Help disadvantaged children overcome the impacts of lockdown
A charitable Islington group is on a mission to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds whose education declined during lockdown....
Foodbank staff hopeful Trick or Eat event will bolster dwindling supplies
Hackney residents are turning Halloween on its head for a third year running – joining the Trick or Eat trail and donating food for...
Halloween Trick or Eat trail launches in E17 to support local food bank
Walthamstow residents are turning Halloween on its head this year as a Trick or Eat trail collects food for people in need. Last year’s...
Zero Waste Week: The London indies helping you switch out plastic
It’s Zero Waste Week and, while yet another national week of something usually generates a fair amount of eye-rolling in the LBC office,...
Walthamstow’s new shop local club pledges support for food bank
The Local Buyers Club is expanding into Walthamstow and raising funds for a local food bank. Our shop-local movement encourages people to...
Discover London’s best independent breweries
When it comes to finding brilliant businesses for the Local Buyers Club to promote to its members, we find ourselves drawn to breweries!...
Beer discovery club Draught Drop a boost for indie breweries
Beer discovery club Draught Drop is helping Londoners sample fabulous beer from the capital’s best breweries. The business is run by a...
From banking to healthy snacks – the story behind Manna Eating
Vanessa Austin walked away from a lucrative career in investment banking to launch a business that feeds the soul. Uncomfortable with the...
ORA: Meet the talented young brewer behind some of London’s most exciting beers!
The team at ORA Brewing have an eye for talent. When they took on head brewer Julia Huber, she was just 21 years old but her unique...
Shop-local this Father's Day
Scratching your head for Father’s Day ideas? We’ve put together a list of our favourite independent shops and makers to make it easier –...