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Mapping the Change - major exhibition launches at Hackney Museum
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Mapping the Change - major exhibition launches at Hackney Museum

Mapping the Change, a Hackney Museum project recording the changes to East London people's lives in the run up to the London 2012 Games, is launching its major exhibition this Thursday 17 May.

The four year-long project documents the people of Hackne

 
Gypsy Roma Traveller Month comes to Hackney this June
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Gypsy Roma Traveller Month comes to Hackney this June

Explore the history, cultures and languages of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in Hackney next month and find out more about the borough’s history.

Throughout June Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across Britain will be celebrating Gypsy, R

 
Artefacts from Shakespeare’s Theatre return to Hackney
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Artefacts from Shakespeare’s Theatre return to Hackney

Finds from Shakespeare’s Theatre in Shoreditch will be on display at Hackney Museum as part of the Mapping the Change exhibition from 17 May to 15 September 2012. This fascinating exhibition coincides with the World Shakespeare Festival, launched 23

 
Cape Town's Award Winning ISANGO ENSEMBLE visit Hackney
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Cape Town's Award Winning ISANGO ENSEMBLE visit Hackney

A trio of classics relocated to South Africa, is presented by the award winning Cape Town ISANGO ENSEMBLE (supported by The Global Fund) at the Hackney Empire from Friday 11 May to Sunday 3 June 2012.  

Aesop’s Fables is presented by Isango as a vi

 
Spring issue of N16 Magazine
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Spring issue of N16 Magazine

The latest issue of N16 Magazine was published towards the end of March and is now available across the area. Issue 51 (as it is) has its usual wide range of provocative articles, including a scathing piece on the Health Bill, what does 'shop local'

 
Jackalope to relocate
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Jackalope to relocate

Lee Gorton - creator of The Jackalope club on Church Street has confirmed that due to circumstances beyond his control the club is to be relocated. Details of the new venue will announced in the near future.

All gigs previously announced have been c

 
Over The Radar at Core Arts
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Over The Radar at Core Arts

Over The Radar - New Art Coordinates In Hackney ...aims to put Core Arts Gallery into the public eye as a fresh approach to exhibiting and making art. The exhibition starts 5th April and runs to 25th May.

Forging its own path in largely uncharted te

 
Hackney Olympic Torch Relay Route Confirmed
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Hackney Olympic Torch Relay Route Confirmed

The Olympic Torch will enter Hackney at Shoreditch High Street on 21 July and will travel north along the A10 to Clissold Park. Local Torchbearers will then run the Flame eastwards through Homerton in 300 metre legs until it passes into Waltham Fores

 
Warning - Bogus Caller Scam
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Hackney Homes is warning residents to be aware of bogus callers and letters advertising a false service and advising people to call a premium rate or mobile number.

Letters, offering the removal of security gates for a fee have not been sent out by H

 
Picture the Common!
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Picture the Common!

SNUG (Stoke Newington Common Users Group) are running a photography competition!

Photograph(s) can be of anything in on near Stoke Newington Common: nature, people, things, the sky........ You don’t need a fancy camera and any type of photo is eligibl

 
Celebrations for the new Dalston C.L.R James Library
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Celebrations for the new Dalston C.L.R James Library

RENOWNED author Nick Hornby joined 100’s of people on Tuesday 28 February, to celebrate the official opening of Hackney Council's new, Dalston C.L.R James Library.

People packed into the state of the art library, one of the biggest to open in the UK t

 
Clissold House; Who is it for?
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Clissold House; Who is it for?

{jcomments on}Now dubbed 'The House', Clissold House re-opened recently to a barrage of criticism from the great and the good. The twittering classes are tweeting with righteous indignation, the Guardian is up in arms, and even that arbiter of all th

 
Clissold Park Café “Missed opportunity”, say local Greens
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Clissold Park Café “Missed opportunity”, say local Greens

Caroline Allen, the Green Party London Assembly candidate for North East London, visited the newly opened café in Clissold Park last weekend in order to see for herself whether concerns raised by local people that the café is not socially inclusive w

 
Hackney's Got Talent
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Hackney's Got Talent

The search for Hackney’s untapped talent continued with auditions at the Hackney Empire, on Saturday (14 January).

As part of Hackney Council’s Discover Young Hackney12 (DYH), 30 contestants aged 13-21 danced, sang, rapped, and baffled the judges with

 
Confiscated Cash Benefits Hackney
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Confiscated Cash Benefits Hackney

Hackney Council’s Trading Standards team is working with the Metropolitan Police to claim compensation from ‘rogue traders’ who have been trading illegally in the borough.

Hackney, in line with all local authorities, has powers under the Proceeds of C

 
'Hackney Hoard’ gold coin on display
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'Hackney Hoard’ gold coin on display

A specially selected gold coin from the ‘Hackney Hoard’ is now on display at Hackney Museum, the only part of the collection that will be available for the public viewing.

The $20 ‘Double-Eagle’ has been donated by the owne

 
Local charity events
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This website is happy to give free promotion to all charities and good works in the Stoke Newington area, so long as they contribute to the well-being of the parish. Our assistance will relate to local ventures and not necessarily to national organis

 
Local singer songwriter Hannah O'Gorman makes it through to the Regional Finals of Live and Unsigned UK
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Local singer songwriter Hannah O'Gorman makes it through to the Regional Finals of Live and Unsigned UK

Singer songwriter Hannah O'Gorman based in Stoke Newington and recently made it through to the Regional Finals of Live and Unsigned UK

Hannah O’Gorman from London has wowed the judging panel of the UK’s biggest original music competition

 
Hackney's Education Heroes Honoured
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Hackney's Education Heroes Honoured

Four head teachers who, between them, have worked in Hackney schools for almost 100 years were among those recognised at last night’s Educators’ Awards organised by The Learning Trust.

The Awards, which took place at the Hackney Empire on Tuesday 13 M

 
Jay-Z To Headline Radio 1's Hackney Weekend
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Jay-Z To Headline Radio 1's Hackney Weekend

American hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will be headlining Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend 2012 on Saturday 23rd June. Announced this morning on the Chris Moyles Show, he is set to perform alongside a stellar line-up of acts already announced including Tine Tempa

 
Desert Island Books Success at C.L.R James library
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Desert Island Books Success at C.L.R James library

Hackney Council invited four guest authors, including best selling crime writer Mark Billingham, for a Desert Island books session at the Dalston C.L.R James library.

At the event celebrating World Book Day (1 March) and the opening of the new librar

 
Local Blitz Firefighters Honoured
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Local Blitz Firefighters Honoured

Three firefighters that died in Hackney during the Blitz were honoured at a special ceremony on Monday (February 27).

The servicemen’s names have been added to the plaque at the Civic Memorial in Hackney Town Hall Square. They are: auxillary fireman

 
New Youth Advice Service for Homeless Young People
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New Youth Advice Service for Homeless Young People

Hackney Community Law Centre, the charity which provides free and independent legal advice and representation to residents in Hackney, has launched a new advice service for young people aged 16-24.

Hackney Community Law Centre is working alongside a

 
Changes to Blue Badge Scheme
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Changes to Blue Badge Scheme

The Blue Badge scheme for residents in Hackney and across England and Scotland has changed.

New badges were introduced on 1 January, aimed at reducing fraud and making it easier for severely disabled people who rely on the Blue Badge scheme to find a

 
Hackney Launch Hate Crime Helpline
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A free 24-hour confidential helpline for people affected by hate crime has been unveiled by the Council. The Stop Hate Line is for anyone who feels they have been subjected to any abuse related to disability, gender identity, race, ethnicity, nationa

 
Happy Birthday N16 Magazine!
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The new issue of N16 Magazine is now available across a variety of outlets in Stoke Newington, Dalston, Stamford Hill, Clapton, Central Hackney and beyond.

This the the 50th issue and marks twelve years of continuous publication, the first issue bein

 
BEWARE - Council Tax refund scam
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Hackney's Trading Standards team is urging residents to be aware of a Council Tax scam which is currently operating in the borough.

The scam involves telephone calls to residents from individuals claiming to be from the Council or the Treasury calling