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Theatre review: ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Old Red Lion Theatre

December 18, 20140

Metal Rabbit is at the Old Red Lion Theatre this December with the perennially popular festive  show “A Christmas Carol”, adapted by Neil Bartlett. Director Gus Miller stages a worthwhile production
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Merry Kissmas! Giant mistletoe chandelier unveiled at Islington Square

December 11, 20140

Upper Street was transformed into a romantic wonderland on Wednesday night as couples flocked to embrace under a giant  mistletoe chandelier at the Old Post Office. Rev Simon Harvey of
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End of an era? Buffalo Bar staff touched by support

December 6, 20140

  The staff at an iconic Islington music venue facing eviction have been moved by the support of locals fighting to save the place. DJ Paul Guided Missile, who has worked at the Buffalo
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Is a cashless Islington on the cards?

December 4, 20140

Most parking meters in the borough have recently been switched to a pay-by-phone system. But is everybody happy with leaving their change at home?

“Plague pit” under Islington Green, say historians

December 3, 20140

  Islington Green could be sitting on top of  a burial pit dating back to the time of the bubonic plaque, according to historians. It is no secret that the plague –
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Our guide to Islington’s Christmas markets

December 3, 20140

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We compiled the best markets and events for the holiday season, so you can get your Christmas shopping done in time this year

When it comes to skincare, is nutrition the answer?

December 1, 20140

Egyptian ruler Cleopatra, renowned for her beauty, reportedly indulged in milk and honey baths whilst the Romans used creams with oregano seeds. But what does it take nowadays to care
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Review: Discover your inner child at London’s first board game café

November 30, 20141

  Draughts is London’s first board game café and opened this month in Hackney. Located in a brick building right under the Overground tracks at Haggerston, the café has a
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Cycling in the capital: a dangerous affair

November 29, 20140

  It was just another ride home from work. Jack Ostrofsky, a 44-year-old building surveyor, unlocked his bike on Westminster Bridge Road after a long day at work and began
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Radical change needed for Islington’s unemployed, report says

November 26, 20140

Pioneering measures were proposed today to get the borough’s unemployed into jobs