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New Barclays Cycle Superhighways in London

By HannahHackney

The cycle crossings around Mare Street are good, need more of them I reckon.

By ABattisby at 16:34 on 21/07/10

The first of the new Barclays Cycle Superhighways are launching in London. Unfortunately none of them plan to go through Dalston, but will you be using any of the new routes? The two launching this summer run from Barking to Tower Gateway and from Merton to the City. Do you think we need one? Or are Hackney cycle routes good enough? I presonally think Regent's canal towpath could be sorted out. Have seen so many "almost"...
What Hackney council doesn't know about the Hackney wind turbine

By ABattisby

It seems like Hackney Council did not know an awful lot about this wind turbine! Hopefully they will...

By turbinerotor at 18:36 on 10/03/10

I may not be the only Hackney resident who missed a trick by not taking part in the consultation on the Hackney Wind Turbine. I wanted to form an opinion either way, but I found I just didn't have enough information.Crucially, I wanted to look more closely at the claim that the proposed turbine would power not only the council's own buildings, but all of Hackney's street lights. After all, this was how the scheme was...
Savoy Cafe in Dalston Provides Inspiration

By emilywebber

Sadly the efforts to preserve the interior of the cafe have failed and the Savoy Cafe was recently...

By ABattisby at 09:36 on 24/07/09

The Savoy Cafe, on Graham Road, is one of East London's hidden gems. The cafe is one of the only remaining places left in Hackney that has retained its early 20th Century interior, with original 1930's décor and fascia. Closed in the mid-1990's, the cafe was left as it is by its owners, the Coltelli family who have lived there since the 1950's. Now the cafe is to be openened for a series of special events throughout...
Dalston's Passing Clouds Club Plans to Commemorate 9/11

By frazzel1

no one knows what happened. there are galring anomalies of the official conspiracy version. even...

By ABattisby at 11:37 on 10/09/09

Passing Clouds club in Dalston is set to link up with a number of other venues across London to mark the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On Friday evening, the eighth anniversary of the day terrorists crashed planes into the World Trade Center in New York, Passing Clouds will have a number of outstanding performing at their 9/11 Dress Up Cover Up party. Eleanor Wilson, director at Passing Clouds, told DalstonPeople that...
Free Dalston Connected Street Party to Celebrate London Overground Station

By RABritton

As much as I'm up for a party, I agree with Andrew Boff's comments. It is an absolute disgrace...

By ABattisby at 15:52 on 26/05/10

Dalston will be celebrating its new London Overground Station with a free street party in June. Residents and visitors are invited to celebrate Dalston’s new transport connections and the continued investment into the town centre at 'Dalston Connections' - a free street party being put on by Hackney Council. Dalston Connected street party will take place on Ashwin Street on Sunday 6 June from 12noon till 5pm. Music from local...

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New Dalston Farm Shop on Hunt for Volunteers

By ABattisby at 17:48 on 28/07/10

A unique farm shop has launched in a disused shop in the heart of Dalston. Something & Son have created FARM:shop, a concept that puts farming at the centre of the city. Working in partnership with Hackney council, they have transformed 20 Dalston Lane, a disused shop, into a farm. Both inside and outside of the shop have been used t ogrow as much food as possible, including salad, herbs and vegetables. There are also ‘cat...
House Prices Rise by 39% in Dalston

By ABattisby at 12:01 on 28/07/10

House prices in Dalston have risen by 39% thanks to the 2012 Olympics. According to new figured released by Lloyds TSB, the average house in Dalston cost £218,190 in 2005. Since being awarded the 2012 Olympics and Paralympic Games, an average house is likely to cost £303,243. House prices in surrounding areas are also on the rise. House prices in Homerton have risen the most at 69%, and Shoreditch is not far behind with...
Hackney's best snappers wanted to help make history

By ABattisby at 17:19 on 26/07/10

Become a part of Hackney’s history and capture the spirit of Hackney’s changing landscape in a photograph. Hackney is a borough of huge change and redevelopment thanks to the London 2012 Olympics and there are plenty of budding photogrophers wondering around with their SLR's at the weekend. This summer, Hackney Museum has joined forces with will renowned photographer Stephen Gill, to select images sent in by Londoners for...
Celebrate London’s hidden treasures with the CultureLine Summer Discovery Weekend

By ABattisby at 13:01 on 26/07/10

CultureLine, a partnership of 10 museums along the new London Overground East London Line, have announced a Summer Discovery Weekend, on the 6th - 8th of August. The programme features exhibitions, costumed characters, guided walks and live music. From natural history to local history, international contemporary art to engineering masterpieces there are events for all interests and ages. The event will feature Hackney Museum and the...
The Koreans are Coming to Light up London

By kayleigh2010 at 13:17 on 22/07/10

The face of musical theatre in London is set to change as a Korean theatre company arrives in the city next month to perform an epic spectacular that fuses Eastern and Western cultures. The Hyundai Theatre Company performed ‘Another Sun’ in New York last year on the anniversary of 9/11 and it is due to play in London, on August 27 and 28 with three free performances. Musician and conductor Joseph A...