Power to the People

It appears that the Boycott Nandos people are mounting their last stand against Richard Midda. Their objective is to block Nando’s application for an alcohol licence. Given the number of pubs and licenced restaurants on Church Street already, all I have to say is, “good luck with that”.

My question is: What do you really hope to achieve? The Vortex is gone and not coming back. Richard Midda isn’t obliged to rent the premises out to your “business co-operative” or anyone of your choosing. Your victory, if any, will be pyrrhic. If not Nandos, it will be another big hitter who can afford Midda’s rent. Simple as that.

Sorry.

Spring Snow On The TS Stoke

Click on the above to see some Stoke Newington Easter snow. It also is a reminder that the TS Stoke on Church Street used to be home to the Stoke Newington Sea Cadets.

In one of their top-ten idiotic moves, the friend of children and “the people”, Jules & Co’s Hackney Labour pulled the rug out from under the cadets and tried to sell the TS Stoke to developers in 2005.

The cadets moved to Islington. And the TS Stoke? It sits abandoned and presumably still owned by Hackney Council.

Midda’s Chickens Part Deux

Click on the above and feel the pain of someone a bit late to the party.

Midda’s Chickens

Word on the street is that Pearl’s Place is going to be home of Church Street’s first chain, Nandos.

Discuss.

Focus on Stoke Newington

Wanna know more about our beloved home? Click here for the Times Online Focus on Stoke Newington.

Pearl’s Palace?

Not Pearl’s Palace , it’s Pearl’s Place.

Any offers on what it will be?

Why do I get the feeling we don’t want to know.

Maybe a bowling alley?

Has Somebody’s Stop Notice Been Lifted?

I see Richard “The Prince of Darkness” Midda’s boys are back laying bricks at the old Vortex site.

 I sincerely hope our friend’s two month delay and the recent time change aren’t proving too inconvenient or costly.

/sarc off. 

Stop Notice, What Stop Notice?

Building activity at the old Vortex site, starting at 0630 this morning.

UPDATE

18.10 and these muppets are still at it. Midda now disregarding usual planning perms working hours too?

Have Richard Midda’s Chickens Finally Come Home To Roost?

   At long last, Hackney Council’s planning lawyers have served our Richard with a Stop Notice. Hackney are unhappy that he tore down the old-Vortex facade contrary to planning premission and are finally doing something about it.

And to top it off, it looks like our squatter friends still have in in for Richard too.

I have to laugh, because it appears that this is the first time anyone’s told Richard, “no”.

Bring Me The Head of Guy Nicholson (Another Day, Another Free Pass)

You know, instead of crowing about Labour’s by-election success in Southall, I’ve got something for a Hackney “Labour party activist” to do: SORT OUT HACKNEY PLANNING!!