Artists Gilbert & George on life in East London, sensationalism, and the success of their gallery – Hackney Citizen

Artists Gilbert & George on life in East London, sensationalism, and the success of their gallery – Hackney Citizen

Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore inside their centre. Photograph: Prudence Cuming With a new exhibition of LONDON PICTURES opening at The Gilbert & George Centre in Spitalfields, I dropped by for a... Read more »
Hackney Road, Shoreditch stab victim rushed to hospital

Hackney Road, Shoreditch stab victim rushed to hospital

London Ambulance Service was called to reports of the incident on Hackney Road, Shoreditch at 1.34am today (Wednesday, March 3). Ambulance crews, an incident response officer, and members of a tactical response unit... Read more »
Why customers keep coming back to The Hackney Wardrobe – Eastlondonlines

Why customers keep coming back to The Hackney Wardrobe – Eastlondonlines

O’Hagan’s items have been bought by celebrity stylists and then worn by celebrities such as Sara Cox and Aisling Bea. Pic: Lisa O’Hagan In the vibrant streets of East London, nestled amidst... Read more »
Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers – Hackney Citizen

Campaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers – Hackney Citizen

The disused site that volunteers are hoping to purchase, captured using a drone. Photograph: Jonathan Perugia The team behind plans for East London’s first wild swimming pond has launched a petition to... Read more »
Unlock pizza restaurant and cocktail bar Hackney Wick

Unlock pizza restaurant and cocktail bar Hackney Wick

Unlock is the brainchild of Naples-born siblings Arianna and Giovanni Izzi, and their first London restaurant. Giovanni is a restaurateur, and Arianna a seasoned chef, who honed her skills as a pastry chef at... Read more »
East London’s fame academy! These celebrities all went to the same little-known state school in Hackney – but can YOU guess who they are?

East London’s fame academy! These celebrities all went to the same little-known state school in Hackney – but can YOU guess who they are?

When pondering schools that raise A-List celebrities, one might conjure up thoughts of the Princess of Wales‘s alma mater, Marlborough College, the many politicians of Eton, or the tots in bonnets at... Read more »
Trei Daley stabbing: Two convicted after Hackney Wick attack

Trei Daley stabbing: Two convicted after Hackney Wick attack

Trei Daley, 26, of Bromley, was fatally stabbed near Colour Factory in Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, on the morning of February 11 in 2023. Yesterday (January 26) Christopher Appiah-Blay, 35, of Hackney,... Read more »
Hackney history through the eyes of one photographer – Eastlondonlines

Hackney history through the eyes of one photographer – Eastlondonlines

Tom with ‘Model of Holly Street Estate’ (1997-98) at The Hackney Museum. Pic : Rosie Harris-Davison Photographer and artist Tom Hunter has documented his life and that of other Hackney residents. Words... Read more »
Pictures show floodwater rushing down Hackney Wick street

Pictures show floodwater rushing down Hackney Wick street

Videos taken in Dace Road in Fish Island, Hackney Wick, showed water rushing down the road after the River Lee Navigation Canal was overwhelmed during heavy rain at around 10pm yesterday (January... Read more »
Four arrested after man stabbed to death on Christmas night in Hackney | UK News

Four arrested after man stabbed to death on Christmas night in Hackney | UK News

A crime set is in place where the man died (Picture: PA) Four people have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing a 49-year-old man to death in east London early this morning. The Met... Read more »