Planning your wedding is never easy. Planing your wedding in the UK especially if you are of an ethnic heritage such as African or Caribbean, and want to include cultural attributes in to your wedding can be frustrating, if you don’t have the right avenues.  Lets face it, your average wedding planner wouldn’t know where [...]

    The fashion designer whose studio is based in Hackney, wowed them again at  London Fashion Week, when he showed his summer 2012 collection a week ago. Fast,  a Canadian who graduated from Central St. Martins, is known for his exciting and innovative use of yarns of  wool, linen, silk and cotton in his [...]

Beekeepers are divided over whether the influx of honeybees in our cities puts a strain on their food resources

We heard from Liz today who told us Carlitos is now safe at home after missing for a week. After Hackney Hive reported the little fella missing last week, the site received thousands more visits per day than it usually does. It was also linked on peoples Facebook accounts and forwarded by email. Although there [...]

UPDATE: Carlitos was found in Hackney yesterday, Monday 1st August ! Carlitos a Chihuahua, went missing on Monday 25th July from the London Fields area. He is a male adult micro-chipped dog who needs his medication to keep him from being sick and is very much loved and missed by his owner Elizabeth.   Carlitos was [...]

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 [...]

When Debora Robertson returned to her Stoke Newington home on Monday morning (9th May), from walking her dog Barney, she found her 8 month old kitten Prune laying on a sofa. After picking her up she noticed how lethargic Prune was, and her first thought was her kitten had eaten something toxic, but on closer [...]

Imagine having 44 carefully selected affordable designer gear and beautiful handmade jewelry,  lined up for you to try on and buy.  Imagine that place is not a crowded store up town, but a private apartment near you or even your home with your friends. Throw in some cup cakes, tea or champagne, like minded souls, [...]

TOMMY WAS FOUND YESTERDAY 3, FEBRUARY AND HAS BEEN REUNITED WITH HIS OWNER Tommy has been missing since Sunday from Clapton (Kenninghall road, Maury road and Evering road). More details and downloadable poster on the Hackney Hive forum

Babies as young as a few weeks old will soon be able to take part in an award-winning swimming course in Hackney when classes open next month. Recently voted the UK’s Best National Baby & Toddler Development Activity, Water Babies enables babies to swim underwater as well as on the surface. It is designed to [...]