Newsagent fights Games banner ban

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Newsagent refuses to remove Olympic bunting
Newsagent refuses to remove Olympic bunting

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A Hackney newsagent has been ordered by local council officials to remove Olympics themed bunting and union jacks from outside his shop, Hamdy's News, in Stoke Newington. All because they breached LOCOG rules.

But owner Hamdy Shahein, for the most part, is sticking to his guns - he wants his shop to celebrate the Games.

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