Bare Brew - Love, sweat and tears! Meet the couple behind Wanstead’s loveliest café!
Bare Brew – Wanstead’s award-winning café - is a real family affair. When Lisa Hampson-Isteed quit her job as a sound engineer in reality...
Twisted Fork conjures up more events
A popular magic café in Stoke Newington is expanding its programme of events. The Twisted Fork, which launched on the High Street as the...
Re:Store zero waste shop in Hackney Downs celebrates a brilliant first year
When Megan Adams started to cut down on single use plastics it became something of an obsession. Faced with a big commute to her nearest...
Platform: The new London venue transforming attitudes to gaming
If you thought gaming was the pursuit of geeky teenagers in dark and dingy bedrooms – think again! A new venue in East London is...
Three brilliant ways to spend Small Business Saturday
The perfect antidote to Black Friday and Cyber Monday takes place this weekend and it looks set to be super lovely. Prepare yourself for...
Local traders prepare for "A Very Stokey Christmas" this Sunday
Independent traders in Stoke Newington are pulling out all the stops for A Very Stokey Christmas. The event takes place on Sunday...
Indie Week: the colourful alternative to Black Friday
Forget Black Friday! Celebrate independent shops, artists, makers and small businesses instead! The team behind the Just a Card campaign...
The North London gym that’s so good members quit their day jobs to work there
As a teenager Poppy Alfredou dreamt of a life in fashion, she was underweight and had bad eating habits – the last place you’d find her...
North London's best independent cinemas
Why drive to a soulless out-of-town cinema when you can walk to your nearest independent for an altogether richer experience? The reasons...
100 free Bloody Marys on offer as Little Bat adds new restaurant in N1
A popular neighbourhood bar in Islington that serves the best brunches in town has just added a restaurant to its offering. The Little...