NEWS, TOP STORY
UPDATE: Tony McCluskie appears in Crown Court
Brother of Gemma McCluskie, Tony McCluskie appears in Crown Court
SPORT, TOP STORY
Knockout success: Boxing is helping students’ academic achievement
Hackney Boxing Academy is a great success as the charity helps young people, who are at risk of educational exclusion, turn their lives around.
OLYMPICS, SPORT, TOP STORY
School Paralympic legacy under threat
Britain's largest sports event that brings together disabled and non-disabled athletes, the School Sports Championship, may be forced to close due to lack of funding.
FEATURES, TOP STORY
Twinned towns – double trouble or twice as nice?
Hackney is twinned with Georgetown in Barbados. The Hackney Post looks in to the history of twinned towns.
BUSINESS, TOP STORY
Swedish tech boom challenges Hackney’s Silicon Roundabout hub
A tech boom in Stockholm, Sweden may threaten Hackney's technical hub, Silicon Roundabout near Old Street.
NEWS
Harassment and a £2bn fraud: unlawful subletting
Posted on 22 March 2012
Benefit claimants are making thousands of pounds from subletting their taxpayer-subsidised properties. Jessica Abrahams explores the problem of tenancy fraud in Hackney. Continue Reading
Comments Off
NEWS
Tatt’s amazing
Posted on 22 March 2012
One man from Hackney was so proud of his roots that he had the borough’s logo tattooed on his hand,while another had the Shoreditch overground symbol and logo inked on his back. Continue Reading
Comments Off
ARTS
Art column – what’s going on in Hackney this weekend
Posted on 21 March 2012
Everyone’s been talking about Radio 1 Hackney Weekend after Jay-Z became the latest artist booked to perform, so sign up to the summer event. But let’s not forget there is a lot of other stuff going on in London’s lively East End, and with the sunny weather set to continue let me guide you through [...] Continue Reading
Comments Off
NEWS
Celebs go gaga for young designers
Posted on 20 March 2012
You might assume this humdrum 1950s office block is home to an under-performing community college or a litter-strewn squat. And for many years it was – so what could the likes of Dizzee Rascal, Lady Gaga and electro band Dépêche Mode want with Netil House now? Continue Reading
Comments Off
NEWS
Dogs to get ASBOS
Posted on 20 March 2012
First there were ASBOs for hoodies; now doggies are getting anti-social behaviour orders of their very own – “dog control orders”. This comes after reports from terrified locals of Staffordshire bull terriers trying to attack kids in their prams. From 1 April man’s best friend will be banned from Hackney’s outdoor play areas and sport [...] Continue Reading
Comments Off
BUSINESS
Lone Star State comes to Hackney
Posted on 20 March 2012
They say California’s silicon valley and Shoreditch’s “silicone roundabout”, London’s developing technological hub, have plenty in common. But a new transatlantic deal will link Hackney with cowboy state Texas instead. Continue Reading
Comments Off
NEWS
Poo Dunnit? Cryptic campaigner flags up dog mess problems
Posted on 19 March 2012
A mystery campaigner is flagging up the problem of dog fouling – by placing paper flags in turds left on the streets. The secret poo protester is using cocktail sticks to make mini banners bearing messy messages. The flags have been spotted across Hackney, including two next to Homerton Overground Station. In De Beauvoir, dog [...] Continue Reading
Comments Off
NEWS
Yobs make Park life a misery
Posted on 19 March 2012
Teenage vandals start fires, take drugs and urinate on staircases on an estate where complaints about yobbish behaviour have gone up ten times in a year. Continue Reading
FEATURES, NEWS
Forced out by the riots: war veteran photographer Ernie Taylor
Posted on 19 March 2012
War veteran Ernie Taylor suffers from post-traumatic stress (PTSD) and has been left partially paralysed by a stroke – but he won’t let anything stop him taking beautiful photographs. Continue Reading
Comments Off
FEATURES, NEWS
Hip-hop replacement: Zumba for older people
Posted on 19 March 2012
Clapton’s grannies have been getting down and dirty with a new exercise craze. Continue Reading
Photos from our Flickr stream
See all photos
-
CATEGORIES
- ARTS (52)
- BUSINESS (33)
- COMMENT (3)
- FEATURES (42)
- GET TO KNOW… (4)
- LEYTON ORIENT (17)
- NEWS (178)
- OLYMPICS (7)
- ONE MINUTE INTERVIEW (4)
- SPORT (68)
- TOP STORY (80)
- WHAT'S ON (8)
-
ARCHIVES
- March 2012 (71)
- November 2011 (2)
- September 2011 (1)
- March 2011 (70)
- May 2010 (3)
- April 2010 (1)
- March 2010 (101)
- March 2009 (102)
Copyright © Hackney Post.Original News Theme by 
.