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Posts Tagged ‘stoke newington’

Grassroots renewable energy group transforms West Hackney church into ‘greenest in the country’

By Gabriel Stewart | Friday 7 November 2025 at 15:46
Staff at St Paul's pictured with Stokey Energy

Stokey Energy has now installed solar panels on more than a dozen buildings across the borough, including a West Hackney church

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Council accused of ‘salami slicing’ library budgets

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 1 November 2025 at 08:56
Hackney Unison library protest

‘It is about time this Labour council called on the central government to provide more funding’

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Council says ‘no hard plans’ to close nurseries this year after legal challenge

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 18 September 2025 at 18:22
Children's centres protest

Town Hall shelved plans to close two children’s centres, but questions linger over lessons learned from the debacle

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Woman injured and man dead in Clissold Park shooting – as police appeal for witnesses

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 September 2025 at 15:28

Officers confirm that the pair were ‘known to each other’ and they believe it was an ‘isolated incident’

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Police launch murder probe after stabbing and gas explosion in Stoke Newington

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 20:54

Victim named as 46-year-old Annabel Rook, with man, 44, arrested following ‘domestic-related incident’

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The Crib youth club launches £30,000 crowdfunder to keep doors open

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 23 December 2024 at 11:39
Janette Collins as Father Christmas

Manager Janette Collins had hoped to retire this year but funding crisis sparks bid to save social inclusion project

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‘It wasn’t until this podcast that I really started paying attention properly to the history right on our doorstep’

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 14 December 2024 at 16:55
Hackney & Newham History Social Club Main Artwork

This audio-based history aims to connect what is happening locally in the present with the rich past of the East London area

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The Marquee Moon, Dalston, food review: ‘The British night out has never been more dynamic’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 21 November 2024 at 14:10

The restaurant on the former site of the Marquis of Lansdowne pub has an ‘imaginative attitude to flavour’

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TA-KO, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘It’s the little touches that count’

By Gabriel Wilding | Wednesday 25 September 2024 at 15:21

The Mexican restaurant is back with a bang after a flood forced its owners to rebuild

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Greens swipe Stoke Newington seat from Labour in shock by-election victory

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 13 September 2024 at 10:18

Liam Davis wins with a 19-point swing from Labour

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London Fields and Stoke Newington by-election candidates announced

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 19 August 2024 at 13:32
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Voters are off to the polls on 12 September 2024

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‘Unfair and unlawful’: Campaigners take council to court over children’s centres consultation

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 15 August 2024 at 16:14
Campaigners contesting the closure of Fernbank children's centre

‘We have been clear that we would fight tooth and nail to try to keep these valuable services’

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London Fields and Stoke Newington by-elections announced

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 7 August 2024 at 08:46
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Voters are off to the polls in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards

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Super Shorts Hackney, Stoke Newington, film review: ‘A sensational medley of short films’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 4 July 2024 at 19:06

The bimonthly celebration of cinema sees ‘talented people showcase a fantastic love of film’

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Local stars to headline fundraising gala for Stoke Newington community

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 12 June 2024 at 14:35

Comedian Rob Deering and poet Tim Wells will perform at the Fabulous FUNdraiser next week

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Researchers are on the hunt for stories about the Old Fire Station in Stoke Newington

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 10 May 2024 at 13:21

A project team at the iconic community venue is hosting an open day next week – and they’d love to hear people’s memories of the place

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Stoke Newington Library’s refurbishment gets £500k funding boost

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 10 April 2024 at 15:20

The library, which closed for two years at the end of March, will have more money to spend on upgrading its facilities

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Liberal Democrats select Simon de Deney for mayoral by-election

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 9 October 2023 at 11:38
Simon de Deney

Actor and former school governor runs again

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Police hunt man ‘from the council’ after Stoke Newington attempted distraction burglary

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 7 June 2023 at 16:00
E-fit of suspect released in distraction burglary appeal

Suspect told 72-year-old resident he needed to fix a leak in the flat above

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Stoke Newington barber wants to open speakeasy-style basement bar – but neighbours fear late-night noise

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 14 February 2023 at 17:18

‘I want it to be a nice calm environment where people can enjoy cocktails,’ says owner

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