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Don't want anywhere to cheap. Didn't do anything for our anniversary last night so wife has the hump big time.
 
this made me laugh, prolly for the wrong reasons....can't for the life of me think where this place is which is strange...

Serving locals since 1864
 
I noticed in the latest Hackney Today, in the section where the Statutory Notices for Planning are, that 129 Stoke Newington Church Street has applied for permission for '...retention of 'Banksy' artwork on side elevation of building...'

What's left of it I assume!
 
I noticed in the latest Hackney Today, in the section where the Statutory Notices for Planning are, that 129 Stoke Newington Church Street has applied for permission for '...retention of 'Banksy' artwork on side elevation of building...'

What's left of it I assume!

There are people in Stokie getting their knickers in a twist about it.
 
this made me laugh, prolly for the wrong reasons....can't for the life of me think where this place is which is strange...

Serving locals since 1864

its v near tescos in well street or near well street common or victoria park dependening on where you're coming from...
 
London's flagship variety theatre, the Hackney Empire, has staged its last show before it closes for at least nine months, following financial problems. More than 150 youngsters aged between five and 18 took part in the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School variety show on Sunday.

The theatre's chief executive, Claire Middleton, ordered the closure "for a period of reflection". However, she said the venue would definitely reopen.
BBC

The management must be fucking useless, they've just spent a small fortune renovating the place and now it's shutting down again. I read some scurrilous rumours about behind-the-scenes bickering but can't remember the details.
 
London's flagship variety theatre, the Hackney Empire, has staged its last show before it closes for at least nine months, following financial problems. More than 150 youngsters aged between five and 18 took part in the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School variety show on Sunday.

The theatre's chief executive, Claire Middleton, ordered the closure "for a period of reflection". However, she said the venue would definitely reopen.
BBC

The management must be fucking useless, they've just spent a small fortune renovating the place and now it's shutting down again. I read some scurrilous rumours about behind-the-scenes bickering but can't remember the details.

Not to mention the fate of the "Ocean" gig venue opposite - has that ever actually reopened, after having about 10 gigs c.2001?
 
Issue 2 of the Hackney Heckler out now:

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http://www.hackneysolidarity.info/latest-news

All the news you won't see in council propaganda rags.

Plus a nice rundown of the top ten Hackney novels.

Available around and about the borough. Free.

Mass distribution this Saturday at Dalston Kingsland.

PDF edition to follow.
 
London's flagship variety theatre, the Hackney Empire, has staged its last show before it closes for at least nine months, following financial problems. More than 150 youngsters aged between five and 18 took part in the Anna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School variety show on Sunday.

The theatre's chief executive, Claire Middleton, ordered the closure "for a period of reflection". However, she said the venue would definitely reopen.
BBC

The management must be fucking useless, they've just spent a small fortune renovating the place and now it's shutting down again. I read some scurrilous rumours about behind-the-scenes bickering but can't remember the details.
I don't know the ins and outs of it all but I'll bet that place is an expensive venue to run. Real shame it's closing - there's always a risk the money doesn't get found and it doesn't open, by which time repairs are needed, which costs more money...

I went to see the panto there just before Christmas and it was incredible being high in the upper circle, really reminded me of one of those Walter Sickert music hall scenes:

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According to the hackney gazette website,the ship aground pub on Lea bridge rd has been closed by the police, due to wrong un activity there,the pub is being sold. Only been in it a couple of times, seemed a bit empty tbh. It's probably going to be Converted for housing.
 
According to the hackney gazette website,the ship aground pub on Lea bridge rd has been closed by the police, due to wrong un activity there,the pub is being sold. Only been in it a couple of times, seemed a bit empty tbh. It's probably going to be Converted for housing.


As I understand it the Police had called for a Review of the Ship Agrounds licence with a view to closing it. But the licence holder voluntary surrendered the licence before the Review could be heard.

As for its future im not certain but I have heard rumours that a new owner of the building wants to apply for a licence to keep the ground floor as a pub.
 
When I was walking home this morning there was a chunk of the Lower Clapton Road closed off, not far from the Lea Bridge Roundabout.

Looked like the police had just finished doing their stuff as there was a very mangled car that had run into a tree being loaded on to a towing lorry and also a mortuary van :(
 
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