Hannah Gresty Archive

Hackney guidebook looks for Indigogo crowd funding

Inside Hackney, a free pocket guidebook, which documents all the best things Hackney has to offer, from pottery classes to …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 29, 2014/ Hackney, News, Society, Uncategorized/

Diane Abbott on Labour’s mansion tax: Hackney home owners not ‘living in Downton Abbey’

Hackney home owners are not ‘living in Downton Abbey,’ Diane Abbott, the Labour MP for Hackney said last week. In …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 28, 2014/ Hackney, Lead Stories/

Shereka Marsh 15 year old killer gets nine years

A 15 year old boy who shot his girlfriend in the neck on his birthday in March, was today sentenced …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 28, 2014/ Hackney/

Deptford store featured in Martin Scorsese’s new movie

A film produced by legendary director Martin Scorsese has been spotted shooting today in a Deptford shop. Fine art supply …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 20, 2014/ Lewisham, Local News/

Hackney Flashers, feminism and art forty years on

Forty years ago the feminist movement was in full swing trying to change women’s unrecognised status at home and at …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 19, 2014/ Arts Features/

NHS workers strike for a one per cent pay rise for all staff

Lewisham NHS workers took part in a four-hour nationwide strike today in an attempt to secure a 1% pay rise …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 13, 2014/ Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/

Hackney Fashion Lab to open for aspiring designers

A new ‘Fashion Lab’ in Hackney will give budding designers access to top-of-the-line industrial equipment, along with support and training …

by Hannah Gresty/ October 8, 2014/ Arts, Hackney/

Goldsmiths seeks innovative architecture proposals

Goldsmiths, University of London, has launched an architecture competition to build an art gallery at the back of Lewisham’s 19th-century …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 23, 2014/ Lewisham/

Leisure Centre to host World Book Night event

A Lewisham leisure centre will be hosting an event for World Book Night that will be part of an attempt …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 20, 2014/ Lewisham/

Failed asylum seeker who stabbed wife jailed for life

Failed Afghan asylum seeker Farhad Safi has been jailed for life for murdering his 21-year-old wife because of fears that a …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 17, 2014/ Crime, Lewisham/

Thief returns cross to church after being caught on Twitter

When 32-year-old computer programmer Rowan Laurence Instagrammed a photo of a man carrying a large wooden crucifix on his back …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 16, 2014/ Crime, Hackney, Society/

Hackney teenagers taunted victims of armed robberies

  Two Hackney teenagers have been sentenced to a total of 16 years in jail after committing a series of …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 4, 2014/ Crime, Hackney, Uncategorized/

Hackney kids win Wembley football tournament

A team of disabled children representing Hackney claimed victory at Panathlon’s annual football tournament in the shadows of Wembley Stadium. …

by Hannah Gresty/ March 3, 2014/ Hackney, Sports/

New figures highlight Lewisham obesity problem

Lewisham has become one of London’s most obese boroughs according to recent statistics publish by the Health and Social Care …

by Hannah Gresty/ February 28, 2014/ Lewisham/

Old Town no more: Croydon’s historical centre gets revamp

Croydon residents have expressed excitement and approval at the proposed revamp of the historical Old Town area as the consultation …

by Hannah Gresty/ February 21, 2014/ Croydon, Housing, Local News, Transport/

Rudimental scoops British Single award at the BRITS

Hackney band Rudimental and Croydon BRIT School’s Ella Eyre scooped the British Single award at the BRIT Awards 2014 last …

by Hannah Gresty/ February 20, 2014/ Hackney, News/

Bow teenager on trial for murder at the Old Bailey

A teenager charged with the murder of a 43-year-old-woman is due to appear at the Old Bailey today. The 15-year-old …

by Hannah Gresty/ February 18, 2014/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/