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Published: 14 December 2007

TRAGEDY OF STUDENT'S DEATH FALL

Talented young actor killed in fourth floor Barbican plunge

A TALENTED dancer with aspirations to star in West End shows has died after falling from the fourth floor of the Barbican YMCA building in Finsbury. > more

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‘Show goes on with dry skates’
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Workers find £2m dustcarts ‘too high to throw bags into’
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Plight of family-of-six who have outgrown their ‘cramped’ home
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Brrr… as estate loses heating in mid-winter
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A date with the Queen for ‘Johnny Clash’

BY night he’s an Islington DJ who goes by the nickname “Johnny Clash” – but by day he’s organising sing-alongs among the borough’s old folk.
Lloyd Coombes, 52, has finally been recognised for his fantastic work... > more

Rapist caught... 17 years on - A BOGUS minicab driver was yesterday (Thursday) found guilty of raping a woman searching for a taxi in Angel – a crime... > more

Hunt for clues in drinker’s murder - DETECTIVES have been scouring a Newington Green housing estate in the hunt for clues which may give vital... > more

Vomit up for debate at inquiry - “URINATION and vomiting in the streets” was just one of the “perverse” reasons given by a senior City of London official... > more

Worried neighbours discovered retired carpenter dead at home - A RETIRED carpenter was found dead at his Islington home after a neighbour... > more

Pupils leap up tests league table - PUPILS and teachers at Vittoria Primary School are celebrating impressive results in government league table... > more

Of mice and mini-kings... Parents and teachers wowed by nativity performances - SPIDERS, kings and mice sat side by side as students enthralled... > more

Moving plea by refugee centre - FOR almost 10 years an Archway centre has quietly provided a haven for refugees and asylum seekers, many of whom... > more

Vision of transformed streets - CYCLE lanes and better pavements are part of a facelift planned for Finsbury. > more

Good Ruck with the loyalties… - ARSENAL legend Bob Wilson has trawled the annals of sporting lexicon to help demystify the origins of some of the... > more

Three stars for care - ISLINGTON'S adult social care services have won a three-star rating – the highest awarded by the government. > more

Scooter gem thieves caught after attempted eBay sale - POLICE hunting sledgehammer-wielding scooter gangs in the West End... > more

Joy and pain as parents commemorate dead son - THE parents of a murdered youth worker made an emotional return to the music studio... > more

Design experts salute town square - ONE of Islington’s town squares has won praise from landscape experts. > more

Troubling death of patient at care home that’s like an upmarket hotel - WHEN John Jackson collapsed in his bed at Cheverton Lodge care... > more

nquiry into axing of ‘wonderful trees’ - FOR more than 50 years the two magnificent 50ft lime trees flourished in a back garden in Holloway. > more

Robbers beat up schoolboy - A SCHOOLBOY was taken to hospital with serious head injuries after being beaten up in Finsbury. > more

Widow dived under train - A SUICIDAL teacher knelt down in front of an oncoming Tube train moments before her death, an inquest has heard. > more

MP: tax credits ‘too complicated’ - MP Emily Thornberry has warned that too many people are missing out on money from child... > more

Making a blooming big statement - HOW far should art go to make a point? That was the question being asked this week after a gallery in Finsbury... > more

Consider yourself at home... - ELDERLY residents were treated to an afternoon of Christmas cheer last week when pupils cooked up a festive... > more

Baseball bat attack - A MAN was beaten about the head with a baseball bat in what is believed to be a case of mistaken identity. > more

Care worker killed by ‘off the scale’ drug use - A CARE worker who was found dead at her Angel home died from an overdose that was “off the scale”... > more

Green energy to fuel bright sparks - CHILDREN at an Islington school are facing a bright future after solar panels were installed on top of their... > more

Cyclist in intensive care after collision with truck - A CYCLIST is in intensive care after colliding with a 35-tonne lorry on Holloway Road on... > more