Advertising Feature For Stirling Ackroyd Estate Agents Unless you have been living under the most secluded rock possible, you will know what London will be hosting the Olympics next near after winning the rights to do so back in 2005. It will bring the attention of the world to the city and will generate millions [...]

Residents gather outside the Cost Cutter store on the corner of Mount Pleasant and Theydon Rd BREAKING NEWS: People along Mount Pleasant Hill in Upper Clapton were startled this evening at 7:15  when threy saw a 4 x 4 being chased by another car. What appears to be a domestic incident involving a young child [...]

Do you like your vino red, white or green? Borough Wines’s bring-your-own-bottle service cuts cost and carbon drastically

Several weeks back, whilst waiting to get some money out of the cash-point at the Dalston Junction crossroads, I noticed a dead seagull on the road. It’s a bit rare to see these agile, corpulent birds as victims of city traffic, it must have been kamikaze-diving for some fast food remnants on the road. In [...]

On the 11th July, 29 year old Daniel Barnes will compete in this years Etape du Tour ride to help raise money in memory of his friend Dan Cox, who was killed by a left-turning lorry in Dalston junction in February this year. Starting in Modane Valfréjus and covering 109km to the summit of Alpe [...]

‘The Messenger’ has taken some time to reach our shores. The film was released in the United States in 2009 and Woody Harrelson’s role in it saw him pick up a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2010 Oscars.  Perhaps the delay is due to the fact that ‘The Messenger’ is not an easy sale. [...]

He’s been offered places at six universities including Cambridge, but  17 year old Franklyn Addo is seriously considering London School of Economics, where he will study sociology. Explaining to Hackney Hive his choice of LSE over Cambridge, he said: “I really love London and I don’t want to leave. Besides, it would be hard to [...]

London Field Farmers Market organizers are telling people ‘use it or lose it.’ The market that launched in May of 2010, appears to have hit a stumbling block and may have to close if more people don’t shop. Cheryl Cohen from London Farmers’ Market explained; “We don’t want to close the market but footfall is [...]

A world war 2 bomb was discovered in an Eleanor Road garden near Hackney Central, by builders this morning at around 10 am. Nearby residents were moved to safety, while police closed Eleanor Road and part of Wilton way. Bomb disposal experts examined the artillery shell and are removing it for further tests. The area [...]

THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED ON THURSDAY The Apple Cart Festival rolls into town (Victoria Park) on Sunday 7th August and Hackney Hive has 2 pairs of tickets to give away. This years line up includes Tim Minchin, Saint Etienne, Giles Peterson, two time Grammy award winners Soul II Soul, Badly [...]