Barney Archive

Rabbi Herschel Gluck: ‘We are not here to be vigilantes; we are here for justice’

Racist and religious hate crime across all Eastlondonlines boroughs has increased by 40 per cent. But our communities are fighting …

by Barney Stone/ April 15, 2020/ Crime, Features, General Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, People/

Hate crime is increasing – it is time to fight back

Hate crime is surging in our boroughs. In Lewisham, homophobic hate crime has increased by 100 per cent, whilst anti-Semitic …

by Barney Stone/ April 14, 2020/ Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Hateful London: Unveiling the hate crime crisis

Over the last 12 months, racist and religious hate crime has risen by 40 per cent throughout Eastlondonlines boroughs. According to the …

by Barney Stone/ April 14, 2020/ Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Meet the Councillor: “The Corbynistas are not very bright”

As the dust of the General Election settles, the bins still need emptying and the schools still need running. Many …

by Barney Stone/ December 19, 2019/ Features, General Features, Politics/

Demand for food banks rockets as Christmas looms

In the second of a two part examination of the poverty crises affecting people this Christmas, Barney Stone looks at …

by Barney Stone/ December 15, 2019/ Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/

Man charged with Clarence Mews murder

Kieran Brown, 26, of Hackney was charged early this morning with the murder of 22-year-old Exauce Ngimbi, and for possession …

by Barney Stone/ December 6, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

Schlupp’s strike sinks Eddie’s cherries as Palace go fifth

Ten-man Crystal Palace rose to fifth place in the Premier League table following a tenacious victory against Bournemouth at Selhurst …

by Barney Stone/ December 4, 2019/ Croydon, News, Sports/

Rabbi attacked and abused as hate crime in Hackney hits two-year high

A senior Rabbi was assaulted and subjected to anti-Semitic abuse in Stamford Hill as police figures show that hate crime …

by Barney Stone/ December 3, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, News/

#ELLGE19: Abbott criticised for no show at XR Hackney climate hustings

Diane Abbott, Labour incumbent in Hackney North was strongly criticised last night for being absent from a climate hustings event …

by Barney Stone/ November 27, 2019/ ELLection2019, Environment, News, Politics/

Hackney has lowest baby primary vaccination rate in the country

Over a quarter of babies in the Hackney and the City of London health authority area have not had their primary …

by Barney Stone/ November 27, 2019/ Health, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/

#ELLGE19 Election Preview: Hackney South and Shoreditch – ‘people are just bored…’

It is a chilly Wednesday morning on Shoreditch High Street in Hackney and the campaign for the election of a …

by Barney Stone/ November 20, 2019/ ELLection, ELLection2019, Hackney, News, Politics/

Residents flock to Sustainability Day stalls

Hackney residents descended on the Town Hall yesterday to participate in the council’s annual ‘Sustainability Day’. The single-use plastic free …

by Barney Stone/ November 17, 2019/ Environment, Local News, News, Uncategorized/

Hackney polar adventurer to walk length of Britain

Hackney’s serial adventurer Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole, will tomorrow begin his latest journey …

by Barney Stone/ November 17, 2019/ Environment, Hackney/

Redevelopment of Stoke Newington estate gets the go-ahead

Nearly four hundred homes are to be built or refurbished on the Kings Crescent estate in Stoke Newington as part …

by Barney Stone/ November 11, 2019/ Hackney, Housing, News/

Number of water fountains in Hackney to be tripled

Twenty-six new water fountains are to be installed throughout Hackney by 2022, the council revealed yesterday. The initiative seeks to …

by Barney Stone/ November 5, 2019/ Environment, Hackney, News/