Rhiannon Long
Islington Gazette
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Archway’s Cat and Mouse Library, named in honour of Islington’s Suffragette heroes, launches history exhibition
There are no pets in Islington’s newest library, despite its name. Islington Museum curator Roz Currie tells Rhiannon Long where the Cat and Mouse Library got the title – and how some Suffragettes got the upper hand using martial arts → Read More
Hungerford Primary School bids veteran headteacher Brian Bench goodbye after 36 years
School’s out for Brian Bench – after 36 years. → Read More
Haggerston Baths: Hackney Council signs off plan to turn historic building into shops, offices and community space
Hackney Council has rubber stamped a plan to refurbish and redevelop the Haggerston Baths building into shops, community spaces and offices. → Read More
Islington’s volunteer-run Unity Project launches to help migrants navigate paperwork and integrate with community
Migrants who arrive in Islington face a daunting prospect: mountains of government paperwork in a language they often aren’t familiar with; a ban on getting certain state benefits; and no legal help. → Read More
Luxury cat enclosure for blind and deaf felines in Finsbury Park caught in planning permission row
A Finsbury Park woman faces a race against the clock to save a large sanctuary for her blind cats – after Hackney Council ordered her to tear it down. → Read More
Holloway Prison: Sadiq Khan ignores calls to bid for site – but vows to help get affordable housing built
Sadiq Khan has ignored thousands of calls to bid for the empty Holloway Prison site – but said yesterday it would be an “outrage” if it ended up as vacant luxury housing. → Read More
‘I can’t ever forget’: Islington remembers victims of war and terror
Hundreds gathered in Islington yesterday morning to remember those who died fighting for our country. → Read More
Activists criticise ‘weak’ Archway cycling revamp
Changes to the cycling system in Archway have done little to improve safety, cyclists have said. → Read More
Toxic mould in Stamford Hill home not removed for a year due to Hackney Council ‘error’
A mum’s calls for toxic black mould to be removed from her Stamford Hill flat have repeatedly gone unanswered – and it has affected the health of her autistic son. → Read More
Britannia Leisure Centre campaigners fume over demolition plans at packed meeting
Angry campaigners met on Monday to discuss the future of Hoxton’s Britannia leisure centre amid controversial plans to replace it with a new sports hub, a school and luxury housing. → Read More
Highbury pub which pays tribute to Ray Parlour and Alexander Aubert is recognised by CAMRA
Highbury Brewhouse and Kitchen has made it into CAMRA’s (Campaign for Real Ale) Good Beer Guide for the first time. → Read More
CS1: Hackney Council and TfL plan fresh road closures and other measures to beef up cycle superhighway
Transport bosses are planning another round of road closures to beef up Hackney’s CS1 cycle route. → Read More
Archway traffic: ‘Gyratory changes turned our streets into rat-runs’ say Hazellville Road and Cressida Road neighbours
Neighbours in Hornsey Rise say the new-look Archway gyratory is funnelling too much traffic down their residential streets. → Read More
Eden Grove’s Electric Lighting Station: We look back at pioneering power plant that served Islington for 73 years
A London council hasn’t publicly supplied energy for over 100 years – until last week, when Islington launched Angelic Energy, a not-for-profit provider designed to help those in poverty cope with soaring energy prices. The Gazette looks back to when the council first began supplying Islington’s energy, in 1896. → Read More
Apple Day: Bloody Ploughman and Sheep’s Nose help put annual Gillespie Park fruit festival at core of community
Fruit fans celebrated all things apple at Gillespie Park’s annual harvest festival. → Read More
Islington’s historic St Mary’s Path Estate could be flattened ‘because of damp issues’
People who have lived on an Islington estate their whole life have been told they may be forced out of their homes. → Read More
Business of the week: Holloway Road’s craft beer scene grows with opening of shop and tasting room Indiebeer
In a weekly feature, we profile a company doing business here in Islington. This week, we hear from Indiebeer – a new craft beer shop and tasting room in the Holloway Road. → Read More
Islington couple raise £100,000 for Great Ormond Street Hospital in memory of baby son James, who died a year ago
Islington couple Emily and Pete Shaw have raised more than £100k in one year in memory of their baby son, who died in October last year. → Read More
Could you care? Award nominee Adewale tells us why adult social care is such a rewarding job
The Gazette is taking part in a campaign to raise awareness about the need for more professional carers in London. We spoke to a carer who’s been looking after people for eight years, and found out why it’s just as rewarding after nearly a decade in the industry. → Read More
Angel wings to go? Shoppers snub £8m plan to rip up iconic sculpture and build ‘pointless’ bridge instead
Angel Central’s £8million plan to bin its iconic angel sculpture in favour of a “pointless” footbridge has fallen flat with shoppers. → Read More