As the government announces that schools should have the right to ban the Muslim veil,. Visits a Hackney primary school that is proving the importance of keeping the faith. The battle for more space has been a long one. After six years of faltering negotiations, last month the council agreed to re-start talks over the purchase of new premises on Belfast Road, behind the existing Stoke Newington site.

Campaign to be launched this. But is it good use of. A public relations blitz will be launched tomorrow to mark the 100 day countdown to the introduction of the ban on July 1. Businesses in the borough will be sent posters and leaflets warning that smoking will be illegal in all enclosed public spaces.

Thursday, 22 March 2007. Exercise is not my forte. Running on a treadmill while others watch and laugh at my ineptness and lack of stamina simply does not appeal to me. And what a night it was,. He is sitting in a small Hackney r.

Olympics push out art studios. ART STUDIOS in Hackney could be forced to close as the approach of the 2012 Olympic Games causes landlords to sell up or increase their rent requirements, writes. Tracey Emin and street artist Banksy both began their careers in Hackney, and Jake and Dinos Chapman still live in the area. Joanna Hughes is the founder of Mother Studios, which has been prov.

LOCAL LEADER RESIGNS UNDER CLOUD. She has fought for residents for almost 30 years, campaigning tirelessly to improve lives in a deprived urban community. But the career of Audrey Villas, head of the Arden Estate Tenant Management Organisation Hoxton came to an abrupt halt yesterday,. The Hackney native resigned under controversial circumstances, facing allegations of financial mismanagement. But within a year Mrs Villas was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.