Residents will be aware of 2 very recent serious incidents in the local area.
Officers from the Met's specialist Operation Trident are now investigating both cases - one in a youth club in Balmes Road, the other at the junction of Buckingham Road and De Beauvoir Road.
Following the first incident local councillors chaired a meeting of police, residents and the management of the youth club involved, at the Rose Lipman Centre.
Councillors sought the assurance that the youth club would not re-open until police, residents and Hackney Council are satisfied the venue is safe for residents, young people and any youth workers.
Any witnesses or anyone with information can call Hackney Police on 0300 123 1212 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Residents will be aware of 2 very recent serious incidents in the local area.
Officers from the Met's specialist Operation Trident are now investigating both cases - one in a youth club in Balmes Road, the other at the junction of Buckingham Road and De Beauvoir Road.
Following the first incident local councillors chaired a meeting of police, residents and the management of the youth club involved, at the Rose Lipman Centre.
Councillors sought the assurance that the youth club would not re-open until police, residents and Hackney Council are satisfied the venue is safe for residents, young people and any youth workers.
Any witnesses or anyone with information can call Hackney Police on 0300 123 1212 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
At the latest meeting of all local councillors, De Beauvoir Councillor, Rob Chapman, put down a motion calling on all political parties to unite around a campaign to oppose Boris Johnson's plans for massive hikes in Hackney bus fares.
Under Tory plans, single bus fares will rise 20%, from £1 to £1.20
Weekly bus passes will also increase by over 20%, from £13.80 to £16.60
What's more, the Tory Mayor plans a reduction in service levels.
These price hikes and service cuts will hit those in low paid jobs or part time work the hardest.
Bus fare rises praised by Hackney ToriesDuring the debate in the Council chamber, Hackney's Tory group of councillors actually praised Boris's plans, refusing to stand up for Hackney residents. At one point the Leader of the Group said 'ask the public' what they think about the fare rises.
We're clear that the fare increases and cuts to bus routes will have a big impact on Hackney residents. What do you think?
Hackney Fire Brigade yesterday braved the wind and rain to rescue Mushy the cat from high up in a local tree.
Called out by the RSPCA, the local fire team spent half an hour coaxing the 18 month old cat down from the upper branches of the huge poplar tree.
Mushy's owners said their cat had been too frightened to make its way down the tree by itself, having chased a squirrel up the tree two days before.
The Duke of Wellington has joined the Campaign for Real Ale's "LocAle" campaign to get real pubs to promote local beers, brewed within 30 miles of the pub.
Chris McShane said: "I'm delighted the Wellington is taking the initiative in promoting local beers and local business.
"Apart from anything else, locally brewed Brodies tastes really good."
Your local Labour councillors will be holding their next roving surgery on Colville Estate at 3pm next Saturday (17th October). We’ll be knocking on doors to talk about Hackney’ recently agreed scheme to redevelop Bridport House and build 90 new homes, to kick start the regeneration of the whole Estate. We will also be happy to talk to residents about any council issue that they may have, or ideas about how council services might be better. If you see us come up and say hello. If you live on the Estate and want us to visit you please email us on debeauvoir@hackney-labour.org.uk and let us know.
The Chair of De Beauvoir TRA, Natasha Hodson, recently organised a 'Women's Tea and Talk' at the Rose Lipman Comminity Centre.
Joined by Cllr Gulay Icoz the group discussed how the estate was in 1970s right through to today, including its social and physical changes.
Record results for Hackney schools
For the first time in history more than half the pupils in Hackney schools received five or more A*-C GCSE grades. Provisional figures released on Thursday 24 August, show that 51% of Hackney pupils gained five or more good GCSEs.
This is up nearly 4% on last year’s record result and continues four years of non-stop improvement. This year the increase in Hackney’s schools performance is three times faster than the rest of England, where results only went up 1.2 percentage points. In just four years Hackney schools’ GCSE results have improved by two thirds on the 2002 figure.
It comes as education services in Hackney are now rated as ‘good’ in the Joint Area Review (published in August).
Crime is falling faster in Hackney than anywhere else in London. We were the first borough to hit the 20% reduction target from 2003/4-2007/8, the latest figures show crime falling by over 28% since 2003/4. The figures for DeBeauvoir are even better, at (May 2007) 24.4% for the year. This fantastic achievement is in a large part due to the work done by your local Safer Neighbourhood Team. Funded by the London Mayor and your local council these teams have made a big impact all over London but particularly here in DeBeauvoir.
Residents on Colville Estate have asked the police/community liaison group to help lobby for the installation of CCTV cameras on their estate. Councillors are currently investigating how funding might be secured.
Traffic calming for De Beauvoir
During the local council elections we promised to push for the introduction of a heavy lorry ban and a 20mph speed limit for the De Beauvoir area.
After securing the introduction of both measures we met with local residents to discuss the most appropriate introduction of the schemes.
We are pleased to see that the council has now begun implementation of the new speed limit and lorry ban throughout the ward.
We believe the measures will make a major contribution to road safety. The lorry ban in particular will improve the local environment by stopping the increasing use of the area as a rat run for tipper lorries carrying spoil from city building sites, cutting down on dust, noise, vibration and those broken paving stones caused by heavy trucks driving over pavement edges.
We have sought assurances from the Council that signage necessary to promote the 20mph/lorry ban measures will be kept to the minimum that traffic laws allow.
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