1. Broadway Market 3 November 2008 - Bailiffs retreat from Community rally
(2008 News/2008 News Menu)

...reet's best loved characters. The eviction was due to take place at 9:20 but, after discussions with police, bailiffs left and Spirit's supporters are now expecting them to rearrange the appo...

2. LCAP report on ongoing action at Dalston Job Centre
(2008 News/2008 News Menu)

... prevent us handing out leaflets outlining our grievances to other claimants, and he instantly called the police. Within ten minutes about five police officers had arrived and we exited the Jobcentre ...

3. Olympic Torch ignores the East End
(2008 News/2008 News Menu)

...town. What could go wrong? The road to the flyover suddenly cleared of traffic and a very large number of police motorbikes zoomed past. And a van, and another van, and the Coca Cola open-topped bus. ...

4. Broadway the Hard Way
(Letters/Letters in the Local Press)

...hey were black) behaved in this way, there would be mutterings about intimidating groups of young people, police cars would be called and no doubt Asbos issued. Six days of the week this is a stre...

5. Lammas Land Defence Committee 1 London Development Agency 0
(News Archive/News Archive 2007)

...ilway line. The tracks were torn up and in the resulting melee two local councillors were arrested by the police – obviously local councillors then were made of sterner stuff than todays patheti...

6. Winter 2006/07 Newsletter
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...ll; Loss of playing fields, allotments and areas of local beauty • Huge expenditure on security and police crackdowns • Field day for developers to make a profit • Local tax payers c...

7. Summer 2006 newsletter
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...hese lucky Shoreditch residents get access to the views from 12 security cameras dotted about the area, a police advice channel and the ability to alert the council or the Police of any dodgy goings o...

8. Spotlight on Dalston
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

...the planning for this is well under way already. But it will be no simple task and will require a mass of police manpower. The final opportunity to support the occupiers now presents itself. This can ...

9. Police investigation into Hackney estates sell-off
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

Hackney Independent recently received the following email: "Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sale of six Hackney council housing estates to Southern Housing Group Limit

10. Appeal for Assistance
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

...t the demolition and the building was occupied on 27th November 2005 by a group of local protesters. Police and High Court Sheriffs evicted the occupiers on 21st December and began demolishing th...

11. Police State UK?
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

...oper Roger Wratten, events over the last few months on Broadway Market, E8 have involved the Metropolitan police on a number of different occasions. They include:   1. Telephone numbers and name...

12. EVICTED - BUT THIS CAMPAIGN IS FAR FROM OVER
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

...the full riot squad treatment, though this was gradually stepped down, and no one was hurt. Typically the police cameraman videoed the group of 20 or so protestors outside the cafe throughout and they...

13. 34 Broadway Market Retaken
(News Archive/News Archive 2006)

At 4.30am this morning a very large number of police and sheriffs officers stormed 34 Broadway Market. Please turn up at 6.00pm on the street this evening to protest.

14. Protesters continue cafe battle
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...otesters have occupied a cafe to save it from demolition, less than a week after others were evicted. Police and sheriff's officers moved in to remove them from Tony's Cafe in Broadway Mar...

15. URGENT!!!!! EVICTION OF OCCUPATION AT 34 BROADWAY MARKET
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...n please ring Dave on 07949239415 URGENT!!!!! EVICTION OF OCCUPATION AT 34 BROADWAY MARKET Sheriffs and Police broke into Tony's Café this morning, injuring one of the occupiers and have ...

16. Update on Broadway Market Occupation
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...n one or all of the issues and questions will be taken from the audience. We expect the media to attend. POLICE INVESTIGATIONS We have now learnt that the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has appoint...

17. Hackney Independent newsletter - Winter 2005/06
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...sions local people rallied round to help prevent his eviction by bailiffs but in July, 10 bailiffs and 50 police turned up to throw him out. Tony was evicted by Dr Roger Wratten, a property developer ...

18. Update of the Occupation of 34 Broadway Market
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...sp;    FRAUD INVESTIGATION We have been informed that, following our protest, the Metropolitan Police Fraud Squad are 're-opening' their investigation into the council commercial pr...

19. WE MEAN BUSINESS: Squatters with a cause occupy café
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...said. “All local authorities must by law get market value when they sell property.” Hackney police have confirmed they are aware of the situation and that officers have been incontact wi...

20. Urgent Appeal: Occupation Of 34 Broadway Market, E8
(News Archive/News Archive 2005)

...eople rallied in support and prevented his eviction by bailiffs but in July this year, 10 bailiffs and 50 police turned up to throw him out. Dr. Wratten is typical of the greedy developers that Hackn...

21. Haggerston & Hoxton Edition Spring 2005
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...ial behaviour? Well, while the Labour and Tory parties keep promising to solve the problem by having more police and to crack down on the youth crime, they never make anything actually improve on the ...

22. 'Mixed Communities' - not sustainable in the long run
(News Archive/News Archive 2003)

...at are dominated by children from council estates. Council tenants feel that the priority for council and police resources is focused on the more expensive areas and away from our estates. If Lon...

23. New inquest on police shooting
(News Archive/News Archive 2003)

Hackney resident Harry Stanley was gunned down by police in 1999 near Victoria Park. Since then his family have campaigned for justice. The latest news might bring that nearer. Below is a story taken

24. Securing Estate's Safety - or Just Another Publicity Stunt?
(News Archive/News Archive 2003)

...n a press release last week, Hackney council claimed to be securing the safety of housing estates through police action action against drug dealers. Hackney Independent thinks this is just a...

25. Clapton Park Play Project - Funding Removed
(News Archive/News Archive 2002)

... then. Our project offers integration, friends to play with in a safe environment, trained skilled staff (police checked). So we do hope the Association of London Government are going to contact us so...

26. Supporting Ordinary Council Workers
(News Archive/News Archive 2002)

...ffice on 14th May. UNISON members were on a one-day strike for an improved level of London weighting. The police get £6,000, nurses get £4,492 but for living in the same city Council worke...

27. Shoreditch Tenants - Being Realistic?
(News Archive/News Archive 2002)

... pushing working people out of inner London through the combination of Government/Local Authority housing polices and good old market forces. Most people in Shoreditch know that they will never be a...

28. “You Can’t Live On a Web Site”
(News Archive/News Archive 2001)

...p; For years Hackney has been rotten from top to the depths of middle management.   Stoke Newington police have been notorious for dealing crack and a number of deaths in custody. Community poli...

29. Another Strip Club Planned For Shoreditch?
(News Archive/News Archive 2001)

... The Tottenham Court Road branch of Spearmint Rhino has been in constant breach of its licensing terms. A police report has even stated that "activity in the club ... borders on offences of prost...

30. Developments for Keyworkers?
(News Archive/News Archive 2001)

...e in a flat at that price? The definition of keyworkers is a fairly narrow one too - teachers, nurses and police - is it really likely that a nurse or teacher would be able to afford to live there, le...

31. Everything Must Go! Council Puts Hackney Up For Sale Spring 2001
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...ver the borough have horror stories of their own. So what can be done about it ? It seems clear that the police don't want to know unless the middle classes are affected, and the council and hous...

32. London Hit by "Hackney Tax"
(News Archive/News Archive 2001)

...o raise the precept by 22.6 per cent. The Mayor has promised to use the extra money to pay for 1050 extra police officers and to fund developments in technology and staffing in the Met. Last year the ...

33. Stanway Newsletter
(Newsletters/Newsletter Archive 1999-present)

...gest single issue raised with us since the last newsletter. Many people have complained repeatedly to the police, the Council and Pinnacle and have been sickened by their lack of response. Can you ima...