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The Queen is coming to Islington

December 4, 20170

The Queen will be guest of honour at an Islington church this week, along with soprano Katherine Jenkins and Baroness Floella Benjamin, for a special recording of BBC’s Song of
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“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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From the Italian Riviera to Islington: A local resident discovers the borough’s film sets

December 19, 20132

Islington’s cinematic history has inspired the launch of a new blog about film locations in the borough. Yannic Rack talks to its founder, Xavier Gomez