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Islington Tribune - NEWS
Published: 28 March 2008
 
HOPES SOAR IN FIGHT TO SAVE POST OFFICE

MP hails ‘breakthrough’ that could see stamps sold in library


A BREAKTHROUGH was claimed this week in a two-year battle to save a threatened Islington post office from closure.
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Labour supporters echo MPs’ split on closure of post offices
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‘I can’t afford to buy, I can’t afford rent rise and I can’t afford to retire’
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‘Launched… £100m estate by canal
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Park loo that became gallery faces closure as cash dries up
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Hundreds of police swoop on Blackstock Road in ‘clean sweep’ operation aimed at crime ring

• 35 arrests in largest raid in borough’s history • Action follows a year of surveillance


HUNDREDS of police in riot gear... > more
 
Sell-off ‘a kick in teeth for shops’ - SHOPKEEPERS reacted with fury this week to plans which could mean their council-owned properties being sold... > more

Mum stepped in front of scooter
- AN uninsured scooter rider has been jailed after crashing into a mother-of-two and attempting to flee, an inquest... > more

Talks as rubbish strike looks set to be averted
- THE threat of a rubbish collection strike in Islington appeared to recede this week after the new company... > more

Teen on 7 robbery charges
- A 17-year-old boy from Archway has been charged with committing seven robberies in the space of three days... > more

‘The music was untouchable. They wouldn’t go, it just went on and on’
- MICHAEL Jackson had his birthday there, Madonna got into the groove... > more

Clubbers’ emotional farewell to Turnmills, legendary venue of choice for the stars
- WHEN news first spread that Turnmills was closing down... > more

Police crew in sea rescue
- THE crew of a yacht skippered by an Islington police sergeant have won praise for their part in a rescue operation... > more

‘More stop-and-search to combat street crime’
- MEASURES to tackle street crime in Islington have been hammered out by an independent... > more

Theatre ‘Goliath’ could mean curtains for fringe
- IT is the cultural destination that has tantalised London culture vultures for the past six years... > more

School bridges road safety gap
- A HOLLOWAY school for children with special needs has won a London-wide road safety competition... > more

Scooter gang raider jailed for designer shop swoops
- A MEMBER of a scooter gang has been jailed for 26 months for his part in late-night... > more

Victoria the courageous to meet PM
- A SEVERLEY disabled woman whose only means of communication is by raising her eyebrows is to meet... > more

Plea by burglary squad
- POLICE investigating a series of thefts have appealed for a man to come forward. > more

Energy cut at fire station
- HOLLOWAY fire station is to be one of the first buildings to be given a green makeover under a scheme piloted... > more

Muggers’ haul of memories
- A PRECIOUS photograph of a pensioner’s late wife was snatched in a mugging. > more

Moped snatch
- THIEVES on mopeds snatched a woman’s handbag from her shoulder leaving her injured on the ground in Angel on March 14... > more

The Passion of Upper Street
- WITH blood pouring from a real cut on his bare feet and wearing just a white robe against the biting cold... > more

Frogs, finches and woodpeckers – even London has its naturalist wonders
- VIVIENNE Palmer does not have her own garden – but she enjoys the enormous... > more

Seized dog faces threat of death
- THE fate of a dog seized in an early-morning police raid lies in the hands of experts who will decide... > more

‘Killer giggled after fatal stabbing’
- MOMENTS after a drug dealer was fatally stabbed, one of his killers was seen “giggling”, a jury heard yesterday... > more
 
 

 

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