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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
[from Islington Gazette] £5m estate revamp finished by April, vow housing bosses nlnews@archant.co.uk 26 November 2008 THE DELAYED £5million regeneration of a Finsbury Park housing estate will be finished by next April, housing bosses have promised angry residents. Almost 50 people living in Millfield and Fallowfield tower blocks, on the Six Acres estate, have signed a petition claiming external refurbishment...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by PETER GRUNER Published: 17 October 2008 Finsbury Park Labour councillor Phil Kelly wants residents to protest against plans for a casino Storm over plans for ‘Vegas-style’ casino HEADTEACHERS are backing a campaign opposing plans to turn an amusement arcade in Holloway into a “Vegas-style”, high-paying gambling casino. Objectors are expected to attend...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by TOM FOOT Published: 3 October 2008 Students will move into former factory A FORMER tonic wine factory in Finsbury Park is to be turned into a 56-bed student home. Councillors on east area planning committee have given the go-ahead to developer Tolak Establishment to convert the Grade II-listed building, in Thane [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by ROISIN GADELRAB Published: 25 July 2008 Club knifing ‘only a matter of time’ POLICE fear that a shooting or stabbing is imminent at one of Finsbury Park’s longest-running nightclubs unless opening hours are cut back to 2am. Councillors will review Orleans nightclub’s 24-hour licence at the Town Hall on Monday [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
The following link from Islington council prompts you a pdf document containing all the details of the proposed station upgrade details reported by this Blog back in March 2008. According to Tfl web site the application is approved and works should start in 2009. There are some rumors reported on a Londonist article, related to King’s Cross [...]
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PLATTITUDE (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Jimmy Cliff is playing in Finsbury Park later this afternoon as part of the Greater London Authority's Rise festival. One of Boris Johnson's first acts as mayor was to strip the free event of its anti-racist theme, a decision that led to the withdrawal of £60,000 in trade union sponsorship but was greeted with delight by the new BNP London Assembly member Richard Barnbrook. Of course any multicultural...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 09/07/2008
[from Islington Gazette] Toilet art gallery made homeless nlnews@archant.co.uk 09 July 2008 AN ART gallery created in an old toilet block in Finsbury Park has been left homeless after Haringey Council pulled the plug on its lease, it claims. Fine arts graduate Shiri Shalmy, who runs gallery:space, has been forced to move the independent art centre out of its park [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
[from Building web site] Benson & Forsyth win Finsbury Park design contest 1 July, 2008 By Olivia Boyd Architect beats Studio Egret West, John McAslan and Panter Hudspith for redevelopment scheme Architect Benson & Forsyth has won the design competition for the City North Site in Islington, London. The firm beat four other practices to the redevelopment scheme next to [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 26/06/2008
[from Islington Gazette] Police shut down crack den nlnews@archant.co.uk 25 June 2008 A CRACK den in a road notorious for drugs and groups of youths has been closed. The second-floor flat in Quill Street, Finsbury Park, was boarded up last week following a raid by police officers in which they found drug paraphernalia in every room. According to police, the flat [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 16/06/2008
[from NME] CSS, Jimmy Cliff, The Aliens set for free London festival Greater London Authority announce Finsbury Park gig Jun 16, 2008 0 Comments CSS news, reviews, video and tour dates Add CSS to MyNME CSS, Jimmy Cliff and The Aliens will play the free Rise festival, set to take place in London’s Finsbury Park on July 13. Sharon Jones And The [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 01/06/2008
[from Islington Journal] Islington Tribune - by PETER GRUNER Published: 30 May 2008 Islington news | CAB | Citizens Advice Bureau | new offices | Lib Dem councillor | Terry Stacy | Finsbury Park | Holloway Advice bureau to open two offices| A NEW Citizens Advice Bureau is to open in Islington later this year as part of a [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 17/05/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by PETER GRUNER Published: 16 May 2008 Supporters and organisers at the Finsbury Park art exhibition opening night ‘We don't want to lose our converted toilet art gallery!’ Fears that exhibition space will be replaced by information centre ART lovers turned out in large numbers to support a popular gallery in a converted [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by PETER GRUNER Published: 11 April 2008 David Bellamy will be the top speaker at a conference organised by Finsbury Park-based Natural Death Centre next weekend. Bury black, green is the colour for a funeral that’s eco-friendly Charity offers tips on how to depart the world in a plain cardboard coffin WORLD-famous [...]
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by ROISIN GADELRAB Published: 11 April 2008 Flashback: police in Blackstock Road ‘Little Algiers’ bounces back after raid by riot-gear police Shops determined to revive reputation as street becomes dispersal zone FINSBURY Park’s “Little Algiers” will be under surveillance for the next three months as police and businesses help rebuild the reputation of...
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A blog for Finsbury Park N4 (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
[from Islington Tribune] Islington Tribune - by PETER GRUNER Published: 4 April 2008 Environment duo for Finsbury Park TWO new environmental officers are going on patrol in Finsbury Park this week in an effort to clean up an area with a reputation for grubbiness. The London boroughs-funded FinFuture launched the scheme to help residents and businesses keep the [...]
