Hackney-based Creative Network Partners, who manage creative hubs Netil House and Hackney Downs…
From swigging Scotch on Burns Night to celebrating the sunburn-inducing rays of our Australian brethren – this week is about indulging and imbibing. Choose from a cocktail course, an Italian wine and spirits taster, or just sip away on one of the best loved beers from down under. For those…
The Christmas rush for the Whitgift Shopping Centre, Croydon saw consumers flooding through its doors with more than one million visitors in the last five shopping days. Some believe the boom was helped by the closure in September of Croydon’s oldest store, Allders, after almost one hundred years in business while…
Christmas is a time for giving, which can make it easy to overlook where we do our getting. However, ethical consumerism can come into its own during the festive season. Gifts which have been carefully considered can mean so much more than something picked up at the last minute. With…
With only ten shopping days left before Christmas it’s nice to know that the best is yet to come – there are markets and fairs aplenty across Eastlondonlines boroughs. Here’s our rundown of the best, so you can avoid the last minute trolley dash on Christmas eve……
Nothing says Christmas more than the smell of pine needles, so much so that Christmas trees have avoided the clutches of the recession, according to experts. Kelty Kaston, owner of The Christmas Forest, which has 7 branches throughout the capital including one in Stoke Newington, says that sales of trees…
Stuck for Christmas present ideas? Are those two-for-one Sainsbury’s selection boxes looking appealing? Before you resign yourself to giving everyone gift vouchers, EastLondonLines has picked the five best places in Hackney for unusual presents.…
Broke but in desperate need of a wardrobe makeover? Then pop down to Old Spitalfields Market on Saturday 5 February and get ‘swishing’! Based on the simple premise that ‘one person’s trash is another person’s treasure,’ the idea of ‘swishing’ is that people bring things they do not want and…
If the idea of of battling your way along Oxford Street, through crowds of frantic Christmas shoppers, fills you with dread then look no further. We’ve selected the best local Christmas markets and handily put them into four maps – one for each borough.…
If the idea of of battling your way along Oxford Street, through crowds of frantic Christmas shoppers fills you with dread then look no further. We’ve selected the best local Christmas markets and handily put them into four maps – one for each borough.…
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