A huge row has broken out over proposals to introduce parking charges at one of London’s most famous grassroots football venues. Hackney council is proposing to charge drivers up to £5.70 per hour – ...

This grab taken from video taken on Aug. 21, 2015, shows Jermaine Wright, a NHS pharmacist and referee of the Hackney Marshes grassroots football league, in London. Wright, affectionately known as Mr.

Plans to introduce parking charges at a famous London grassroots football venue are to be extended across other parks and leisure facilities, The Standard can reveal. More than 1,450 people have ...

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Fans are (hopefully) coming back this season, which means a chance to watch football in some of the most beautiful, weird and exhilarating grounds, to test the pints and pies and to visit some places ...

A plan to apply for permission for up to 30 events a year on Hackney Marshes in east London has been shelved. Hackney Council wanted to host the events every year between May and August for the next ...

LONDON (AP) — The best referees are largely invisible, maintaining order unobtrusively and letting the players decide the game. Their absence — when things can spin out of control — is often more ...

Hackney Marshes has always been more than just a set of football pitches — it’s a lifeline. For decades, it has been the beating heart of grassroots football in London, giving thousands of people, ...

LONDON (AP) - The best referees are largely invisible, maintaining order unobtrusively and letting the players decide the game. Their absence - when things can spin out of control - is often more ...