Monthly Archives: March 2016
Islington Boxing Club: The Beating Heart of the Community
At the end of a long corridor, as though illuminated through a keyhole, Lenny Hagland can be seen sitting at an enormous desk. It is impossible to enter the
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Islington and the Refugee Crisis
Islington and the Refugee Crisis: The Islington Refugee Centre’s Struggle to Survive In the latest instalment of our special series on the refugee crisis, Daria Casalini discovers how the Islington Centre for Refugees and
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Save our NHS: St Barts Junior Doctor Strike
The Junior Doctors from St Bartholomew’s Hospital joined the third industrial action British Medical Association strike yesterday. It was a drizzly yet impassioned scene; the steps of St Paul’s were filled
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Maintenance loan axed
When it seemed maintenance grants were already being distrusted sparingly, money worries have just become even more of an issue for university students in the U.K. The government scheme to
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Podcast: Wake up and Smell the Coffee Culture
Today around one in five people visit a coffee shop on a daily basis in the UK. Proof – if it was needed – that coffee shops are continuing their
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The Knowledge – Vital Driving Test or “Too Much of a Slog”?
“They just don’t have the knowledge,” Fiona Henderson chats away, her eyes swimming with passion for her cause whilst still fixed on the journey she is making towards King’s Cross.
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How David Temple is Bringing Classical Music ‘Bach’ to Life
“Cum Sancto Spiritu in gloria Dei Patris.” The audience seems to be astonished when the choir starts singing the 12th piece of Bach’s Mass in B minor (BWV 232). They
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Breathe Easy in Islington
Breathing easy has never been so simple in London. The British Lung Foundation – a charity which supports people affected by lung disease and works with “Breathe Easy” groups –
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