

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...

10 BENEFITS OF SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT BUSINESS
We often see the slogan "Shop Local" but what are the actual benefits of doing so? Here's what we think. If you're looking for lovely...


Singing releases same ‘love’ hormone as sex
Has the dip in temperature set your mood to blue? Research into the health benefits of singing shows it could be just the think to perk...


Dandy Star: The parent project that made a colourful mark on East London
One of Columbia Road’s most colourful businesses celebrates 15 years of trading this year. Dandy Star has had a remarkable journey. It...


Islington Giving & Local Buyers Club: Boosting good causes & local business
Two organisations dedicated to making life better in Islington have teamed up. The Local Buyers Club, a discount card promoting...


Islington Giving & Local Buyers Club: Boosting local business and good causes
Two organisations dedicated to making life better in Islington have teamed up. The Local Buyers Club, a discount card promoting...


Home fragrance company House of Buckley launches first shop
It has been a life-changing few years for candlemaker Caroline Buckley. In the two years since she launched House of Buckley, she’s gone...


Food banks: Flawed benefits system failing Hackney’s most vulnerable
(The team at Hackney Foodbank) Residents with severe mental health problems are being thrown on the scrapheap and left to a downward...


London’s Magnificent Seven Cemeteries: the life inside
There’s beauty in the fact that London’s Magnificent Seven Cemeteries are teeming with life… Not the rising from the dead, ghost and...


Moio: the homely restaurant with exciting flavours
If you haven’t ventured into Moio yet you really should. It combines the warmth of a neighbourhood restaurant with the talents of a top...