“Plague pit” under Islington Green, say historians
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
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?
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
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
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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Opinion: May is right to ban hate preachers from universities
It is one thing to practise a religion, but quite another to despise everyone who does not agree. On Monday, extremist preacher Imran ibn Mansur, known for his homophobic attitudes,
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Radical change needed for Islington’s unemployed, report says
Pioneering measures were proposed today to get the borough’s unemployed into jobs
Cycle theft in Islington: Who is really at fault?
If you use cycling as a regular way of getting around in London, then you probably think about this almost every day. You may try to reassure yourself whenever you
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The reality of crime in Islington
With some of the highest average housing prices in London, Islington is generally perceived as an affluent borough. So how come it has higher crime rates than Hackney?
Islington Lib Dems condemn Thornberry tweet
Islington’s Liberal Democrats seized the opportunity to condemn Labour’s Emily Thornberry after the MP for Islington South and Finsbury resigned from her post as Shadow Attorney General yesterday. “For somebody who prides herself
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