Community Centre urges Muslims to stop spitting paan in the centre
The sign asking people to stop spitting paan The North London Muslim Community Centre has attached several signs to its gates asking people to stop spitting the tobacco and betel leaf-based mixture...
View ArticleHackney teacher’s life was saved by half term
Image: @ah_hatch (Instagram) A teaching assistant from Cazenove says his life was saved by half term, after a 60-foot-tree came crashing down outside his front door in Monday’s storm. Gurpal Singh, of...
View ArticleFrying power: school minibus runs on chip oil
Students refuelling the school minibus with cooking oil Stoke Newington’s first Islamic boys school has been using biodiesel made from cooking oil to power its school minibus. Tawhid Boys School began...
View ArticleHoxton stabbing latest
Three men arrested following the stabbing of a teenager in Hoxton have been released on police bail until mid-May. The incident took place in broad daylight at 12.50pm on Thursday March 13 outside the...
View ArticleLeyton Orient lose ground to Brentford in promotion bid
Photo Credit: Auz/Flickr In a game of fine margins it was Brentford who took the honours to move into second place in League One at the expense of archrivals Leyton Orient in their lunchtime kick-off...
View ArticleLeyton Orient Player Ratings vs Brentford
Leyton Orient lost 1-0 to Brentford in Saturday’s battle for second place in League Two in a bad tempered encounter between the rival sides. Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic and striker Dean Cox performed...
View ArticleBunch of Wallys go for a run
Over 1,200 people took part in the second annual ‘Where’s Wally?’ fun run in Victoria Park on Sunday, raising over £67,000 for the National Literacy Trust. The runners set off at 11am under bright...
View ArticleBetting tax will hit Hackney hard
Credit: Kevin Steinhardt Yesterday’s Budget will mean that the high number of fixed-odds betting shops which have blighted Hackney’s high-streets will be forced to pay higher rates of tax. George...
View ArticleThe Stoke Newington Cricket Club with international ambitions
Stoke Newington Under 11 As celebrate their championship win. Photo credit: Duncan Holden More than 300 men, boys and girls will be competing under the banner of Stoke Newington Cricket Club this...
View ArticleVictoria Park cricket nets deemed a “death trap”
Credit: Jacob Mignano After years of neglect the Victoria Park cricket nets and pitches which have been labelled a “death trap” are due to get some much-needed repair. The decision comes as a relief to...
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