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Podcast: London’s rich chocolate scene
Before the bi-annual Chocolate Festival comes to Islington this weekend, Zay Arguelles takes a tour of the capital’s best chocolatiers Bean-to-bar chocolates and water ganache, chilli dark chocolates and black pudding
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From cardboard box to tailored suit
On a cold autumn morning on the outskirts of London, a young man wakes up on his cardboard box. Today is a big day for him. Leaving the cardboard box behind
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Islington Crime & Safety Summit: Tackling youth crime in the borough
By Vera Mikusch and Karina Nigmatullina The second annual Islington Crime and Safety Summit took place this Saturday, March 14, at the Islington Assembly Hall on Upper Street. Members of
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Graffiti, street art or glorified vandalism?
It’s not every day you see the future queen, pregnant and naked on the side of the road. So if you happen to be strolling down Caledonian Road in
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Pictures: Next stop, Brick Lane
East London has many faces, and so do its people. Instead of looking for them, Panayiota Paschali picked a location and captured everyone passing through. In this case: bus stops around Old Street
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Review: ‘Lardo’ at the Old Red Lion Theatre
Metal Rabbit Productions is back at the Old Red Lion Theatre with the tale of a Scottish would-be wrestler trying to get a foot in the business After getting his long-term
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Heating costs, refugees and a new fly-tipping app: our round-up of the second Leader’s QT
Yesterday saw the second round of Islington’s Leader’s Question Time, an event designed to give residents of the borough a chance to scrutinise their local government – a council that
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Pictures: An Islington institution
James Cambridge had a piece of real history at M. Manze Pie and Mash on Chapel Market. The shop feels Victorian in more than just design – at Manze’s, they still make eel
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London mayors walk for charity
On a sunny Sunday morning, London’s mayors gathered in front of the Whittington Hospital in Highgate Hill for the annual Mayors’ Walk. The five-mile long charity journey, which fell on 1 March
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The enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes
The Great Detective has graced the big screen more than once and still enjoys great popularity today – this week a historian even found a long-lost Sherlock Holmes story in his attic.
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