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• Westminster terror attack: ‘everything suddenly went very still’

  23-03-2017 14:27 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  EXCLUSIVE: Our reporter James Somper recalls the experience of being in Westminster on Wednesday afternoon. 
  A police officer stands on Albert embankment near to the Palace of Westminster, London, after at least two people have died after a knifeman brought terror to the heart of Westminster, mowing down pedestrians then stabbing a policeman before he was shot by armed officers. Credit:  Lauren Hurley/Press Association
  I heard three gunshots. I froze.It had been a d
  
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• Karate expert gears up for Tokyo 2020

  23-03-2017 13:57 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  A karate expert from Holloway has set his sights on qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
  Last June, the Olympic Committee announced that karate would be included as an Olympic sport for the first time. This announcement signalled a number of significant changes in how the sport is governed.
  Alton Brown, who trains at Ringcross Community Centre in Holloway, has come a long way in 20 years. Growing up in Bethnal Green in East London, Brown started Karate when he was 11. Now he sees qualifying f
  
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• Gazette letters: City and Islington College, pollution and spring ... - Islington Gazette

  23-03-2017 13:36 via islingtongazette.co.uk
  
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  Gazette letters: City and Islington College, pollution and spring ...
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  I'm writing to you to discuss the students of City and Islington College and the college itself, writes Ellie Wacks, City and Islington College student.and more »
  
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• Shoreditch Grind licence plans delayed - Islington Now

  23-03-2017 13:34 via islingtonnow.co.uk
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  Shoreditch Grind licence plans delayed
  Islington Now
  A popular espresso bar and restaurant has been forced to prolong its wait for a late night music licence after a council hearing over the issue has been delayed. Shoreditch Grind is looking to be able to play recorded music past 11pm on Friday and ...
  
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• Shoreditch Grind licence plans delayed

  23-03-2017 13:34 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  A popular espresso bar and restaurant has been forced to prolong its wait for a late night music licence after a council hearing over the issue has been delayed.
  Shoreditch Grind is looking to be able to play recorded music past 11pm on Friday and Saturday nights, when it is open until 1am. This requires an extended licence, for which an application was submitted in December.
  Speaking to Islington Now, founder and chief executive David Abrahamovitch said: “It is a relatively minor app
  
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• Meet the author of Hornsey Road art project - Islington Now

  23-03-2017 13:13 via islingtonnow.co.uk
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  Meet the author of Hornsey Road art project
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  Bright yellow polystyrene figures hanging off objects have appeared in Hornsey Road over the past few days. Islington Now tracked down the artist and asked him what it was all about. 'Kit' has been an artist for about 25 years, but prefers to remain ...
  
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• Cat Power at Islington Assembly Hall: 'her musical soliloquies could draw tears from a statue' - Islington Gazette

  23-03-2017 13:08 via islingtongazette.co.uk
  
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  Cat Power at Islington Assembly Hall: 'her musical soliloquies could draw tears from a statue'
  Islington Gazette
  Most artists like to start a show with fanfare. But then again, if history has shown us one thing, it is that Cat Power is not most artists. She does things her own way. Save for two festival slots, it is almost 18 months since the mercurial Power ...
  
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• Meet the author of Hornsey Road art project

  23-03-2017 13:07 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  Bright yellow polystyrene figures hanging off objects have appeared in Hornsey Road over the past few days. Islington Now tracked down the artist and asked him what it was all about.‘Kit’ has been an artist for about 25 years, but prefers to remain anonymous. “I want people to look at my art, not at me,” he says.
  We meet in Deti’s Deli Café, situated in the midst of his improvised street-art exhibition. Kit calls his figures ‘stickmen’ and makes t
  
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• Angel Comedy Club – cheap gags!

  23-03-2017 12:53 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  Saving a few pennies is always a cause for celebration in London. When it comes to comedy or drama however, a common expectation is that what you pay for is what you get. So where does that leave Angel comedy club then?
  Angel Comedy runs free stand-up seven nights a week from a function room above the Camden Head pub in Angel. The success of this comedian-run night prompted its organisers to crowd-fund the purchase of their very own pub a minute’s walk away. The team now split themselves b
  
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• TfL U-turn over Highbury Overground staff cuts - Islington Now

  23-03-2017 12:49 via islingtonnow.co.uk
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  TfL U-turn over Highbury Overground staff cuts
  Islington Now
  Rail bosses yesterday decided not to remove staff from Highbury & Islington Overground station after customers expressed safety concerns.Staff would be removed from four Overground stations: Canada Water, West Brompton, Blackhorse Road and Highbury ...and more »
  
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• TfL U-turn over Highbury Overground staff cuts

  23-03-2017 12:47 via islingtonnow.co.uk
  Rail bosses yesterday decided not to remove staff from Highbury & Islington Overground station after customers expressed safety concerns.Staff would be removed from four Overground stations: Canada Water, West Brompton, Blackhorse Road and Highbury & Islington.The decision comes amidst record budget cuts by TfL after the Department for Transport announced in 2015 that it would have to withdraw its £700m funding pool for TfL, leaving the organisation to face the prospect of having t
  
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• Street brawls highlight gang problem - Islington Now

  23-03-2017 12:13 via islingtonnow.co.uk
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  Street brawls highlight gang problem
  Islington Now
  Earlier this month, a group of mainly young women brawled in the middle of Goswell Road, throwing chairs and punches and bringing traffic to a halt. The scene was captured on film by one bystander, who posted it on Facebook. Only days after, another ...
  
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• Street brawls highlight gang problem

  23-03-2017 12:13 via islingtonnow.co.uk
   
  Earlier this month, a group of mainly young women brawled in the middle of Goswell Road, throwing chairs and punches and bringing traffic to a halt. The scene was captured on film by one bystander, who posted it on Facebook.
  Only days after, another fight was captured on camera, this time on Upper Street.
  Then, last weekend, between 20 and 30 boys confronted each other outside McDonald’s near Chapel Market. One boy tried to grab a ladder to use as weapon, but was stopped by a market
  
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• Islington edge Camden in Kay Trophy thriller - Islington Gazette

  23-03-2017 10:37 via islingtongazette.co.uk
  
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  Islington edge Camden in Kay Trophy thriller
  Islington Gazette
  Islington District Primary School Team just edged Camden to reach the final of the Kay Trophy. Archant. Islington and Camden's two District Primary School teams played out a pulsating semi-final in the Kay Trophy at Chase Lodge – with Islington just ...
  
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• Huge development plans for Golden Lane Estate panned by campaigners - Islington Gazette

  23-03-2017 08:02 via islingtongazette.co.uk
  
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  Huge development plans for Golden Lane Estate panned by campaigners
  Islington Gazette
  Golden Lane Estate tenants are campaigning against the 'out of proportion' plans. Picture: Polly Hancock. Archant. 'Show some respect' is the message from people on the Grade II-listed Golden Lane Estate to Islington Council and the City. The Gazette ...
  
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