Posts Tagged ‘victoria park’
‘A green space for local people’: Residents oppose plan to extend Victoria Park festival season to 75 days
AEG Presents is seeking an extended residency in Victoria Park each summer until 2032, more than doubling the current 28-day threshold for major infrastructure
Read MoreRSPCA launches investigation after two kittens abandoned near Victoria Park
Animal welfare charity also looking into reports of a man taunting dogs with a live rabbit on Mare Street
Read MoreCampaigners to oppose latest effort to turn historic Victoria Park pub into ‘luxury home’
Campaign for Real Ale to fight plans for 400-year-old Albion pub – just twelve months after previous proposals were rejected
Read MoreCampaigners bid to stop 400-year-old Hackney pub from being turned into a house
‘I had hoped that the days of developers coming after Hackney’s pubs were behind us,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative
Read MoreVictoria Park, Gemma Reeves, book review: ‘Subtle picture of a place that could in some senses be anywhere’
The author’s debut novel uses 12 loosely-connected stories to build a portrait of the area’s complex history
Read MoreThousands flock to Victoria Park for weekend music festival
Local rapper Kojey Radical among performers at All Points East, which has community events running until tomorrow
Read MoreTake a look at The Green House
The Ethical Property Company shows off its fully serviced eco workspace on Cambridge Heath Road
Read MoreTamsin Ssembajjo Quigley: ‘It has never been more critical to fight the marketisation of green spaces’
The local writer on how lockdown has brought into focus the importance of our parks, and why we must do all we can to protect them from privatisation
Read MoreBen Mortimer: ‘I want to preserve the block WhatsApp group and people doing things for their neighbours’
The local writer on his experience of lockdown, what it has meant to friends and neighbours, and why he’s ‘extremely glad’ for Victoria Park
Read MoreVictoria Park to reopen on Saturday under strict ‘control measures’
Community volunteers to help ensure safe use of park as users warned breaches of social distancing could result in further closure
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Read MoreWhat’s the Point? Our guide to the hidden gems set to appear at Victoria Park music festival All Points East
With yesterday’s addition of seven bands to The National’s headline bill, we take a look at some of the undercard highlights of the six-date jamboree
Read MoreVictoria Park to host ‘exciting’ new 10-day festival next summer
The xx and The National to headline All Points East, which is taking over from Lovebox and Field Day in 2018
Read MoreAphex Twin or Run The Jewels? Field Day releases clashfinder along with site map ahead of 3 June extravaganza
Map shows magnitude of new arena area The Barn, as full list of set times for the 8 stages revealed
Read MoreCitadel Festival: Victoria Park shindig takes shape with Michael Kiwanuka, Bonobo, Laura Marling and more
Music and arts festival announces programme of acts and events to be staged alongside headliners Foals on Sunday 16 July
Read MoreRapist got married hours after horrific attack near Victoria Park
Derry McCann was released early from prison after being convicted for a similarly brutal attack in 2006
Read MoreRun The Jewels to bring their Trump-baiting hip hop to Field Day
American rap supergroup will make tracks to the Victoria Park all-dayer on Saturday 3 June; 18 more artists also announced
Read MoreAphex Twin to headline first UK show in a decade at Field Day 2017
Legendary electronic music producer will play rare two hour set on the festival’s brand new indoor stage arena
Read MoreBattles over ‘racetrack’ and superhighway pitch cyclists against walkers
With transport a major issue in the forthcoming Hackney mayoral election, Josh Loeb asks whether new cycleways can coexist peacefully with pedestrians
Read MoreMissing teenager Shai Morgan found safe and well
Police confirm the 14-year-old has been reunited with her family
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