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Posts Tagged ‘dalston’

Dalston shop owner ‘brought to justice’ after selling knife to child

By Gabriel Stewart | Monday 24 November 2025 at 15:44
Kingsland High Street

Muhammed Syed, owner of Madina Pound Plus on Kingsland High Street, pleaded guilty to selling a knife to a 14-year-old earlier this year

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‘I’ve loved every minute’ – iconic Dalston restaurant to close after 13 years

By Lizzie McAllister | Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 15:02
Jones & Sons shop front

Jones & Sons’ Dalston venue is shutting its doors 13 years after Andy Jones first opened the venue, then in Arcola Street.

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Letter to Chancellor Rachel Reeves from Zoë Garbett, Hackney Green party councillor for Dalston

By Zoë Garbett | Monday 17 November 2025 at 15:18
Zoë Garbett, Hackney Green Party councillor for Dalston

‘If the government are serious about breaking the cycle of inequality, this budget must put families and young people first’

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‘How To Get On With Everybody’ – Inspiring documentary about beloved Hackney rabbi to show at the Rio Cinema

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 6 November 2025 at 14:07
Rabbi Gluck

‘It’s a very nice film’ says Rabbi Herschel Gluck, ‘a very beautiful film’

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‘Beautiful Gothic Dalston school shut last year – we want to turn it into art and music space’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 24 October 2025 at 12:49
The Grade-II listed Colvestone School was built in 1862

Hackney Council listed Colvestone Primary School as an Asset of Community Value after shuttering it in 2024

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Ridley Road traders are back up and running – but uncertainty remains

By Claudia Lee | Saturday 11 October 2025 at 20:00
Fatimata owner of Bedding Outlet at RRSV

A number of traders referred to the council as “hostile”, saying it is overseeing the ‘managed decline’ of Ridley Road

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Hackney MP Meg Hillier joins judging panel of Kingsland Shopping Centre logo design competition

By Agnes Dorling | Friday 10 October 2025 at 13:11
Kingsland Shopping Centre

The MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch said the contest was about ‘capturing the story of Dalston’ and reflecting its ‘diversity, ambition and energy’

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Popular Hackney venue teases plenty more gigs as council backs 5am closing time

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 October 2025 at 11:52
EartH has played host to multiple music and comedy acts since it opened in 2018

Director of music and comedy theatre Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH) in Hackney says later hours will put an end to its ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence and support its long-term survival

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‘The spirit of a place’ – How Dalston painters and potters fought back to save studio block from closure

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 19 September 2025 at 10:46
Painter Ansel Krut in his studio

Hackney Council moved to sell off Ashwin Street’s creative workspaces earlier this year, but artists have now bought the site after refusing to give up

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Man guilty over Dalston shooting that left nine-year-old girl with bullet lodged in brain

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 18 August 2025 at 18:54
Javon Riley was found guilty of three charges of attempted murder and causing grievous bodily harm with intent

Javon Riley, 33, had denied three charges of attempted murder, relating to three men, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl

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Green Party announces Hackney Mayor candidate for 2026 – and her deputy

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 11 August 2025 at 12:20
Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett and her nominated deputy Dylan Law

Zoë Garbett and Dylan Law explain the change they want to see in Hackney if the party wrests control from Labour next year

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Record shop’s silent disco blocked due to risk of noise complaints

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 21 July 2025 at 15:21
Kingsland Nursery

Plan opposed by Metropolitan Police after confusion around previous amplified events

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Patty and Pickle, Dalston, food review: ‘Big stupid grins’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 17:07

Taking up residence at the Crown and Castle pub, this burger joint will keep ‘passionate bun fans happy’

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Council asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 9 April 2025 at 14:57
Middleton Road LTN

Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue

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Fears over ‘private sector carve-up’ as council agrees to sell off ‘creative quarter’ sites

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 25 March 2025 at 18:09

Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture

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‘Simply not true’: Council hits back at Green party over alleged solar panel blunder

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 11 October 2024 at 12:11

Town Hall denies that panels on Dalston property were left disconnected for 15 years

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‘A place for people who don’t have a place’: Future Hackney’s upcoming exhibition ‘The Strip’ is a paean to Dalston

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 October 2024 at 18:24

Photography, art and stories about the area will be on display in two places later this month

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Fire expert criticises ‘lazy’ risk assessment for Dalston block – carried out a year before the roof went up in flames

By Kris Jalowiecki | Wednesday 11 September 2024 at 15:43

Around 50 residents were forced into temporary accommodation by the blaze earlier this summer

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Encounters with James Baldwin: Celebrating 100 Years – review

By Sarah Birch | Monday 19 August 2024 at 15:43
James Baldwin

‘The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it’

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Doña, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘A boisterous, mezcal-fuelled good time’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 17 June 2024 at 11:14

The popular bar has added Honduran-inspired small plates to its weekend offering

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