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RE: Stoke Newington by the sea

Sorry I realise this is a bit old now but I'm just writing to reassure you that not only does The Quarter magazine still exist, but we keep a close eye on this website to find out what's happening (since nobody actually seems to tell us!).I'm sorry y...

We'd have to go to the Stoke Newington polling office anyway

Please drive by carefully in our village

One of the very few things I'll miss about not commuting into work on the 243 bus any more is the graffiti. There are some big works by Banksy and others that you get a fine view of from the Kingsland Road. A reallly simple one just said Please drive...

Paul Bradley

This morning I saw Nigel from 'stenders, on his pushbike, on Manor Road, Stoke Newington... He was carrying a couple of big sports bags, and looked a bit wobbly....

Secret Franz Ferdinand gig

Writing the number one Stoke Newington website, and sharing an office with their manager, obviously I knew all about this secret gig in Newington Green last night... err... According to www.nme.com "Franz turned up at the Mildmay Social Club in Stoke...

Tommy Walsh

There's me complaining about what a celebrity drought I've been going through since relocating from Primrose Hill to Farringdon, and who do I spy? Only Groundforce's very own Tommy Walsh. It wasn't actually in Farringdon, it was in Stoke Newington, h...

Stoke Newington Train Times

Live departure boards from Stoke Newington, that's quite a handy little page...Also javascript:function%20s(q){r='';t=0;for(i=0;i...

Miles Hunt

Spotted last night, avec shades and an arm full of Morrisson's carrier bags, he was heading home from his weekly shop while we were heading out on ours... actually on Manor Road, about 8pm.

Hey buddy can you spare some cat poo?

A proper frightener yesterday in the mouse department, one up on the sideboard... Clare SCREAMED, which dazed the mouse a bit. He scarpered side to side, realised he was stuck on the side (how did he get up there?) and then took a leap. He did at lea...

Sanjay

Don't know his real name, or what he's doing now, but he was Sanjay from Eastenders, and he walked past Il Bacio on Stoke Newington Church Street last night, and looked in, but didn't come in. Possibly the sight of John Power put him off....

John Power

Got to rush this in to stop the flatmate getting in first, John Power of The La's and Cast was in Il Bacio Italian Restaurant on Stoke Newington Church Street last night. And so were we!...

Trouble on Stoke Newington High Street

Something must have happened on Stoke Newington High Street, it was closed off when I went out, hence the diversion of busses. No reason for it to have affected the 106 though. Many police in attendance, no sign of an accident or anything though....

Electric Soft Parade

The brothers were walking up church street with a few friends, they all had some form of musical instrument with them.

Stoke Newington by the sea

Had a great weekend in Folkestone, only a few tiny disappointments. First, a visit to the Nostalgia Bar, a fifties theme restaurant and bar in what was The Front down Folkestone Harbour. No sign of the promised Kylie Minogue tribute, an oppressive ai...

DC Carver

Mark Wingett who plays DC Carver in The Bill was in "Fresh and Wild", a food shop on Stoke Newington Church Street, Wednesday lunchtime.

John Power

Who says no-one goes to The Tup anymore? John Power (of Cast and The La's) was in The Stoke Tup (a pub) in Stokey on Friday night. He seemed to be holding court with a big group of student types.

Miles Hunt

Miles was in The Birdcage (a pub) in Stokey on Wednesday. He was drinking Speckled Hen (a beer) and being quite loud.

Stoke Newington Crime

Browsing some of the gorier things people have been searching for on this site, I found a link to Mike Riddell - he lives in New Zealand but has written at least one crime novel set in Stoke Newington, can't find him on Amazon though...On the subject...

Stoke Newington serial killer

Back facing a computer instead of a toilet for the first time in a few days, honest I have an alibi for this attempted murder in Clissold Park... Saw many police bundling someone into a van just at the end of the road, hopefully that's the guy...Have...

Stoke Newington

Just noticed that there are loads of new pretenders to the throne of Googling for Stoke Newington this weblog doesn't appear at all any more, since I trimmed some stuff out... stokenewington.co.uk doesn't appear any more either, I wonder if it's a co...

Miles Hunt

Was in a Anglo Asian in Stoke Newington on Saturday night and Miles Hunt was on the next table to us. He was with a friend who was also possibly a roadie, and two other people.

Stuart Lee and Kevin Eldon

As we were heading between pubs around Stoke Newington Church Street on Saturday night, so were they it seems... Kevin was looking like he ate no fat, and Stuart like he ate no lean.

Three wheeled off road baby buggies

This is why there are so many of them; according to BBC newsIn London's Stoke Newington - the new Islington - there are said to be more children under five than anywhere else in EuropeLove how it refers to el presidente as "Labour's Tony Blair" too.....

A night out in Stoke Newington

We replaced the cancelled gig with a night drinking beer in the Defoe (they still have Lock Stock on), and also Rose wine. I'm really into it now, whereas before I only used to drink red. I tried to get into white, but have settled on Rose, I love it...

Sue Perkins

Her from Mel and Sue / Light Lunch / Celebrity Big Brother etc, she was in The Daniel Defoe on Stoke Newington Church Street last night, she was with Emma Kennedy, also off the telly, as previously reported.Probably I should have mentioned Sue first,...

Emma Kennedy

You know, she does the Heat Magazine adverts, she was in The Daniel Defoe on Stoke Newington Church Street last night, she was with Sue Perkins, and another lady who (gasp) appeared not to be famous. I don't think they're local as they were both amaz...

Stoke Newington Cinema

While I'm in this thread I should give a mention to the Rio Cinema, 103-107 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB (Telephone 020 7241 9410).It's the nearest cinema to stokey, but it wasn't showing the mighty mighty Pirates of the Carribean......

Suede

Suede play London, 12th of December, bit steep though... do I do nothing but complain about costs? Am I mean? At least it's a proper gig that we have a chance of getting tickets to, after the fiasco that was the ICA.Morrissey in London 18/07/09 &poun...

Paul Bradley

Nigel from 'Stenders was on our nightbus (N106) home on Tuesday night. He got on the bus and promptly fell on someone, possibly he had been drinking. He was dressed all in white, white trousers and a big white hooded top.

Why I can't stay in Stoke Newington

This place looks nice, very nice, out of my league though, shame.Today, hopefully:Finish moduling up my library of stuff, to make it properly reusable on BarflyMore admin, so many mailsFixing some stuff on Barfly, never should have started on it...Sa...