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Published: 21 December 2007

TO GARY, THE GIFT OF HOPE

Workmates fork out £14,000 for cancer drug the NHS won’t buy

BATTLING cancer sufferer Gary Russell – who has been given months to live – got his best-ever Christmas present yesterday (Thursday) when workmates handed... > more

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Passage traders fear they are landlord’s next eviction target
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Schools’ buried treasure
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Theatre shocked by loss of £195,000 grant

AN Islington children’s theatre faces a Christmas crisis with the news that it is to lose its £195,000 Arts Council grant.
Staff at Pop-Up – whose patron is poet John Hegley – have been told they have just three weeks to mount an appeal. > more

‘Move us out’ plea as taps run dry - TENANTS who have not had running water for a week at their 16-storey tower block are demanding... > more

Attacker pushed passenger onto tracks - A HOMELESS man who pushed a Highbury solicitor onto the tracks at Covent Garden Tube station was... > more

Cash blow for new group as ruling bans 40p charge - A groundbreaking legal challenge has outlawed a 40p-a-week charge which funds a group... > more

Nightclub faces closure as planners back offices - LEGENDARY nightclub Turnmills is to be turned into a five-storey office block. > more

Victim hit by car as he flees mob - A FLEEING attacker ended up with a broken leg after he ran into the path of an oncoming car. > more

£25,000 fine for rat’s nest in shop - HORRIFIED health inspectors have revealed how they discovered a rat’s nest at a Finsbury Park supermarket. > more

Funky festivities are in full swing - ISLINGTON’S primary schools have been giving Hollywood a run for its money with stellar performances of the... > more

Need some Christmas presence? - CHRISTMAS shoppers will have extra protection from crime after a dedicated team of officers was deployed to patrol... > more

Saved… plane tree that survived bombing raid - A TREE threatened with the axe under plans for the gyratory system at Highbury Corner has been saved. > more

Schools secretary spreads the word… reading is good for you - EDUCATION secretary Ed Balls was on rib-tickling form when he visited an... > more

Teen student robbed by masked knifeman - A STUDENT was held at knifepoint as a robber tried to snatch her bag on the way home from... > more

Graffiti team takes to water - STAFF from Islington Council will soon be boarding a barge on Regent’s Canal to blitz graffiti that couldn’t... > more

Mayor joins in with wild bunch to celebrate nightclub’s birthday - MORE than 300 people, many with learning difficulties, gathered at... > more

Schoolgirl robbers - A SALES assistant was robbed by a gang of schoolgirls in Holloway on Friday. > more

VISITING Arsenal stars put smiles on the faces of children in hospital ward - CHRISTMAS came early for children at Whittington Hospital... > more

Eighth most deprived area (but that’s an improvement) - ISLINGTON is the eighth most deprived area in the country, according to newly-published... > more

Gang in bus attack -A MAN had his nose broken in an attack by a gang of youths on a bus on Saturday evening. > more

‘Unsung hero’ healthcare workers receive special awards - OUTSTANDING health workers have been recognised at a special annual ceremony... > more

Projects to attract more women into football score with FA - ARSENAL ladies have just won the freedom of the borough and now scores of aspiring... > more

Hoodies shun TV MP’s estate rerun - SHE was back on the Andover estate this week, but this time former Tory minister Ann Widdecombe could not find... > more

Robber who trailed women jailed for eight years - A ROBBER who stalked lone women in his car before pouncing has been jailed for eight years. > more