by Annem Hobson | Oct 12, 2018 | Health & Fitness, Interviews
In need of a bike service and having walked past Rockstone Cycling Hub on a number of occasions, I was inspired to keep it local. Meeting with the inspiring owners, Rockford Copeland and Clifton Goldson, to discuss the services available, it became apparent that the...
by Annem Hobson | Jun 29, 2017 | Interviews
I can’t remember being told not to trust the police, but growing up I never did. A strong statement but perhaps not surprising when you learn I’m Black British and was brought up in Tottenham. I was a curious (read: nosey) child, and snatches of adult...
by Annem Hobson | Dec 1, 2016 | Interviews
Tottenham is changing and Franklin Boateng embodies the creative spirit on the move like few others. This is a man who’s been harassed and legally challenged by big business – and won. Who helped shape the way the 2011 riots were reported in the mainstream news. A...
by Annem Hobson | Sep 8, 2016 | Interviews
Free Cakes for Kids was founded in Oxford nearly a decade ago to provide free birthday cakes for kids who might otherwise go without. The not-for-profit organisation now has almost 60 branches across the country. The Haringey branch was set-up in 2014, after Gabby...
by Annem Hobson | Jul 14, 2016 | People
From Texas to Tottenham. A journey of around 5,000 miles and not much obviously in common. Until last week. On Thursday 7 July I saw the film The Hard Stop, while across the pond, five police officers were killed and several more officers and civilians were wounded by...
by Annem Hobson | May 8, 2016 | People
Seeing Broadwater Farm from Lordship Rec for the first time, a visiting friend asked “What’s that building? It’s beautiful.” The sky was blue and vast, tinged with a glowing pink marking the impending sundown. The open expanse of the fields casts a unique magic over...
