Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Borough is to become the first in the country to introduce a 20mph speed limit on residential roads
Londonist (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
On a buzzy Friday night we were invited to Public House for dinner. The name suggested boozer but we couldn't picture the location on Islington Park Street. The website yelped elegant bar and the sample menu made us salivate. Were we going to a pub or an upmarket eaterie? Both, as it turns out. A mash up of aspirational fine dining, buckets of booze, cocktails to fit your mood and candles to make...
Mary Honeyball MEP (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
St George’s Ward in Islington North have selected a three high-powered candidates for the London Borough elections in May, Jessica Asato, Acting Director of Progress, Alex Smith who runs Labour List and Gary Heather of the CWU. They don’t come much more impressive than that. Yesterday afternoon I was pleased to take up the invite to the [...]
London Chow -Where to eat in London (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
It must be pretty tough for an Indian restaurant to be located within a stone's throw to Masala Zone in Angel Islington's Upper Street. Londoners seem to have this penchant for Wagamama (insert link?) styled dining - tucking into pseudo fast food on simple tablecloth free tables with equally plain seats. Even with the lunch special that Gufaa is currently having, people still flock to Masala
House of Dumb (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
In so far as even the Moonbat himself has thrown the UEA fraudsters under the Prius, this would tend to undercut the BBC's claim to be objective. The BBC can't claim to be balanced because it's 'being attacked by both sides'. There's no both sides, there's fringe lunatics and there's everyone else, including plenty of ecoloons. Hey, when you're too much of a moonbat even for the moonbat, you are indeed...
Stronger Unions (Free subscription) | yesterday
A nice piece in the Guardian today remembering Pat Ripley a former NUPE Shop Steward who in 1986 led an occupation of Islington Town Hall as part of a campaign for better pay for homecare workers – of which she was one. You can read the article on the Guardian site here.
Click World News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Adventures with Chocolate: 80 sensational recipe is chocolate genius Paul A. Young's first foray into cook-books, and, like his wonderful shops in London, it's playful, inspiring, delicious and surprising. Young's gifted touch with truffles, brownies and drinking chocolate have made his Islington store a fixture in our orbit around London. My wife's pregnancy was eased with his sea-salt caramels; we...
Londonist (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
logo for the 6th edition of the Month The second annual Queer History Writing Prize was launched by Untold London in association with Chroma earlier in November. This week sees 2 ' inspiration events' designed to get your creativity flowing and your words written and both are free to attend. On Friday the British Museum hosts a one-off gallery tour based on a specially developed LGBT history trail...
Stonch's Beer Blog (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
If you've been reading this website for a while, you might have picked up that I've developed a habit of photographing discarded beer bottles and cans. It all began when empties kept appearing in the same spot on my way to work. In order to give this weird fascination some purpose, I post the photos on the blog and try and raise a smile on your red, jowly faces. As I was approaching The Duke of Cambridge...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
According to the bands MySpace page, We Are The Ocean's scheduled headline London show tomorrow (December 1st) at the Electric Ballroom has been moved to the O2 Islington Academy. All original tickets are still valid.
Londonist (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Have you ever watched a florist take a couple of stems and some leaves, suddenly twist them into a cellophane-covered work of art in a matter of seconds, and thought "I wish I could do that!"? If so, then a new series of floristry workshops for beginners could be just the thing for you. Marianne Johnson of Sweet Pea Flowers teaches masterclasses which mix practical skills with useful professional...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Europe and the Arab street are both grappling with a fast-changing world where Asia is becoming more important for the first time in centuries Reading about the Swiss electorate's unexpected vote to ban the building of minarets I thought not just of Nick Griffin and how pleased he must be this morning ("Switzerland shows the way, comrades"), but of Emma Thompson, equally daft in her own...
StroudGreen.org - All Discussions (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
From the Friends of Parkland Walk PARKLAND WALK – A WINTER WALK ON THE WILDSIDE Sunday 6th December 2.00pm to 4.00pm Why not join Richard Meyers, Islington’s Nature Reserve Warden and fellow lovers of the Parkland Walk for a gentle exploration of the Parkland Walk in winter? There is no charge and everyone is invited. Please meet up 5 minutes before the starting time. No need to confirm...
Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
Householders in an Islington square accused council chiefs of betraying them after a planning blunder that could see their streets swamped with cars
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 30/11/2009
The Raveonettes have lined-up dates for a forthcoming tour of the U.K. The jaunt is set to kick off on December 14 in Manchester and will include stops in Glasgow, Newcastle, and Birmingham. The short jaunt is set to be wrapped up on December 18 in London. The Raveonettes Tour date: Manchester Ruby Lounge (December 14) Glasgow Oran Mor (15) Newcastle Academy 2 (16) Birmingham Hare & Hounds (17)...
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legaleagle1 | 17/09/2008
Islington Tribune - by DAVID ST GEORGE Published: 12 September 2008 ‘Killer left smiling after knife attack’ Teenager stabbed in row with stranger, jury told A KILLER was smiling as he jogged away after stabbing a student, a jury heard. Witnesses saw him “looking smug” moments after he plunged a knife into the chest of a teenager who collapsed dying at a busy junction at the Angel, the Old Bailey
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