Spare Time (Hackney)You are in: London > London Local > Hackney > Spare Time Arts, leisure, sport, festivals, music and other stories about your spare time in Hackney.  Ms Lewis the 23 year old millionaire, who has a new track out, is buying near to where she grew up Hackney's former X Factor winner won 2 Mobos at the years event, but was booed for not attending  Black History Month sees the Windrush generation's 60 year history and contribution, remembered  Hackney celebrates the launch of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad with a carnival  Many Hackney pensioners agree that computer use has overtaken gardening and DIY as favorite hobby  Hackney residents celebrate the Beijing handover to London as the host city for the 2012 Paralympics  Dervis returns without any medals, but is still looking forward to his role as ambassador for 2012  The first free outdoor sports space has opened, with others to following by end of October Paralympian swimmer Dervis Konuralp prepares for the games which begin on 6th September Leona Lewis joins David Beckham for 2012 handover in Beijing  With four years to go, are preparations matching up to expectations in the 5 Olympic boroughs?  Triple Jumper Phillips Idowu wins a silver medal at Beijing Olympics Triple Jumper Phillips Idowu, secures his place in Thursday's triple jump final  Doctors at Homerton Hospital, the designated Olympics hospital, prepare for 2012  A network of giant screens have been erected across the UK to celebrate London's 2012 handover party  Nominations for high quaility contemporary design in the borough are wanted Webcam view of the London 2012 Olympic park in Stratford.  Hackney primary school kids put on old east end style fundraiser at the Hackney Empire  Children who have been studying Chinese arts and culture have become star attractions in an opera A star studded cast including Leona Lewis performs at Nelson Mandela's 90th in Hyde Park  Hackney man sees his dream of being 1st black brit to make it to the North Pole, dashed.  You can huff and puff but the house won't blow down - instead it's there to make a point.  Listen again with the BBC iPlayer as Danny Baker performed live with the BBC Concert Orchestra.  Was Hackney Council's Graffiti Removal Unit right to tamper with a Banksy?  Muslim Aid's fundraising manager gives a first hand account of the effects of Cyclone Sidr You are in: London > London Local > Hackney > Spare Time |
