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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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Islington and the Refugee Crisis
Islington and the Refugee Crisis: The Borough’s Response In the first instalment of our special series on the refugee crisis, Silvia Maresca takes a wider look at the impact war in Syria has
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Duchess of Cambridge becomes patron for Islington charity
The Duchess of Cambridge has become a Patron for the children’s mental health charity, the Anna Freud Centre. According to statistics by Young Minds, 1 in 10 children aged between 1
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Holloway Prison Set to Close
Western Europe’s largest women’s prison is set to close. Inspectors who visited the Victorian prison labelled it as “a very difficult establishment run” while Justice Secretary, Michael Grove, concluded it
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Islington Named London’s Greenest Borough
Many people walking around the cobbled streets of Islington surrounded by buildings and traffic find it hard to connect the term “green borough” with “Islington”. Aaron Casanova, studying at City
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“Sometimes I forget what I look like” – What it’s like to be homeless and female in Islington
Note: names marked with a * in this article have been changed to preserve the interviewees’ anonymity. Imagine yourself in one of the most physically demanding and vulnerable states possible
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Islington and Hackney’s Top 6 Christmas Light Displays
Text by Tom Buxton, Images by Valerie Browne It’s that time of year again – the advent calendars are out, the tinsel’s already been draped across every available wall, John
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Bright Lights, Big City: Islington Contemporary Art and Design Fair 2015
On a windswept November weekend, the Candid Galleries – one of the largest independent contemporary art spaces in the city – played host to the Islington Contemporary Art and
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Opinion – ASDA’s Black Friday U-Turn should get the green light elsewhere
“Cry ‘Havoc’, and let slip the dogs of war…” There are those who say that the words of William Shakespeare still very much resonate with today’s society, and that’s certainly the case with
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Podcast: The Hunt for the Best Chips in Islington
There is nothing more British than fish and chips. But good chips are hard to find. Crispy, golden, thick chips smothered in salt and lashings of vinegar – sounds perfect
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