Tag Archives: hackney
For the community-minded among you…
Have just received a couple of emails about local events… and thanks to Tired of London Tired of Life for this pic, which I sort of borrowed, hope that’s OK. Those who oppose the 44 million pounds (sorry my pound … Continue reading
Filed under General stuff, News
The Railroad, Hackney
The problem with many deeply fashionable cafes is that they are so busy being deeply fashionable that the concept of serving decent food with a bit of grace seems to escape them entirely. And you sort of feel a bit … Continue reading
Filed under Somewhere to eat
Gangs of Hackney
The other day I had one of those staring-out-the-car-window drives when East London seems to unfold like a one-shot movie. At the Cat and Mutton pub at Broadway Market two men stumbled into the sunshine, and one climbed into a … Continue reading
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Have you been harassed in Hackney?
The Hackney Post reports that a 25-year-old by the name of Vicky Simister is launching an anti-harassment campaign in Hackney, after being ‘tailed by cars or having comments made about me, and I’ve even been assaulted a couple of times’. … Continue reading
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Putting faces to places
During Open House a couple of weekends ago we noticed that the nearby Haggerston estate, which looked like it was being vacated for eventual demolition, had photos on some of the windows. And then just yesterday I noticed an article … Continue reading
Filed under Outdoors
