been voted down by a Council planning committee. The museum, dedicated to the history of the home of the urban middle classes, made itself unpopular amongst a group of…
Plans to redevelop Hackney’s town centre have been unveiled, with the aim of transforming the area and creating over 400 jobs. All jobs are earmarked for local residents. 44 independent shops in the Narrow Way, Clarence Road and Mare Street area will benefit from improvements including new signage, facades, access…
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