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Woodberry Down man one of 12 jailed for dealing cocaine to City workers

16:45 Sam Gelder

A Woodberry Down man is among members of an organised crime gang jailed for 30 years for dealing cocaine to City workers.

Solly Cup 2019: Millfields Primary School steal back crown in annual charity football match to remember Suleman Vesamia

14:18 Emma Bartholomew

Players from the team which represented Millfields School who beat the team representing Rushmore 5-1.

Players from Millfields Primary School beat their rivals at Rushmore in the seventh annual charity football match held to commemorate the life of Suleman "Solly" Vesamia.

Hackney Council won't be sharing rough sleepers' personal data through Home Office scheme

11:24 Sam Gelder

Mayor Phil Glanville, left, joins councillors and volunteers on the count in November. Picture: Hackney Council

Hackney Council will not be sharing personal data of rough sleepers with the Home Office.

Steven Narvaez-Jara: Homerton rapper Unknown T appears in court charged with Old Street party murder

10:51 Craig Simpson

Homerton drill rapper Unknown T has appeared in court charged with murdering Steven Narvaez-Jara at a New Year's party in Old Street.

Pitbull that was stolen and returned after appearing in Gazette goes missing again

Yesterday, 15:37 Holly Chant

Dog owner Caroline Smith (L) and daughter Ebony Smith Bennett,13, of the Fawcett Estaste in Stoke Newington 2012, reunite with their stolen dog, Star, a two-years-old Pitbull terrier, after ten weeks missing.

A pitbull terrier stolen at knifepoint from school kids seven years ago but returned after an appeal has gone missing again - and her owner fears the worst.

Video Second life sentence for 'evil' Kasim Lewis, who killed Muswell Hill woman Cathy Burke a month before Finsbury Park murder

Yesterday, 15:09 Harry Taylor at the Old Bailey

The "evil" man who killed Muswell Hill mum-of-one Cathy Burke a month before murdering Stroud Green woman Iuliana Tudos in Finsbury Park has been handed his second life sentence.

Safaplace: Stoke Newington community raises money and awareness for mental health charity in memory of Harry Lisle and Rachel Finke

Yesterday, 14:34 Holly Chant

Safaplace mental health charity presented with a cheque for £3000 at the Army and Navy pub. (From right) Jimmy Dunne, Rose White, Jeniffer Cullen, Michael Collins.

Neighbours raised £3,000 for a mental health charity founded by two Stoke Newington mums in memory of their children.

'Return Finsbury Park to law abiding citizens': Islington's police chief pledges to deal with violent crime wave

Yesterday, 13:11 Lucas Cumiskey

Ch Supt Raj Kohli. Picture: Lucas Cumiskey

Islington's highest ranking police officer is "acutely conscious" of the violent crime wave gripping Finsbury Park and has pledged do something about it.

Seven Hackney Council workers sacked last year after fraud probes

Yesterday, 12:20 Sam Gelder

Seven Hackney Council workers were sacked last year following fraud probes, with another eight either resigning or leaving while under investigation.

Woodberry Down man one of 12 jailed for dealing cocaine to City workers

16:45 Sam Gelder

A Woodberry Down man is among members of an organised crime gang jailed for 30 years for dealing cocaine to City workers.

Steven Narvaez-Jara: Homerton rapper Unknown T appears in court charged with Old Street party murder

10:51 Craig Simpson

Homerton drill rapper Unknown T has appeared in court charged with murdering Steven Narvaez-Jara at a New Year's party in Old Street.

Pitbull that was stolen and returned after appearing in Gazette goes missing again

Yesterday, 15:37 Holly Chant

A pitbull terrier stolen at knifepoint from school kids seven years ago but returned after an appeal has gone missing again - and her owner fears the worst.

Video Second life sentence for 'evil' Kasim Lewis, who killed Muswell Hill woman Cathy Burke a month before Finsbury Park murder

'Return Finsbury Park to law abiding citizens': Islington's police chief pledges to deal with violent crime wave

Yesterday, 13:11 Lucas Cumiskey

Islington's highest ranking police officer is "acutely conscious" of the violent crime wave gripping Finsbury Park and has pledged do something about it.

Classroom fitness video project proves success in Hackney schools

Mon, 10:14 Sam Gelder

The children who took part in the session with Fitter Future. Picture: Joshua Thurston

An online programme dubbed "the home of classroom fitness" has helped increase activity among Hackney schoolchildren.

Homerton nurse wins national award for revolutionising approach to sex and intimacy in mental health

Tuesday, July 9, 2019 Sam Gelder

Sue Warner, chair of the RCN Council
, with Kate Fillingham from ELFT, Rachel Luby and presenter Kate Garraway at the awards. Picture: Barney Newman

It's fair to say Rachel Luby did not expect to win the Mental Health Nursing award at the industry's top bash last week.

Former Hackney Power Station worker speaks out about asbestos-related cancer for Action Mesothelioma Day

Healthy Schools London awards Simon Marks Primary gold status: Hackney's healthiest school

In pictures: Extinction Rebellion climate campaigners halt traffic with Dalston swarm, Shoreditch ride-out and London Fields skeleton march

Mon, 20:03 Emma Bartholomew

Extinction Rebellion demonstrators mass on Hackney Downs ahead of their Skeleton March to London Fields. Picture: Polly Hancock

Extinction Rebellion campaigners called for immediate action on climate change as they carried out a series of attention-grabbing stunts at the weekend, including intermittently stopping the traffic in Dalston on Saturday.

Hackney Council says no to Extinction Rebellion's music festival in London Fields - but supports protest

Friday, July 12, 2019 Sam Gelder

Families protest against Hackney council's continued use of glyphosate. Picture: Polly Hancock

Hackney Council has told Extinction Rebellion to "scale down" its planned festival in London Fields this weekend - but said it supports the three-day protest in principle.

'It's not just a party': Extinction Rebellion plans London Fields takeover to avert climate catastrophe

Friday, July 5, 2019 Emma Bartholomew

Lights for cyclists have been put up in London Fields. Picture: Madeleine Saghir

Extinction Rebellion activists planning to take over London Fields next weekend don't want the "big names" performing there to distract people from their vital message.

Council asks community to help improve Finsbury Park - from security to cycle routes

Dalston's pavements covered with caterpillar blood as toxic pests invade Peabody estate

Politics

'Return Finsbury Park to law abiding citizens': Islington's police chief pledges to deal with violent crime wave

Yesterday, 13:11 Lucas Cumiskey

Islington's highest ranking police officer is "acutely conscious" of the violent crime wave gripping Finsbury Park and has pledged do something about it.

Video Sadiq Khan urges east Londoners to be proud of £1bn East Bank culture hub at Olympic Park

Friday, July 5, 2019 Jon King and Sam Gelder

Justine Simons, Sadiq Khan, Rokhsana Fiaz and Hackney's mayor, Philip Glanville. Picture: Rahail Ahmad Rahil

Sadiq Khan urged east Londoners to be proud that the biggest investment in the capital's cultural industry for more than 100 years is being built on their doorsteps.

City sheds cash to turn old tram shed into Hackney Wick people's hub

Monday, July 1, 2019 Mike Brooke

The old tramshed-turned-trolleybus depot in the 1950s used as a warehouse since 1961 now being spruced up as a thriving people's community hub. Picture: Bridge House Trust

This old tram shed in Hackney Wick that's been used as a storage depot for the past 60 years is about to be turned into a vibrant community hub.

Transport chiefs urge patience over 'chock-a-block' traffic at Old Street gyratory during overhaul

Parting gift: PM 'delighted' to get Brexit painting from Homerton artist the day before she quit

Education

Hackney New School: Entire board of trustees at troubled secondary quits

Wed, 16:32 Emma Bartholomew

An announcement that the entire board of trustees at Hackney New School resigned en masse was greeted with "rapturous applause" by both parents and staff this week.

Classroom fitness video project proves success in Hackney schools

Mon, 10:14 Sam Gelder

An online programme dubbed "the home of classroom fitness" has helped increase activity among Hackney schoolchildren.

Hackney Chess Club crowned league champions for first time in 17 years

Friday, July 5, 2019 Pravina Rudra

Players at Hackney Chess Club, which has won club of the year from the English Chess Federation, at the Rochester Castle Pub in Stoke Newington High Street (Picture: Dieter Perry)

Hackney Chess Club have been crowned league champions for the first time in 17 years.

Video Meg Hillier MP tells Parliament she is 'very disturbed' by Hackney New School's loss of four headteachers in two years

Now another headteacher leaves Hackney New School - days after Mary Li is sacked

Heritage

This week 30 years ago: Stamford Hill bride Antoinetta Saviano 'surprised' by horse-drawn carriage

Tue, 12:22 Emma Bartholomew

Antoinetta Saviano was surprised on her wedding day when a horse-drawn carriage turned up to take her to church instead of a Rolls Royce, the Gazette reported this week 30 years ago.

Dalston writers tap into their creativity to uncover hidden stories about African heritage women from World War One

Thursday, June 27, 2019 Emma Bartholomew and Darell Philip

Some members of Afrikan Heritage Writers who have contributed to the book

Poems and stories about African women's experiences during the First World War are detailed in an anthology that's just been published - but the writers had to use their imaginations to pen the tales due to the dearth of historic material.

Caribbean tea party celebrates legacy of the Windrush generation

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 Holly Chant

Windrush event at Stoke Newington Town Hall 22.06.19.
Pictured members of the Hackney Caribbean Elders Organisation who read excerpts from “Mercy’s Story” and were then joined onstage by musicians and vocalist Ngozi Headley-Fulani (centre).

Hackney's Caribbean Elderly Organisation stole the show at a tea party celebrating the Windrush generation at Stoke Newington town hall on Saturday.

The Gravel Pit Chapel: The radical congregation buried in Hackney's secretive walled-off graveyard

From the City, From the Plough: Ken Worpole on how Hackney author Alexander Baron wrote 'the greatest book about warfare'

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Childcare: the benefits of sending your child to nursery

At Angels on The Park children can enjoy messy play, art and craft sessions and yoga classes. Photo: Angels on The Park.

Some parents find nursery is the ideal place for their children to go while they're at work; others consider alternatives such as asking a family member to look after them. If you're undecided about childcare options, looking at the benefits of nursery is a good starting point.

All Points East: how the festival gives back to the community

All Points East brought two weekends of music and a free weekday community festival to Victoria Park last month. Photo: Tom Hancock

It's now just under a month since All Points East took over Victoria Park with two weekends of world-class music and a programme of free community events.

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Video Second life sentence for 'evil' Kasim Lewis, who killed Muswell Hill woman Cathy Burke a month before Finsbury Park murder

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