Community Life (Hackney)You are in: London > London Local > Hackney > Community Life Stories which affect people in Hackney as a community - things like crime, health services, local politics, campaigns and charity work  The Countdown to Christmas Appeal has launched to help raise funds for the homeless  A contaminated animal skin was on a drum belowing to the musician in Hackney who died from anthrax  The funeral of Hackney's school boy Shaquille Smith is attended by more than a thousand people  The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP comes face to face with a gangster's girlfriend  Ahmet Gomulu from Stoke Newington is jailed for life for murdering a teenager during a petty row  New mentoring scheme hopes to help unemployed young black men in east London achieve career goals.  11-19 year old's who live, work or go to school in the borough are invited to influence change  Credit Crunch hits Hackney's 2012 Media Centre  Ridley Road Market trader, found guilty of breaking metric laws  Fifty years after first pitching up, fruit and veg man packs up  Jewish Community in Stamford Hill receive Rosh Hashanah greetings from the Prime Minister  The body is believed to be that of Hackney sex worker Julie Dorsett, who went missing six years ago  14 year old Hackney boy, Shaquille Smith was stabbed to death outside his home, on 30th August  A woman who produced human fingers in court in a bid to explain herself, is jailed for five years  Three more teenagers have been charged with the murder of 14-year-old Shaquille Smith in east London  Three 2012 host boroughs spent £53,000 sending delegations to the Beijing Olympic's. Police continue to investigate the murder of 14 year old Army Cadet, Shaquille Smith  With four years to go, are preparations matching up to expectations in the 5 Olympic boroughs?  Friends of 16-year-old Ahmed Benyemak, who fell from a block of flats in Hackney pay their respect  Hackney youth take part in knife crime survey where 55% of young people fear becoming victims  Two more men accused of plotting to blow up planes admit causing a public nuisance with bomb video  41 knives, 2 guns and 16 offensive weapons have been seized in an anti-knife initiative.  16% of reception children in Hackney are classed as obese, compared to the national average of 10%  A board game is one of the consultation methods touring the Olympic boroughs.  Estate Agent Ambreen Gul, gets 10 years for torturing her boss  Dalston residents accused of conspiracy to supply Amy Winehouse with class A drugs  Local people are being encouraged to have their say about anti-social behaviour in their borough  After a £1million refurbishment, Monarch Court opens with specialist dementia care.  Seven local post offices in Hackney are due to shut, despite resident and council objections  Hackney man sees his dream of being 1st black brit to make it to the North Pole, dashed.  Borough fails to provide a secondary school place for 331 children  John Thompson aims to become the first Black Brit to complete the gruelling trek to the Pole  Stoke Newington residents join forces to oppose their local pub's plans to obtain a strip licence  Following the theft of one of only two ambulances, some patients have appointments cancelled.  Men from Clapton, Tottenham and Plaistow found guilty Diane Abbott gives her colleagues a night-time tour following the Home Secretary's comments.  Profile of Muktar Ibrahim. You are in: London > London Local > Hackney > Community Life |
