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Developers of a £100 million fashion outlet centre say it will turn Hackney into a shopping destination to rival Portobello or Borough markets.
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A part-time house DJ from Hackney has been crowned this year’s MasterChef champion after preparing a knockout menu for the final challenge.
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Police today arrested 21 people in a crackdown on Class A drug dealing and gangs in Hackney.
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Merton, Hackney and Croydon were the surprise beneficiaries this month as property buyers sniffed around for bargains in London’s less prestigious boroughs and pushed up asking prices, website Rightmove said today.
independent.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)

Hackney council has linked with the City of London to demand an opt-out from government proposals that will allow developers to convert offices to flats. The council warned business landlords on Monday, “the potential impact of this on the borough’s commercial space is huge”.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 28 days ago)

Merton, Hackney and Croydon were the surprise beneficiaries this month as property buyers sniffed around for bargains in London’s less prestigious boroughs and pushed up asking prices, website Rightmove said today.
standard.co.uk (3 months and 1 day ago)
Police today arrested 21 people in a crackdown on Class A drug dealing and gangs in Hackney.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 9 days ago)

Paris has Avenue Montaigne, Milan has Corso Como and London has Morning Lane. At least, that’s the objective of Hackney council, which has joined forces with the Manhattan Loft Corporation and architect David Adjaye to transform a series of arches just off the little-known E9 street into a thoroughfare for fashion lovers.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 1 day ago)

Khalis Baqa, who worked for Hackney Borough Council in east London, was jailed after police found hundreds of disks containing footage of terrorist acts and documents from al Qaeda.
dailymail.co.uk (23 days ago)

Local Belk representatives donated their time and store merchandise to Hackney Primary Wednesday - providing the school with new bookshelves, a picnic table, paintings, a magic carpet and books.
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