If you are are musican, group, DJ looking for representation?  Reprise Music Group may be worth a look at. They are an independent music publishing group, aiming to provide a platform for the maximum possible exposure for their writers and their work and to create income from the various streams available in the world of [...]

So Alessandra Williams a prospective independent parliamentary candidate for Hackney North & Stoke Newington, resides in leafy, stockbroker belt Reigate Surrey – nowhere close to East London and definitely not in Hackney. While it’s not uncommon for prospective MPs to eye constituencies far from their homes, Hackney Hive, most visitors to this site and I, [...]

East London is ready to jumpstart the capital’s summer of music festivals with Vortex Outdoors, a free day-long music and art event which will take place in Dalston’s Gillett Square on Sunday 9th May. Vortex Outdoors, produced by The Vortex jazz club, BrazenBunch and Hackney Cooperative Developments, will feature high-quality dynamic performances from the music [...]

You wonder why it’s taken so long to happen. An area like Stoke Newington  long associated with dissidents, free thinkers, writers, artists, bohemians and all in-between. Wonder no more, Stoke Newington now has it’s very own Literary Festival or at least it will this summer, thanks to Liz Vater of Stoke Newington, Jo Adams of  Stoke Newington Books and [...]

Barrister and criminologist,  Alessandra Williams announced in March she would be running,  for what has become Diane Abbott’s very comfy cozy safe seat for 23 years. Ms Williams of Stoke Newington is a single mother of two boys,  a 16 year old and 22 year old.  She has worked in the private, public and voluntary [...]

I caught up with Diane Abbott who was kind enough to spare a few minutes answering some questions for Hackney Hive,  and I’m happy to report  that like me, the  incumbent Hackney North & Stoke Newington Labour MP,  lets off a few F bombs  when needed. 1)  What was the deciding factor that made you run [...]

Police were called at 1:00 pm Wednesday 28 April to reports of a fight in Upper Clapton Road. They found a 17 year old male suffering from stab wounds The victim was air lifted from the square of the Ickburgh Estate on Ickburgh Road, to an East London Hospital. The condition of the victim is [...]

See, it can be done. You don’t have to go to Africa to palm hands of corrupt officials and lie to get a baby. Right on American celebrity doorsteps, are children of all colours desperately waiting to be adopted.  Sandra Bullock has done the impossible and adopted a  3 1/2 child born in New Orleans,  [...]

I figured with just 10 days left until voting day, Matt Sellwood, Green Party parliamentary candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington,  as well as council candidate for Clissold ward,  had outlined all the the Green Parties key issues enough times,  so I cut him some slack and instead asked Matt a few of my [...]

A project for 13 – 24 year olds. Work with professional artists and architects from international art collective Delta Arts and the Geffrye Museum to create a temporary architectural structure inspired by natural habitat systems to be exhibited at the Geffrye Museum. This project is for 13-24 year olds and is being held at the [...]