Following on from Dalston stories, the Times are writing about our old 'hood also. I think they make it sound rougher than it was - I certainly never had a cab driver refuse to take me home after dark, yet people always quote this as established fact. In fact, I used to train at the Kings Gym with several cab drivers who presumably lived in Dalston and used to get a workout out of the way in the morning before going up West to catch the lunchtime trade.

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