Hackney kids record charity single with Mark Owen
Take That’s Mark Owen has recorded a charity single with children at Grasmere Primary in Stoke Newington. The world-famous singer...
Enchanting pixie homes springing up in Islington
Mischievous pixies are dodging Islington’s sky-high property prices and setting up bijou homes all over the area. Little pixie doors and...
Food Bank issues urgent call for food and volunteers this Easter
Volunteers are needed to help serve families at Hackney Food Bank’s lunch club this Easter Holidays. They are also appealing for food...
INDEPENDENT ISLINGTON: AREA GUIDE
Islington’s independent heart beats loudly. This is an area guide with a difference – giving you the inside track on the best way to...
STOKE NEWINGTON AREA GUIDE
Centuries of campaigning have helped make Stoke Newington one of London’s most vibrant, community-minded, independent and green...
Love Local: 7 ideas for a truly North London Valentine’s Day
Left Valentine’s till the last minute? We bring you some top romantic ideas worth staying local for. 1. PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT Top of...
Direct trade coffee - from war-torn Cameroon to Hackney's Twisted Fork
A London café owner has built a unique alliance with a trader from Cameroon whose workers risk their lives to export coffee from their...
Rent hikes - biggest threat to East London's independent businesses
Landlords demanding astronomical rent increases from small businesses are eroding East London’s communities and way of life. That’s the...
Upper Street, Islington - A brief (and remarkable) history
Once known as ‘The Devil’s Mile’ (on account of crime levels, drunkenness and prostitution), Upper Street has seen it all. Originally a...
Clowns prepare for annual Grimaldi Service in Hackney
Dig out your squirty flowers and polish your red nose - a memorial service with a difference is coming to Hackney and clowning around is...